Operations Supervisor

Saint-Gobain Group; Kansas; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an Operations Supervisor, where you'll oversee shift activities, ensure safety and compliance, and lead a team to achieve production targets. With a focus on quality and continuous improvement, this role is vital for operational success in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Benefits

Excellent healthcare options

Parental leave

401(k) plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Pet Insurance options

Qualifications

• 5-8 years experience in manufacturing or related internships.
• 3-5 years supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and direct shift activities for safe operations.
• Ensure compliance with EHS standards and quality targets.
• Develop a team-oriented culture focused on safety.

Skills

Coaching

Analytical Skills

Technical Aptitude

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing or Business

Job description

**THIS IS A 2ND SHIFT POSITION: Monday-Friday, B Shift (2:45 to 11:00 PM), with some after-hours accessibility. **

Why work for us?

At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home .

The Role

Under the direction of the Production Manager, the Operations Supervisor will supervise and direct shift activities to ensure safe and compliant operations, while achieving quality, service, and productivity targets. This position is critical in communicating with the front-line employees, ensuring they are informed of all plant information, changes, and updates in a timely manner. In addition, the incumbent will assist in identifying and implementing process improvement programs to that give the Polymer Shakes Plant a cost advantage over the competition.

• Develops and cultivates a team-oriented “working safely” culture throughout the plant with a focus on zero injuries, work-related health conditions, and/or spills. Is responsible to ensure employees and operations are in compliance with all EHS standards, including active participation in behavior-based safety reporting and programs; preventive audits/programs; and 6S efforts and initiatives.
• Responsible for all aspects related to production efficiencies, including first pass yield, up-time, throughput, pack rates, cycle time, scrap rates, and regrind re-use.
• Manages and cultivates a culture that has an unrelenting commitment to quality, ensuring compliance with all quality standards. Provides leadership for technical and quality teams for consensus to resolve quality issues, understanding and teaching the impact that decisions have on parts quality.
• Leads, coaches, and manages a team of technical support and machine attendants, developing a team-oriented focus and mindset. Strives to develop a bottom-up approach to resolve issues and gain buy-in. Creates and implements succession plans to ensure business stability and individual development.

IS THIS JOB FOR YOU?

Requirements

• Education – Bachelor’s degree preferred with degree in Manufacturing, Business, or similar field.
• 5-8 years progressive work experience in a manufacturing environment or related internships in a manufacturing environment.
• 3-5 years demonstrated supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated technical aptitude.
• Ability to troubleshoot basic to intermediate technical issues; good quantitative/analytical skills; critical and independent thinking.
• Understanding to plastic materials, processing, and equipment knowledge.
• Good coaching skills; peer, up-line, direct, and indirect reports.
• Ability to assess and develop people, hold individuals and team accountable, in accordance with department and individual objectives, resulting in a strong safety, environmental, employee relations, and operational performance.

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT US

About Us - Who are we?

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. www.certainteed.com .

At Saint-Gobain we design, manufacture and distribute materials which are key ingredients in the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all. Join our innovative, passionate and entrepreneurial community to improve the world of tomorrow with us.

LEGAL STATEMENT

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.

BENEFITS IN JOINING US

We provide unique options to fit your unique lives! Our Total Rewards Program is customizable to accommodate your needs. Our menu of flexible options includes, but is not limited to:

• Excellent healthcare options: Medical, vision, prescription & dental
• Family Focus & Balance: Parental leave, paid time-off and Employee Assistance Program
• Financial Security: Competitive 401(k), Company-funded Retirement Accumulation Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program (PEG)
• Tuition Reimbursement: Continuing education for every season of your career
• Pet Insurance options: Insurance plan & prescription discount program for your furry friends
• Employee Recognition Program s
• LiveWell: Rewarding you for living a healthy lifestyle