Production - Supervisor (Continental Shift)

Position Summary

Reporting to the Production Superintendent, this position is responsible for providing supervisory excellence to a shift of continental hourly associates in achieving Safety, Quality and Production goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitor and control production assets with respect to equipment, employees and raw materials in order to continuously improve efficiency, quality and customer satisfaction.
• Review and recommend changes to machinery and equipment, production systems and methods of work.
• Report any deficiencies in systems, facilities, machinery, equipment and/or tools immediately to Plant Manager/Production Superintendent
• Record and/or report product damage/nonconformities to Plant/Production Superintendent and Quality Supervisor
• Comply with Quality Control policies and procedures
• Participate and contribute to effective production efficiency
• Communicate with administrative, plant and supervisory staff as required.
• Supervise all assigned hourly employees on the shift in a manner that maximizes safety as well as product quality and quantity while maintaining efficiency and cost control
• Apply policies, rules and collective agreement fairly and consistently.
• Communicate with Hourly employees, as required.
• Provide and participate in training as required.
• Comply with divisional rules, regulations and policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Plant Manager/Production Superintendent
• Participate in developing metrics to track progress and improvement efforts and work on achieving targets using said metrics.
• Encourage crew engagement/participation in on-going plant improvement processes (JH&SC, monthly crew safety meetings, 6S projects, Continuous Improvement team and projects, etc)
• Provide and/or participate in training, as required.
• Apply policies, rules and collective agreement fairly and consistently
• Create/lead positive example as relates to Westlake Code of Business Ethics and Workplace Harassment/Discrimination Policy.
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Certifications

• Three to five years related supervisory experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Self-motivated individual with well-developed organizational, time management and analytical skills
• Demonstrated ability to work and contribute in a team environment
• Proficient with MS Office ( i.e. Excel, Word, Power point, etc.)