Process Production_Lead

Arcosa, Inc.; Anniston (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcosa, Inc. in Alabama is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead shift teams in material handling, forklift operations, and coating tasks to meet production targets.

You will train and evaluate workers, ensure adherence to safety rules, and maintain documentation of quality and productivity. You will coordinate with supervisors to optimize workflow and drive continuous improvement on the plant floor.

Qualifications

• Strong math and measurement skills applicable to production.
• Ability to read and understand instructions, drawings, and specs.
• Proven ability to log and track daily tasks and metrics.

Responsibilities

• Communicate role responsibilities and performance expectations clearly to workers.
• Provide on‑the‑job training and evaluate worker performance against expectations.
• Assist Production Supervisor in evaluating shift qualifications and corrective actions.
• Step in as Production Supervisor during their absence (excluding disciplinary actions).
• Meet planned shift production levels by monitoring process steps and product flow.
• Adjust manpower and equipment to variances and keep schedules on track.
• Perform floor jobs as needed to maintain production and shipping schedules.
• Promote safety and housekeeping; ensure clean, safe plant floor.
• Know quality standards and document safety incidents, productivity, and quality metrics.

Skills

Mathematical Skills

Comprehension

Documentation

Station Expertise

Role Versatility

Education

High School or better

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Performance Management

• Role Clarity: Communicate specific position responsibilities and performance expectations clearly to every worker.
• Training & Evaluation: Provide on-the-job training for workers and regularly evaluate their performance against expectations.
• Development Plans: Assist the Production Supervisor in evaluating shift worker qualifications and designing corrective action plans.
• Supervisor Backup: Step in temporarily as the Production Supervisor during their absence (excluding disciplinary actions beyond oral warnings).

Operations & Floor Resource Management

• Target Achievement: Meet planned shift production levels by closely monitoring processing steps and product flow.
• Resource Allocation: Adjust manpower and equipment dynamically when production variances occur.
• Floor Operations: Perform specific position jobs on the floor as needed to keep production and shipping schedules on track.
• Resource Tracking: Organize and maintain the production floor with the proper tools and parts for the shift schedule.

Quality Control & Documentation

• Quality Awareness: Know the exact quality standards for every workstation and communicate them clearly to employees.
• Internal Relationships: Champion the concept of internal customer and supplier relationships across the facility.
• Defect Containment: Identify non-conforming products, ensure they are contained, and lead the team in finding countermeasures to prevent recurrence.
• Reporting: Deliver precise documentation regarding safety incident tracking, shift productivity, and quality metrics directly to the Production Supervisor.

Safety & Housekeeping

• Safety Promotion: Actively participate in the plant’s safety program to build safety awareness among shift employees.
• Hazard Mitigation: Correct unsafe acts immediately and take quick action when workplace hazards develop.
• Compliance: Operate in a safe manner by strictly following all company rules and safety procedures.
• Housekeeping: Guide workers daily to maintain an orderly, clean, and safe plant floor and grounds.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Outdoor Work: Work outdoors for extended periods of time as required by production needs.
• Weather Exposure: Work comfortably in varying weather conditions and temperatures, including severe heat, cold, rain, and wind.
• Physical Tasks: Perform hands‑on physical tasks comfortably within these changing environments.

Technical & Role Competencies

• Mathematical Skills: Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure. Perform general mathematical calculations related to mix ratios and capacities.
• Comprehension: Read and fully understand instructions, correspondence, and technical drawings or prints required to execute the job.
• Documentation: Accurately log and record the results of your daily tasks and production metrics.
• Station Expertise: Have or quickly gain sufficient knowledge of each workstation to evaluate the performance of assigned workers and trainees.
• Role Versatility: Demonstrate success in learning and performing all functions and positions within your assigned production area.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Advanced Forklift Operation: Extensive experience operating forklifts to safely transport wide and long objects across varied outdoor terrain.
• Industrial Coating: Prior experience with industrial painting applications using handheld sprayers.

Qualifications

Behaviors

• Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

• Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

Education

• High School or better.

Experience

• Advanced Forklift Operation: Extensive experience operating forklifts to safely transport wide and long objects across varied outdoor terrain.
• Industrial Coating: Prior experience with industrial painting applications using handheld sprayers.
• Minimum 1-5 years of experience in department

Equal Opportunity Employer

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