Third Shift Supervisor
Join our team in Wytheville, Virginia
Directly supervises team leaders and indirectly oversees support and production team members. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include orienting new employees; planning, assigning, and directing work and training; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; leading adherence to safety and 5S requirements; addressing complaints and resolving problems with area team leaders.
Third Shift Supervisor
Duties and responsibilities
Safety
- Quickly respond to any reported accidents by investigating and reporting to the HR department.
- Teach the proper methods for recognizing and reporting safety concerns.
- Address any operator burden issues by working with the Engineering and Kaizen departments.
Quality
- Notify Quality of any suspect material and help lead suspect part containment.
- Provide feedback to the team leader and management group of the outcome of non-conforming material.
Productivity
- Confirm that the team leaders are auditing standardized work daily.
- Work hand in hand with the engineering department to improve on standardized work methods.
- Maintain and follow pull system methods of scheduling the production lines using customer weekly demand.
- Escalate downtime issues to the maintenance and engineering department to minimize the downtime.
- Analyze production output on the shift report and communication boards. Give instant feedback on ahead or behind conditions.
Communication
- Coach, mentor and counsel team leaders and team members regularly about team performance.
- Evaluate shift reports and pull together performance, downtime and performance charts.
- Notify the management staff of all change point management subjects.
- Kaizen/Continuous Improvement
- Recognize and act to eliminate waste.
- Encourage problem solving methods and promote and implement Kaizen ideas.
- Develop job rotation and cross training plans.
Education & Experience
Incumbent will play a leadership role within the plant, possess a strong worth ethic, be capable of multi-tasking, and be an innovative self-starter who can work well under pressure.
Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university or 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents. Ability to respond to common inquires or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to prepare presentations that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to production and management teams.
Third Shift Supervisor
We are a team that supports each other, collaborates on projects, celebrates success, and works hard. Many staff in leadership positions began their work on the factory floor! Whether your goal is to become an engineer, quality specialist, or executive, there is an upward path.