Production Supervisor (3rd Shift) - Wilkes-Barre, PA

Be part of something bigger!

As the world and the way people live is changing, we at Bekaert believe it’s our responsibility to contribute to finding new solutions for the future. With a 140+ year old heritage of excellence, innovation, and a future-focused mindset, we strive to create value for our customers and society. We aim to do this through innovative solutions and sustainable practices. We are committed to pushing the boundaries of steel wire transformation and coatings whilst also leveraging our expertise to develop innovative solutions with new materials and services in a safe, smart, and sustainable way. Our focus extends to markets such as new mobility, low-carbon construction, and green energy. 

 

As a dynamic and growing company with over 24 000 employees worldwide, 75 nationalities, a retention rate above 90% and almost € 5.3 billion in combined revenue in 2023, we are looking for someone like you to join our team as we continue to shape a safer, more efficient, and connected world!

 

About the role

 *This role is for a 12 hour overnight shift.*

 

PURPOSE OF POSITION

The primary goal of this position is managing the production team to manufacture and deliver high quality products, while maintaining team engagement and driving down cost using a continuous improvement mindset.

 

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:

 

The following positions report to Plant Manager.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Key Accountabilities

• Lead a production team that lead to world-class operational performance.
• Ensure effective and efficient manufacturing performance including volume, quality, and cost.
• Proactively identify production capacity bottlenecks
• Execute and support projects, goals, and metrics and drive continuous improvement efforts.
• Responsible for performance feedback including training and competency of team.  Increase technical knowledge of the team via facilitating knowledge transfer (e.g. mentorship, coaching)
• Facilitate meetings and support overall Company goals, strategies, and objectives.
• Maintain effective communications between employees and management ensuring alignment in message.
• Improve plant metrics in safety, people, quality, speed, and cost.
• Work with other departments to ensure coordination and transition of workflow.
• Ensure accuracy of time tracking system.
• Have clear understanding of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and make decisions in accordance with CBA and company policies.
• Responsible for shift output
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