Production Supervisor

Owens Corning•Nacogdoches, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Plant Leader, the Production Supervisor incumbent will be a proven leader and mentor. Qualities we look for are: problem solving skills, someone that promotes safe work environment, utilizes resources (HR, HSE, Quality, Purchasing), and can motivate while assess/understand/utilize their staff’s strengths & weaknesses, attendance management. You will oversee plant activities, supervise the overall production and delegate work assignments to ensure all key performance indicators (KPIs) are identified, structured and addressed. Use production boards to keep employees enlightened and informed of the department performance against standards, working with them to correct deficiencies. Part of your job will be to administer plant rules and other policies and procedures in a fair and equitable manner. Facilitate Gemba walks out on the plant floor, monitoring machine center performance to ensure optimum efficiencies, a practice used by Lean Leaders, and participate in Tier meetings with senior leadership using appropriate decision-making tools gaining approval before implementing decisions or changes.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years leadership experience in a team-based Lean Manufacturing environment
Computer literate and proficient in MS Office, Excel, Outlook
Excellent communication skills
Reliable with high integrity and strong work ethic
Self motivated with a results driven approach
Excellent problem solving skills

Nice To Haves

College Degree in a related field is preferred or the combination of High School degree with several years of experience in a supervisory role
Bilingual English and Spanish desirable but not required
Previous exposure to Kronos as Time Management tool is an asset
Hands-on experience implementing Lean Manufacturing process systems

Responsibilities

Oversee plant activities
Supervise the overall production
Delegate work assignments to ensure all key performance indicators (KPIs) are identified, structured and addressed
Use production boards to keep employees enlightened and informed of the department performance against standards, working with them to correct deficiencies
Administer plant rules and other policies and procedures in a fair and equitable manner
Facilitate Gemba walks out on the plant floor, monitoring machine center performance to ensure optimum efficiencies
Participate in Tier meetings with senior leadership using appropriate decision-making tools gaining approval before implementing decisions or changes
Enforce safety practices, tolerance to zero attitude, maintain safety engagement
Understand the standards & requirements for quality, work with precision and attention to details
Implement Just in time production strategy
Manage the inventory, be aware of the inventory
Measure the efficiency of the employees, equipment and overall cost efficiency
Build employee trust: By knowing when to be transparent and when to listen and when to follow up to settle employee concerns
Drive employee engagement and recognition
Conduct employee development and reviews (30-60-90 and annual)
Apply disciplinary measures
Maintain high floor visibility presence
Manage employee timekeeping/timecards