Plywood Production - Glue Line Shift Supervisor

Hunt Forest Products; Pollock (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching program

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

A leading plywood manufacturing company is seeking an experienced Production Shift Supervisor in Pollock, Louisiana. This role requires a minimum of 3 years of leadership experience in production and entails overseeing safety, quality, and productivity on the production line. You will train and guide a shift crew while ensuring compliance with safety standards. Excellent problem solving and communication skills are essential. The position demands full availability due to varied shift rotations, including nights and weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience as a leader of teams in production.
• Knowledge of plywood manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills.
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Effective communication and computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety standards are met on the production line.
• Support employee development through coaching and feedback.
• Meet or exceed product quality and shift production goals.
• Coordinate with maintenance for repairs as needed.
• Produce accurate shift production and safety reports; complete required forms.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Effective communication

Critical thinking

Problem Solving

Computer Skills

Education

Minimum 3 years production experience

Knowledge of plywood manufacturing

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

"Where it all comes together." The Glue Line ensures our products adhere to the standards our customers expect.

Hunt Forest Products is seeking an experienced plywood Production Shift Supervisor to safely run and operate the Green End. Shift Supervisors are responsible for meeting safety requirements, production goals and quality expectations. This will be achieved by professionally training and leading a shift crew; exercising proper safety procedures; optimizing productivity; monitoring equipment and wood quality and maintaining production goals/KPIs.

The Shift Supervisor instructs employees on safe and productive work habits. Takes time to ensure proper reporting and recording of maintenance, safety, and environmental issues.

Primary challenges to this position include meeting production targets, maintaining staffing requirements within budget, meeting quality guidelines and maintaining alignment between all departments through effective communication.

The position has the authority to train and direct the workforce within the prescribed policies, procedures, and regulations of the operation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety

• Ensure the production line operates in a safe manner in accordance to work safe rules, regulations, and policies.
• Professionally and enthusiastically works with all staff and employees to recognize and eliminate safety hazards.
• Ensure employees are trained, developed and led in safe work practices; and remain compliant with procedures and policies (especially, but not exclusively lock out/tag out and Hot Work policies).
• Ensure that all aspects of the mill’s established safety program are delivered to employees in a timely and effective manner.
• Communicate with crew on topics of safety, continuous improvement opportunities, and direction of department.

People Leadership

• Support employee development and engagement through coaching, feedback and performance management.
• Oversee the day-to-day activities of team and their work product.
• Responsible for the training and development of team members.
• Use fair and positive leadership to train and develop team to deliver safe, consistent and timely results.
• Professionally communicates with team, supervisors, plant management and other staff to ensure strong business ties and continuity.

Operational

• Through effective leadership meet or exceed product quality and shift production goals.
• Coordinate product to machines by proper instruction and follow-up monitoring.
• Work closely with maintenance department to ensure safe and complete repairs are made when needed.
• Ensure machinery settings, spreads and requested product schedules are achieved on a regular basis so as to maintain optimum production and product quality.
• Provide the necessary information input to generate accurate and complete shift production and safety reports.
• Accurately completes reports, investigations, required forms and other documentation in a timely manner.

Education and/or Experience

• Minimum 3 years production experience, or equivalent, as a leader of teams.
• Knowledge of plywood manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Proven leadership ability.
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Effective communication and computer skills.

Environmental Conditions

Work is performed in an industrial mill environment. This includes working at heights requiring the use of ladders, platform and lifting machinery. Work is often performed in tight, dirty, oily areas including confined spaces. Overall, the mill is exposed to outdoor temperatures where extreme heat and cold will be a condition of work.

This position requires full availability due to required shift rotations that include days, nights, weekends, and holiday.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching program
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Voluntary life insurance
• Vision insurance
• Referral bonus program
• Company Paid Long-term/Short-term disability and life insurance
• Hospitalization; Accident; Cancer direct pay insurance policies.
• Tuition reimbursement