Supervisor-Production-BPG

SUMMARY

Supervise, direct, and develop personnel in the safe and effective utilization of the plant's manufacturing facilities.  Produces those products to the company's and customer's specifications according to production schedules.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

May include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Comply with all Company policies and procedures.
• Perform and promote the use of 5-Why program for root cause problem solving.
• Administer the Safety Program on the production shift level; including, but not limited to, conducting safety training, shift meetings, inspections, reporting, incident investigation, and follow-up.
• Complete accurate and timely reports and paperwork including any documents generated during the shift including, but not limited to; SAP Production Reports, SPC Charts, shift personnel's attendance, overtime, and disciplinary events.
• Recommend alterations and redesign of equipment through use of root-cause analysis as they become either obsolete, or in need of alteration or redesign.
• Direct, supervise, and develop personnel to meet or exceed goals and objectives such as production output, scrap rates, material utilization, and rework usage.  Also recommend promotions, demotions and disciplinary action of subordinates. 
• Direct, supervise, and develop the personnel within his responsibility with regard to the quality of the product to standards, to include testing and record keeping.
• Oversee the effective and timely changeover of production lines to meet customer requirements.
• Maintain self-appearance, morals, comments, gestures, befitting a representative of Vinyl Products Group.          
• Conduct actions on the job with professionalism.
• Attend Production Meetings as required.
• Responsible for the total housekeeping of plant during the work shift and enforcing all housekeeping policies.
• Any other duties assigned.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required, a bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• A minimum of five years of experience working in a production environment is required. Experience in a compounds manufacturing facility is preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and work on a computer, stand; use hands, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 55 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Manufacturing environment includes: dust, outdoor temperatures, high noise levels.