About This Role
The Production Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the manufacturing workforce, including planning and assigning work, establishing production methods, and ensuring adherence to operating procedures. This role involves fostering positive employee relations, providing coaching and development, and making employment decisions.
Responsibilities
- Ensure effective employee relations, provide employee coaching and development, and assist in making employment decisions
- Resolve employee issues through practical problem-solving
- Ensure production goals are met
- Manage departmental performance measures, including visual controls, and provide regular progress reports to the manager
- Issue batch codes, packaging reports, and check date codes
- Provide a safe work environment and communicate safety-first expectations
- Respond to all injuries/accidents and conduct related investigations, documentation, and follow-up
- Manage manufacturing job tasks, workflow, and machine set-up
- Ensure packaging meets standards
- Supervise product flow of finished goods to shipping
- Coordinate batch processes and ensure adherence to instructions and standards
- Remain in close communication with management and human resources to keep them apprised of any concerns
- Comply with all safety, health, and regulatory compliance laws and policies
- Communicate, collaborate, and work professionally with individuals at all levels of the organization
- Perform other responsibilities as assigned by manager
Requirements
- 3 to 5 years or more of direct industrial management or supervisory experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Demonstrated ability to lead people and achieve results through others, including supervision of others
- Understanding of OSHA requirements and safe work environment
- Demonstrated ability to plan and think ahead in order to prepare action plans to achieve results
- Knowledge of quality standards and inventory management
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong interpersonal and communications skills
- Computer proficiency
- Physical capability to wear and safely utilize a respirator during certain essential functions
- Ability to frequently lift and move up to 50 pounds at times and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
- Regularly required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, and crouch
About the Company
SOPREMA is a global leader in the manufacturing of innovative roofing, waterproofing, insulation, and building envelope solutions, delivering high-performance products for over 100 years. The company fosters a collaborative, growth-oriented environment where employees are empowered to make an impact, develop their careers, and contribute to building a better future.
