Production Supervisor

 

 

Job ID:  519413

Exempt

 

Oldcastle Infrastructure™, a CRH company, is the leading provider of utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. We’re more than just a manufacturer of precast concrete, polymer concrete, or plastic products. We’re a trusted and strategic partner to engineers, contractors, distributors, specifiers, and more. With our network of more than 80 manufacturing facilities and more than 4,000 employees, we’re leading the industry with innovation and a safety-first mindset.

 

Job Summary

 

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading a manufacturing production team to work injury-free/incident free in a manufacturing environment. They will provide leadership and direction for their team in a way that motivates them to meet all productivity, safety, and quality goals. They are driven to continually improve performance and embrace changes that will help both their team and company meet production standards. They lead a team of approximately 3 Leads. 

 

Job Location

 

• This position will be located at our plant in Devils Lake, ND.

 

Job Responsibilities 

 

• Ensures a safe workplace is maintained and there is a safety mindset in all things we do.

• Follows, and ensures others follow, all policies, standards, and safety requirements defined by the company.

• Drives safety excellence through promoting employee involvement, ownership, and accountability to proactively eliminate hazards.

• Hires, schedules, and supervises full time staff and additional temporary staff.

• Provides coaching and corrective feedback timely as well as administers disciplinary processes up to and including termination, as necessary.

• Performs timely quarterly and annual reviews for all team members.

• Facilitate team development and growth, employee skill development, problem-solving and resolution.

• Oversees all process documentation and training program procedures for consistency of operational tasks, and the safety and cleanliness of the workplace.  

• Ensures a quality product is being produced and all quality processes are being followed.

• Works directly with Quality Control, Engineering, and Maintenance, to improve quality, streamline efficiencies and reduce operating expenses.

• Tracks productivity for measured efficiency and improvement and operates at or below the budgeted cost for production utilizing lean manufacturing procedures and cross training.

• Oversees adherence to inventory control procedures to ensure inventory accuracy goals are constantly achieved.

• Assist with troubleshooting and solving production issues.

• Performs other duties as requested by management.

 

Job Requirements 

 

• Ability to read, write and understand warning labels, instructions, signs, etc.
• Minimum of a Vocational or Technical Degree in production, process control, or similar preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year experience working within production with emphasis on process control in a similar industry preferred.
• Experience working in a manufacturing/Distribution organization is preferred.
• Professional and personable. Great communicator both written and spoken.
• Proficient computer skills, with Microsoft office experience as a plus.
• Comfortable rolling up sleeves to learn and coach.
• Passionate, action and detail-oriented leader.
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to make sound independent judgments regularly.
• Ability to work under general supervision on assigned objectives.