Production SupervisorSaint-Gobain

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world's largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. www.certainteed.com.

CertainTeed Architectural's Wood Center of Excellence, based in Strongsville, Ohio, has an excellent career opportunity for a Production Supervisor. CertainTeed is a division of TOP GLOBAL EMPLOYER Saint-Gobain, the world leader in lightweight and sustainable bulding products.

The Role

The Production Supervisor is accountable for meeting the established Key Performance Indicators (KPI): Safety, Quality, Delivery & Cost (SQDC) through continuous improvement (CI) and fostering a TEC (trust, empowerment, collaboration) for the production team. Additionally, this position will serve as a Safety Champion for the plant, promoting an autonomous safety culture to keep employees/equipment hazard-free.

ACTIVITIES:

Tactical

• Coordinate associate line responsibility to maximize utility of the production schedule
• Ensure production reporting (output, run rates, yield, availability, downtime, etc.) is communicated to associates in a timely manner
• Communicates metrics, issues, expectations, with other Production Supervisors, Leads, and other key stakeholders
• Lead daily, weekly and or monthly production team meetings
• Manage time keeping records, attendance reporting, disciplinary actions
• Audit quality checks performed by line personnel
• Data entry using local systems, e.g. SAP, MES - Trident, etc.

Safety

• Actively model and coach a culture of Safety by continuously evaluating behaviors, practices, and conditions to ensure workplace safety is first and foremost
• Accountable for fostering a safe work culture using safety tools including audits, investigations, job safety analysis, etc.
• Prepare incident reports when required and conduct requisite employee follow up
• Quickly addresses safety observations to prevent employee injury or property damage

Quality/Delivery/Continuous Improvement

• Coaches associates to identify inefficiencies in processes while supporting or delivering corrective action plans
• Coaches associates to identify opportunities to improve changeover process to maximize scheduled production run rates
• Promotes good housekeeping practices following 5S methodology
• Audits production compliance to ensure Recipes, Standard Operating Standards (SOP's), Production Reporting, etc. is followed as prescribed
• Assists associates with tactical operations to help meet yield & availability goals as needed

Employee Relations

• Coaches/mentors employees to encourage growth and development
• Addresses employee issues adhering to policy/contract
• Fosters open communication, encourages feedback to promote positive work environment and employee engagement
• Participates in interviewing, hiring, onboarding activities for production associates

Learn more about us: https://www.certainteed.com/products/ceiling-wall-systems-products?material_type=Wood+-+Specialties

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required. Post high school education is preferred.
• 3-5 years in manufacturing or 3 years of military experience is required.
• Experience in wood products manufacturing and/or finishing is preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership ability is required.
• Experience in World Class Manufacturing (WCM) / Lean methodology is preferred.
• Safety experience is preferred.
• Proficiency with computer applications such as MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required.

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