Production Supervisor Job

Primary location: Pensacola, Florida 
Relocation offered: No 
Employment status: Full-Time 
Travel: 10% 
Non-compete: No 

The estimated base salary range for this role is “$63,000 to $94,000” per year.  
Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors

What does it mean to work at Armstrong?

It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrong's future. We are a large company with a local feel, where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company.

 By joining us, you'll have the opportunity to make the most of your potential. Alongside a competitive remuneration package, you will receive:

A benefits package including: medical, dental, prescription drug, life insurance, 401k match, long-term disability coverage, vacation and sick time, and many more. 
Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests.
A working culture that balances individual achievement with teamwork and collaboration. We draw on each other's strengths and allow for different work styles to build engagement and satisfaction to deliver results. 
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This position reports to the Manufacturing Team Manager and is responsible for providing management, coordination and continuous improvement of all aspects of the manufacturing process including: cost targets, schedule adherence, quality processes, manufacturing process capability, manpower, maintenance integration, product development initiatives.  This position is primarily responsible for the value-adding process.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

 

First-Line (day to day) Responsibilities:

• Efficient and effective operation of the production equipment and processes
• Employee training and development on roles, responsibilities and accountability
• Effective use of problem solving tools and methodologies to improve operational results
• Execute projects from Value Stream teams
• Countermeasure follow-up and completion of special causes
• Coordinate activities around major shutdowns and holiday periods
• Coordinate daily maintenance activities in the operation
• Integrate maintenance work and production work around Downdays including prioritizing the work and scheduling production activities
• Integrate operations with production planning; raw material flow, inventory, packaging, quality of material, GIP
• Identify and plan for manpower requirements, overtime, maintenance required to complete standard and critical work
• Coordinate new product development (NPD) activities in the operation
• Provide for any necessary outside resources to drive results in operations

 

Improvement Responsibilities:

• Develop, improve, document and deploy coordinating processes and associated performance metrics
• Develop and improve internal plant communication processes between operations, maintenance, lab, logistics, and ABPT
• Develop and improve manpower utilization processes
• Drive improvements in operations through effective Downday planning and execution
• Coordinate Maintenance activities and improvement projects
• Manage the completion of RCFA’s in the operation
• Have working technical knowledge of the following manufacturing technologies:
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • DMAIC
  • Six Sigma
  • Kaizen

 

 

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Education:

• Bachelor's degree, technical degree, or equivalent experience in first-line supervision with an emphasis on process improvement

 

Required Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Practical working knowledge of process improvement method
• Leadership experience preferred

 

Other Skills and Abilities                                                         

• Project Management and organizational skills
• Effective Written and Verbal Communication skills
• Thorough knowledge of plant business system processes such as: work order process, raw material flow, project planning, production, downday planning, work rules, union contract
• Integration skills to leverage operations, maintenance staff support, internal and external suppliers
• Ability to