Lean Production Manager: Drive Quality & On-Time Delivery

Cornerstone Building Brands; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

PTO and paid holidays

401k and retirement benefits

Tuition reimbursement and training

Job summary

Cornerstone Building Brands in Kentucky is seeking an experienced Plant Supervisor to lead daily operations of the facility, manage staff, and coordinate production, maintenance, inventory and distribution to meet schedules.

You will drive process improvements, ensure safety and quality compliance, prepare production reports and collaborate across departments. A strong background in Lean principles and 5+ years of supervisory experience is required.

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent.
• MS Office software demonstrated capability.
• 5 years of supervisory and production management experience.
• Proven ability to meet objectives within time-sensitive deadlines with outstanding follow-through, time management and planning skills.
• Ability to adjust manpower and departmental spending to demand.
• Ability to forecast production requirements and organize workload into a schedule.
• Solid knowledge of how manufacturing, customer service and physical distribution processes interrelate.
• Proven Lean Manufacturing principles experience.
• Demonstrate leadership in management, staff development and training with analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Onboarding and training of production team members.
• Excellent communications with strong customer service orientation.
• Must be able to travel up to 10% (as required).

Responsibilities

• Plan and direct plant operations for facility. Direct and manage staff activities, ensuring workload planning, receiving, maintenance, inventory controls and distribution.
• Proactively review practices for correct, quality workmanship and process flow, diagnose improvements and implement process improvements to increase productivity.
• Ensures complete and timely product delivery. Prepares and distributes production schedules.
• Ensure quality to standard. Establishes, maintains and facilitates product quality specifications.
• Responsible for quality of all products and materials from designated areas of responsibility; meet production specs; implement QC programs with vendors.
• Technical responsibilities with vendors and suppliers; may require interaction with R&D.
• Prepare and distribute production reports; communicate results vs. standards.
• Ensure a safe work environment; OSHA and ISO 9000 compliance; safety training and meetings.
• Implement and maintain preventative maintenance programs; schedule downtime for maintenance and repairs.
• Collaborate with departments to ensure processes run in control and deliver high-quality product on time.
• Meet or exceed budgeted financial performance; prepare departmental budgets.
• Develop group leaders and associates; establish standard work; foster continuous improvement culture.
• Communicate with team leaders and shifts; may serve as Safety Team facilitator.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Problem solving

Time management

Forecasting

Communication

Customer service orientation

Team collaboration

Education

BA/BS degree

High School degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Cornerstone Building Brands in Kentucky is seeking an experienced Plant Supervisor to lead daily operations of the facility, manage staff, and coordinate production, maintenance, inventory and distribution to meet schedules.

You will drive process improvements, ensure safety and quality compliance, prepare production reports and collaborate across departments. A strong background in Lean principles and 5+ years of supervisory experience is required.