Production Supervisor
- Lake Charles, LA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Enforce safety regulations, investigate accidents, complete accident reports as required and eliminate potential and actual safety hazards.
- Maintain a complete understanding of emergency response plans in the event of spills or other similar disasters.
- Must adhere to the specific facilities safety process and procedures and follow all PPE requirements. Report all safety injuries and incidents to your supervisor and EH&S department immediately.
- Ensure production quality expectations are met.
- Responsible for understanding all aspects of production schedule.
- Understand shift production requirements and hold daily meetings to share information with direct reports.
- Assign employees to specific work stations and tasks.
- Advise management of equipment and staffing requirements.
- Maintain housekeeping standards.
- Interface with other supervisors on all operations, staffing, and miscellaneous issues.
- Run daily cycle counts. Input inventory transactions and monitor LN for accuracy. Responsible for physical inventory, directs cycle counting, and full physical inventories when required.
- Assure the following shift is properly stocked with supplies and that materials are in sufficient quantities on the production floor to assure a smooth start-up.
- Responsible for ensuring ISO standards and procedures are followed.
- Review and approve time card hours in the timekeeping system by 8:30am every Monday morning.
- Communicate improper equipment operation or downtime to maintenance and coordinate required repairs.
- Perform annual evaluations and administer training for production employees.
- Monitor employee performance, coach, council, motivate, and discipline as necessary.
- Secure and lock facility when applicable.
- Enforce all company policies and regulations.
- Follow all environmental rules and regulations to ensure hazardous materials and waste are managed in an environmentally responsible manner as required by procedure.
- May be required to train and certify employees on proper use of forklifts.
- Perform additional duties as assigned
- Commit to the Company's safety and quality programs.
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- 2 years Supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
- May have to occasionally travel to other facilities or training events.
- Manage 2nd shift from 2pm-10pm with possible weekends when production schedules demand additional output.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as procedure manuals, operating and maintenance manuals and safety rules. Ability to use a computer for all company required processes, procedures, and trainings.
- Strong Excel and Microsoft skill set.
- Lean Manufacturing- Six Sigma- Green Belt.
- 2-year college degree.
- Union background a plus.