Production Supervisor - First Shift

Job Summary: Reporting to the Shift Superintendent, the Production Supervisor will demonstrate leadership in directing and motivating the workforce to produce products of high quality in the most efficient & safe manner & ensure that scheduling meets business demands.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Drive and initiate continuous improvement activities to improve safety performance.
• Drive and initiate continuous improvement activities to increase OA, Rate and reduce Scrap Rate.
• Optimize the material flow to eliminate waste and increase efficiency.
• Understands how his/her job contributes to profitability.
• Lead by example and demonstrate involvement over control.
• Prompt team effort and treat people with dignity and respect.
• Initiate, seek and welcome change.
• Eliminate waste by rapidly solving problems at their source.
• Examine materials and products at all stages of processing for conformance to customer specifications.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate activities to fulfill the requirements to ensure on-time delivery.
• Work closely with all departments to ensure production, melt, maintenance, and other departments are collaborating to meet common goal.
• Aggressively pursue OEE improvements by: Thoroughly investigating any recurring down time issues or any down time that is more than 20 minutes. Relentlessly pursuing the rate target.
• Study production schedules and make appropriate manpower requirements.
• Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Coach direct reports, assist in problem solving, and hold people accountable.
• Schedule, approve and submit employee timecard records using the Plex.
• Enforce safety standards and ensure employees are working in a safe manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.