Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

THE COMPANY

Meridian Adhesives Group is a leading adhesive manufacturer with a wide range of branded, private label, and contract-manufactured adhesives and sealants. Our products are used for product assembly in a wide range of applications and markets, including industrial, engineering, MRO, transportation, automotive, electronics, telecommunications, residential and commercial building construction.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Meridian Adhesives Group, a leading adhesives and specialty materials company, is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead the daily production of their new manufacturing facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The production supervisor is responsible for overseeing manufacturing processes by supervising staff on the production floor and coordinating resources to ensure, in order of priority; Safety, Quality, Delivery/Customer Satisfaction and Cost Improvement/Productivity (SQDC). The supervisor will work closely with the team to complete the daily / weekly production schedule in accordance with all safety, quality, and cost protocols.

These duties include but are not limited to:

• Monitoring output levels at different points in the production process and shifting duty assignments as necessary to complete the daily / weekly production goals.
• Produces and delivers products by planning, organizing, and evaluating the manufacturing, engineering, and labor functions within budget and on time.
• Supports manufacturing objectives by establishing strategic production planning, analyzing production schedules, current inventories, and production methods.
• Trains and supervises employees.
• Maintains a clean and safe working environment by developing good housekeeping standards and practices.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Production Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day production operations. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Knows, understands, communicates, and facilitates a safe work culture, ensuring compliance with all company safety/environmental and housekeeping policies.
• Plans production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for orders being filled.
• Maintains manufacturing metric results by defining, delivering, and supporting manufacturing systems and enforcing on time production as scheduled.
• Completes production plan by establishing priorities, scheduling activities, and issuing batch schedules to all batch makers and plant personnel as needed to coincide with daily production.
• Monitor production progress, revise schedules, resolve issues affecting plant priorities and communicate with plant leadership as needed.
• Inspects work areas to ensure operational performance and utilization.
• Monitors employee performance to assure that quality and production standards are met and assists in completing performance reviews.
• Assures that employees are trained to adequately perform assigned tasks.
• Builds and maintains morale in the workforce and maintains a good attitude with fellow workers and management to enhance morale.
• Coordinating employees’ activities, assigning daily duties, and overseeing break and lunch policies are being followed.
• Maintain acceptable customer quality standards, take necessary corrective action to improve when needed.

HOUSEKEEPING

• Maintain a clean and safe work area.
• Ensures cleanliness of facilities and equipment by developing routine housekeeping practices and maintenance programs.
• Organizes, trains, and directs employees in maintaining facility and equipment cleanliness.
• Safety
• Maintain a safe working environment by following the “Safety Rules and Guidelines” and the “Code of Safe Practices” as defined in the “Employee Safety Handbook”, and by Company policy.
• Results and Expectations:
• Identifies potential fire and safety hazards by inspecting current and proposed facilities, machinery, equipment, tools, and personnel practices.
• Identifies actual fire and safety hazards and unsafe practices by investigating accidents and near-accidents.
• Guides and promotes safe work performance by enforcing safety policies; implements safety campaigns; trains supervisors and employees in safe practices.
• Eliminates or minimizes hazardous situations by developing and recommending safety policies and procedures; designs building controls; installs safety devices on machinery; directs use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Complies with federal, state, and local safety regulations by interpreting standards; enforces adherence to regulations; advises management on needed actions.
• Promotes a safe work environment by coordinating and cooperating with local, state, and