Process Production_Lead

Ameron Pole Products, LLC; Anniston (AL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Ameron Pole Products, LLC in Anniston, Alabama is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a shift, ensure on-time delivery, maintain quality standards, and uphold safety across the plant floor. You will coordinate daily tasks, monitor performance, and report metrics to the Production Supervisor.

You will train and evaluate workers, assign resources, perform routine floor tasks, back up the supervisor during absences, and implement corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Role Clarity: communicate responsibilities and performance expectations to workers.
• Training & evaluation: provide on-the-job training and assess performance.
• Development plans: assist in evaluating qualifications and corrective actions.
• Supervisor backup: temporarily cover supervisor duties during absence.
• Meet shift targets: ensure production plan is met and product flow is smooth.
• Resource allocation: adjust manpower and equipment as needed.
• Quality & safety: maintain quality standards and incident reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead shift to meet planned production levels and throughput.
• Communicate role expectations and performance metrics clearly.
• Train, coach, and evaluate workers on the floor.
• Back up the Production Supervisor during absences.
• Coordinate resources and adjust staffing/equipment as production varies.
• Maintain floor organization, tools, and safe practices.
• Document safety incidents, productivity, and quality data.

Skills

Leadership

Performance management

Training & coaching

Safety compliance

Communication

Team supervision

Problem solving

Tools

Forklift operation

Industrial coating

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

Preferred

Thought Provoking

Thought Provoking

Team Player

Team Player

Leader

Leader

Dedicated

Dedicated

Motivations

Goal Completion

Goal Completion

Flexibility

Flexibility

Ability to Make an Impact

Ability to Make an Impact

Self-Starter

Education

Preferred

Experience

Preferred

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

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