Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Valmont Industries, Inc. • Columbus, NE

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better. Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today. We are the modern workforce. Are you ready to move the world forward? Apply now. Here, We Grow. It's important to us that all of our employees have access to professional development and opportunities. It's how we learn and stay innovative over the course of time. One way to grow your career is through internal advancement and promotion. We like to keep our hard-working team together, so when positions come open, we tend to hire from the inside. It's just one way we recognize and reward initiative and dedication.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s with 5+ years relevant experience or Associates Degree with 7+ years relevant experience or 9+ years of relevant experience
• Five (5) years of experience in manufacturing or logistics/distribution environment
• A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Outlook
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to support divisional business objectives
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
• Recognize and solve practical problems and/or issues
• Communicate and interact with coworkers in a positive manner
• Effectively interpret and present information both one-on-one and in front of an audience
• Calculate figures such as pay changes for employees, proportions and percentages, and product dimensions
• Work in a high volume, fast paced environment
• Thorough knowledge and awareness of the safety issues related to each operation performed within the department, and must assure that all employees adhere to safe practices at all times

Nice To Haves

• Three years of experience in a supervisory position
• Previous supervisory experience in a manufacturing or logistic operations environment
• Practical hands on experience in Lean Manufacturing
• Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results
• Understanding of The Valmont Way theory of Lean Manufacturing principles.

Responsibilities

• Conducting effective every day “stand up-start up meetings” to identify if all employees are “fit for duty” and conduct stretch and flex exercises.
• Enforcing work hardening policy for new hires (scheduled for 40 hours/week for the first 30 days).
• Ensuring Valmont safety absolutes are not compromised and assisting in investigations and containment actions for safety infractions.
• Presenting root cause findings and countermeasures to employees and management.
• Ensuring that any equipment issues are immediately reported.
• Owning the root cause analysis of ANY rejected pole and performing time-sensitive fact finding to prevent repeat rejects.
• Partnering with Quality Supervisor to ensure correct solutions are in place and documenting performance issues with HR.
• Planning and assigning daily tasks to employees in advance.
• Executing weekly schedules and reporting any schedule concerns.
• Monitoring employee performance to ensure all safety policies and procedures are followed.
• Implementing and assigning work schedules to maximize the utilization of manpower, machines, and equipment.
• Defining expected production standards and monitoring performance standards of assigned personnel.
• Observing personnel to ensure the proper operation of assigned work and equipment.
• Ensuring inspection checks and quality assurance occur to produce high-quality products.
• Promoting a continuous productivity improvement climate that encourages suggestions for operational improvement.
• Administering and supporting company policies and procedures in a fair and consistent manner.
• Training new employees about divisional and organizational activities and safety policies and procedures.
• Preparing daily time sheets for hourly employees, production summaries, overtime and downtime reports.
• Accountable for safety, product quality, exercising cost control, meeting production schedules, the proper uses of direct and indirect labor, accurate record-keeping and reporting, minimizing scrap and rework costs, training new and existing personnel, and communicating with other supervisory and management personnel as well as subordinates.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
• Work Life Support
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree