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About the Role
The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading and coordinating the production workforce to achieve manufacturing goals, maintain a safe work environment, and ensure quality standards. This role involves managing employee performance, reporting production data, and promoting teamwork.
Responsibilities
- Proactively ensure the safety of the crew and all personnel on site during their shift.
- Assist, coach, and develop front-line employees, managing performance, attendance, and behavior.
- Manage corrective actions, coaching, and communication to foster positive employee relations with union and non-union staff.
- Direct the production workforce to meet schedules, productivity, and quality objectives for ceramic fiber products.
- Accurately report production, material, manpower usage, equipment, and process problems daily.
- Maintain product integrity by ensuring compliance with manufacturing and quality specifications through process control.
- Promote teamwork among shift personnel and between functions, maximizing employee involvement in decision-making.
- Assign daily tasks to the union workforce to avoid repetitive physical activity and maintain job assignment equality.
- Train production team members to perform job requirements safely and effectively.
- Recommend improvements or modifications to equipment and processes to increase productivity, minimize downtime, and enhance efficiency.
- Share information at regular meetings, discussing problems and opportunities.
- Perform periodic evaluations of team performance to achieve or exceed plan.
- Assist other branches in product testing, development, and process improvement implementation.
- Act as a member of the Advisor Team in addressing and solving first-line management problems.
- Monitor personnel and equipment for unsafe conditions and actions, acting in accordance with health, environmental, and safety standards.
- Facilitate monthly safety meetings, follow up on employee suggestions, and address action items promptly.
- Prepare and secure the facility for weekly shutdowns and prepare it for production and occupation.
Requirements
- 3 - 5 Years' Supervisory Experience in manufacturing directly managing front-line staff, union environments preferred.
- Ability to work 12 hour, rotating Shifts.
- Strong communication skills, ability to speak to all levels within an organization.
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office suite, production planning and reporting software, etc.
- Progressive Leadership and Change Management Skills.
Skills
- Leadership
- Change Management
- Communication
- Computer Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Production Planning
- Reporting Software
Location
- Tonawanda facility
Work Type
- 12 hour, rotating Shifts
Experience Level
- Supervisory
Education Level
- High school degree required
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $78,650.00 - $88,959.00
Benefits
- Details of participation in benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
About the Company
- Alkegen brings together two leading specialty materials companies to create an innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials.
- Alkegen has over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 employees.
- Alkegen offers dynamic career opportunities with global reach.
Equal Opportunity
- Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.