Production Supervisor

LOCATION - Spruance/Mylar Facility

The Production Supervisor (Coating) will lead a 24/7 Team to make in-spec product per production schedule while embracing the 4 manufacturing core principles of SQRE: Safety, Quality, Reliability, and Employee Engagement. This role is critical to identifying, escalating, and addressing emerging issues, which could impact the organization’s ability to safely manufacture in-spec product per the production schedule. A key aspect of this role is developing operators on shift and providing informal and formal Performance Management of the team. 

Stewardship:

• Lead by example in enforcing all safety policies, PPE requirements, and safe work practices
• Conduct regular safety observations, inspection, and toolbox SQRE (Safety, Quality, Reliability, and Employee Engagemen) talks
• Ensure compliance with environmental, regulatory, and company standards
• Investigate incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions; implement corrective actions

Operations:

• Plan and execute daily production activities to meet schedule and customer requirements
• Ensure proper setup, operation, and changeover of slitting equipment
• Monitor production rates, downtime, and yields; take corrective action as needed
• Coordinate with Scheduling, Logistics, and Maintenance to minimize disruptions

Leadership:

• Directly supervise, coach, and develop hourly operators. training employees, planning, assigning, and directing work. 
• Conduct shift start‑up meetings, daily huddles, and effective shift handovers
• Support training, qualification, and cross‑training of employees
• Address performance, attendance, and behavioral issues in alignment with HR and labor agreements and in a respectful manner. Address complaints, resolve problems, and remove roadblocks, directly impacting employee morale.  

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify and escalate chronic equipment and process losses
• Support MttC (Move to the Core) activities, including SQRE board meeting, discussing the risk of the day and identify measures to address the risks
• Participating in 5S, and OPEX initiatives
• Drive and sustain improvements using standard problem‑solving tools

Move to the Core Management and Accountability:

• Maintain and utilize the SQRE board to manage daily performance
• Ensure issues are clearly identified, tracked, and closed with owners and due dates
• Escalate issues appropriately and follow up on commitments

Educational Attainment:

• High school diploma or equivalent (Bachelor’s degree preferred)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in manufacturing or industrial operations
• Previous supervisory or team‑lead experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of safety, quality, and production processes, preferably in slitting film
• Ability to work a 12‑hour rotating shift schedule, including both day and night rotations

Preferred Skills & Competencies:

• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Ability to coach and engage hourly employees
• Experience with slitting, finishing, or converting operations preferred
• Familiarity with TPM, OPEX, Lean, or Six Sigma principles
• Adjusts to varying demands; Deals effectively with new and different situations; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Demonstrates drive and energy to excel; Has perseverance and focus in the face of obstacles; Sets and achieves challenging goals; Measures self against standard of excellence
• Maintains effective work performance under certain, unstructured and challenging conditions