Production Supervisor

3A Composites USA•Benton, KY

26d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor is responsible for a shift’s plant operations, including leading employees, achieving production and quality targets, and keeping production processes running smoothly. The role coordinates daily production-team activities to maximize productivity and efficiency, fosters a strong team environment, and supports a safe workplace through training and communication. The supervisor models 3A Composites’ core values and promotes open communication across the team, shifts, and departments. The role champions safe work practices, enforces safety requirements, conducts regular safety audits, and ensures employees complete required training and attend safety meetings. In partnership with Human Resources, the supervisor handles shift-related people management, including reviewing timekeeping and vacation usage, supporting new-hire training, and administering and documenting corrective action. The supervisor monitors product quality, coordinates troubleshooting, completes production and incident documentation, and works with other supervisors to ensure effective shift handovers. The role also promotes continuous improvement and partners across departments to identify improvements that reduce waste and costs, enhance safety, increase capacity and productivity, and improve the final product. Work takes place primarily on a manufacturing production floor, with some time in an office.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience as a supervisor or in a comparable leadership role in a manufacturing environment.
Associate degree required.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel, and with data tracking systems.
Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Strong written and verbal communication, organization, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain priorities and direction clearly and concisely.
Commitment to a respectful workplace and sound ethical judgment.
Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule to ensure supervisor coverage as needed.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, communicate effectively, and use a computer.
Ability to follow safety requirements, including using required personal protective equipment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Business Operations or a related field.
Experience with ERP and scheduling systems; SAP experience is a plus.
Plastic extrusion experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Model 3A Composites’ core values through integrity, commitment, sound judgment, and courteous conduct.
Foster open, honest communication within the team, across shifts, and between departments.
Motivate team members to produce products that meet or exceed customer expectations.
Champion safe work behaviors, consistently enforce safety rules and procedures, and conduct regular safety audits in assigned areas.
Ensure team members complete required safety training and attend scheduled safety meetings.
Manage shift-related people responsibilities in partnership with Human Resources.
Monitor and approve employee timekeeping records and vacation usage for the shift.
Ensure new hires receive training in good manufacturing practices, quality standards, and machine operation.
Administer and document corrective action as needed, with input from the Production Manager and Human Resources Manager.
Monitor product quality and, with Operations and Quality teams, recommend stopping production when material is out of specification.
Coordinate shift troubleshooting activities.
Accurately complete required production, downtime, and incident reports.
Partner with other shift supervisors to ensure effective shift handovers.
Maintain a culture of continuous improvement, quality, high performance, and process excellence.
Work with other departments to identify improvements that eliminate waste, enhance safety, reduce costs, increase capacity and productivity, and improve the final product.