Production Supervisor - Casting

Commonwealth Rolled Products, Inc.•Lewisport, KY

4d•Onsite

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, monitoring production to maximize productivity and quality. The supervisor promotes continuous improvement to eliminate waste, overburden, and process variability; models and reinforces safety behaviors; and provides leadership, direction, coaching, and development to support strong employee performance. The supervisor oversees health, safety, and environmental practices, daily production performance, capacity planning, materials availability, quality activities, shift-to-shift communication, and coordination with the Superintendent. The position also leads employees, maintains performance and attendance records, conducts appraisals, supports training and development, and schedules overtime as needed. The operation runs 24/7, and the role requires the ability to rotate shifts.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 5 years of related work experience with leadership responsibility.
Ability to understand manufacturing processes and the technical knowledge needed 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 policies and procedures, 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

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, hazard identification, and sustainable corrective actions.
Conduct daily safety crew briefings and ensure team compliance with company policies and health, safety, and environmental regulations.
Ensure employees receive safety retraining according to the HSE Department’s schedule.
Investigate and document safety incidents in the assigned area and report on them.
Ensure daily team production goals for throughput, quality, target date, and cost are achieved.
Prioritize safe job execution over speed.
Conduct capacity planning and allocate resources for short- and medium-term production demands.
Ensure materials needed for production are available and monitor the correctness of materials used.
Participate in and conduct safety and production meetings.
Ensure the team performs required quality checks, sample taking, documentation, and report keeping.
Communicate deviations from standard processes to relevant people and functions.
Conduct layered process audits to improve quality, reduce scrap and rework, and reduce customer rejections.
Coordinate communication across shifts about production concerns, overtime, staffing, work assignments, and other production-impacting matters.
Communicate and work closely with the Superintendent about production status.
Engage the team in developing and implementing standard work and continuous improvement.
Participate in productivity, safety, and quality improvement projects and support cost-reduction and yield-improvement solutions.
Inspire employees, communicate clear performance standards, and hold direct reports accountable for results.
Conduct performance appraisals, maintain performance metrics, and identify development or training needs.
Provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and development to improve employee performance and production.
Communicate effectively with direct reports and resolve conflicts among team members.
Ensure accurate employee pay and track attendance and missed time in the timekeeping system.
Fill vacancies by managing and scheduling overtime as needed.
Follow all applicable Labor Agreement rules.