Production Supervisor

Glen-Gery•Washington Township, OH

About The Position

The Production Supervisor oversees safe and efficient manufacturing operations across assigned departments, including grinding, raw material blending, extrusion, special shapes, coating mixing, molded manufacturing, packaging, and setting. The role supervises manufacturing crews of approximately 15–20 employees and is responsible for product quality, staffing, scheduling, employee performance, maintenance, costs, and continuous improvement. The supervisor coordinates employee safety training and maintains training records; implements safety policies and procedures, including LOTO; organizes safety talks; conducts safety, quality, and housekeeping audits; and investigates accidents. The role also monitors department performance indicators, controls quality and costs, works to improve efficiency and reduce downtime, reports to plant management, attends operations meetings, and enters purchase orders into the ERP system.

Requirements

Technical degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
At least 5 years of work experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
Supervisory and management experience in a production manufacturing environment.
Ability to work multiple shifts.
General mechanical skills and abilities.
Computer skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

Ensure safe operation of manufacturing processes and coordinate individual and group safety training; maintain required training documentation.
Implement LOTO and other Glen-Gery safety policies and procedures.
Organize and coordinate Safety Tool Box Talks as required.
Conduct safety, quality, and housekeeping audits in responsible departments.
Investigate accidents in responsible departments.
Train staff to meet or exceed established product quality standards.
Manage grinding and manufacturing processes, including grinding, raw material blending, extrusion, special shapes, and packaging.
Supervise manufacturing crews of approximately 15–20 employees and direct reports across crushing/grinding, extrusion, coating mixing, molded manufacturing, and setting.
Set goals and conduct annual performance reviews.
Manage scheduling, labor, daily functions, vacation scheduling, and hourly staffing.
Enforce employee discipline in accordance with plant rules and safety policies.
Monitor key performance indicators and metrics to control quality and costs.
Attend meetings with operations management staff.
Monitor and improve efficiencies and reduce downtime in associated departments.
Provide daily, weekly, and monthly reports to plant management.
Keep manufacturing and associated maintenance costs within budget.
Lead continuous improvement activities in associated departments.
Enter purchase orders into the ERP system.
Oversee preventive maintenance and repairs in the facility and on equipment within assigned departments.
Perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned.