Technical Supervisor - Kansas City, KS

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

Job Duties

·  Supervise the hot end activities of the shift
·  Actively demonstrate safety and environmental leadership,
·  Manages and directs the hot end process control program on his shift. 
·  Monitors Production Department's conformance with QA standards and procedures. 
·  Conducts equipment and process control training for employees engaged in materials handling or product assembly.
·  Suggests and assists with the implementation of methods for improving product quality, design, and manufacturing processes.
·  Evaluate quality complaint trends, so as to address quality issues early. Utilize Quick Kaizen events where possible. 
·  Lead World Class Manufacturing (WCM) projects in the hot end
·  Sustains AM Task & calendars by auditing
·  Troubleshoot and provide corrective action leadership of the maintenance crew
·  Standardise process settings and procedures
·  Propose and coordinate new projects in the hot end, including management of contractors

 

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications and Experience Required

·  Strong mechanic aptitude and knowledge of industrial maintenance
·  Methods of continuous improvement in continuous flow industry
·  Basic of project management: planning timeframes, coordinating decision making processes

Qualification

·  Engineering or Industrial Management degree preferred

Experience

·  3 years industrial supervision.   
·  Fiberglass manufacturing experience highly preferred.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/Disabled/Veteran