Production Supervisor

Job description

Saint-Gobain , the world leader in the habitat and construction markets, designs, manufactures and distributes building materials, providing innovative solutions to meet growing demand in emerging economies, for energy efficiency and for environmental protection. Saint-Gobain is a welcoming, solid, open-minded company that offers long-term career opportunities.

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 ,' quickly inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed® is North America’s leading brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, gypsum and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed and its affiliates have more than 5,700 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. The group had total sales of approximately $3.3 billion in 2015. www.certainteed.com

The Production Supervisor is a member of the Production Team reporting directly to the Production Manager. Peers include the Maintenance Planner, Maintenance Supervisors, Lab Technician, and the Warehouse/Customer Service Supervisor. The Production Supervisor is accountable and responsible for managing departmental safety, environmental controls, development of production employees, plant production including quality control, protection of equipment, and departmental cost controls. Participation with other departments to develop and/or analyze strategies to achieve Plant and Corporate objectives including, but not limited to safety, productivity, costs, quality, and customer service.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

·  Through application of the VMVO (Vision, Mission, Values and Objectives), provide general direction to all departmental employees
·   Manage and develop production employees to achieve established goals of safety, environmental performance, production volume, quality, service, and cost. Ensure that all employees know what is required and how the department rates relative to what is required ('know the goal and know the score')
·  Engage production employees to ensure they are informed and have the opportunity to participate in WCM and other continuous improvement efforts
·  Ensure production employees are properly oriented and trained
·   Develop and implement continuous improvement within departmental employees' performance through regular feedback, coaching and training
·  Ensure that the department complies with legislation, regulations, Company policies and the Collective Bargaining Agreement
·  Support and drives World Class Manufacturing activities. Ensure that the AM pillar develops and sustains.
·  Through coordination with other departments, ensure production of drywall occurs in a manner such that shipments meet customer requirements (on-time, on-spec etc.)
·  liaisons with third party contractors and suppliers to meet Plant equipment and/or repair needs
·  Review, analyze and make recommendations regarding safety, environmental performance, quality, expenses, productivity, and customer feedback
·  Develop and/or implement departmental reporting as required

WORKING CONDITIONS
This position requires infrequent travel and may require overtime shifts depending on the circumstance.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
In addition to traditional office based tasks, the Production Supervisor must be able to observe all areas of the Plant requiring climbing, walking, light lifting etc.