Production Supervisor - Casting

External Commonwealth Rolled Products•Lewisport, KY

About The Position

Commonwealth Rolled Products is seeking a Production Supervisor for its Casting team. The role leads execution of plans for the Casting Department, monitors production to maximize productivity and quality, promotes continuous improvement to eliminate waste, overburden, and process variability, and models and reinforces safe work practices. The supervisor provides leadership, direction, coaching, and development to support strong employee performance. The position oversees health, safety, and environmental practices; production goals and resources; quality processes; continuous-improvement efforts; and employee performance and staffing. It requires the ability to rotate shifts in a 24/7 operation and to follow applicable Labor Agreement rules.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 5 years of related work experience with leadership responsibility.
Ability to understand manufacturing processes and apply technical knowledge to ensure product quality and flow.
Ability to understand how activities affect cash conversion, EBITDA, and other key financial metrics.
Ability to read and interpret safety and HR policies, standard work documents, maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, charts, and similar materials.
Ability to rotate shifts in a 24/7 operation.

Nice To Haves

Postsecondary degree.
Experience in a union environment.

Responsibilities

Live and champion the company’s Core Values: Safety Matters, One Team, Customer Focus, and Own Excellence.
Use the company Safety System and Safety Principles to promote a zero-injury culture; support safety observations, housekeeping audits, and corrective actions.
Conduct daily safety crew briefings and ensure policies, procedures, and required safety retraining are followed.
Investigate, document, and report safety incidents in the assigned area.
Ensure the team achieves daily production goals for throughput, quality, target date, and cost, while prioritizing safe execution.
Plan capacity and allocate resources for short- and medium-term production demands; ensure required materials are available.
Participate in and conduct safety and production meetings.
Ensure quality requirements, sample taking, documentation, and reporting are completed; communicate process deviations and monitor the correctness of production materials.
Conduct layered process audits to improve quality and reduce scrap, rework, and customer rejections.
Coordinate communication across shifts about production concerns, overtime, staffing, work assignments, and other matters affecting production.
Communicate production status to the Superintendent.
Engage the team in developing and implementing standard work and driving continuous improvement.
Participate in productivity, safety, and quality improvement projects and support cost-reduction and yield-improvement solutions.
Set and communicate performance standards; hold direct reports accountable; conduct performance appraisals and maintain performance metrics.
Coach, provide feedback, and develop employees; address conflicts within and between team members.
Track attendance, enter timekeeping data, and ensure employees are paid accurately and held accountable for missed time.
Fill vacancies by managing and scheduling overtime as needed.
Adhere to applicable Labor Agreement rules.