About this role
Key Responsibilities Leadership & Performance Management • Role Clarity: Communicate specific position responsibilities and performance expectations clearly to every worker. • Training & Evaluation: Provide on-the-job training for workers and regularly evaluate their performance against expectations. • Development Plans: Assist the Production Supervisor in evaluating shift worker qualifications and designing corrective action plans. • Supervisor Backup: Step in temporarily as the Production Supervisor during their absence (excluding disciplinary actions beyond oral warnings). Operations & Floor Resource Management • Target Achievement: Meet planned shift production levels by closely monitoring processing steps and product flow. • Resource Allocation: Adjust manpower and equipment dynamically when production variances occur. • Floor Operations: Perform specific position jobs on the floor as needed to keep production and shipping schedules on track. • Resource Tracking: Organize and maintain the production floor with the proper tools and parts for the shift schedule. Quality Control & Documentation • Quality Awareness: Know the exact quality standards for every workstation and communicate them clearly to employees. • Internal Relationships: Champion the concept of internal customer and supplier relationships across the facility. • Defect Containment: Identify non-conforming products, ensure they are contained, and lead the team in finding countermeasures to prevent recurrence. • Reporting: Deliver precise documentation regarding safety incident tracking, shift productivity, and quality metrics directly to the Production Supervisor.
Safety & Housekeeping • Safety Promotion: Actively participate in the plant's safety program to build safety awareness among shift employees. • Hazard Mitigation: Correct unsafe acts immediately and take quick action when workplace hazards develop. • Compliance: Operate in a safe manner by strictly following all company rules and safety procedures. • Housekeeping: Guide workers daily to maintain an orderly, clean, and safe plant floor and grounds. ________________________________________ Work Environment & Physical Requirements • Outdoor Work: Work outdoors for extended periods of time as required by production needs. • Weather Exposure: Work comfortably in varying weather conditions and temperatures, including severe heat, cold, rain, and wind. • Physical Tasks: Perform hands-on physical tasks comfortably within these changing environments. ________________________________________ Technical & Role Competencies • Mathematical Skills: Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure. Perform general mathematical calculations related to mix ratios and capacities. • Comprehension: Read and fully understand instructions, correspondence, and technical drawings or prints required to execute the job. • Documentation: Accurately log and record the results of your daily tasks and production metrics. • Station Expertise: Have or quickly gain sufficient knowledge of each workstation to evaluate the performance of assigned workers and trainees. • Role Versatility: Demonstrate success in learning and performing all functions and positions within your assigned production area. Preferred Skills & Experience • Advanced Forklift Operation: Extensive experience operating forklifts to safely transport wide and long objects across varied outdoor terrain. • Industrial Coating: Prior experience with industrial painting applications using handheld sprayers.