Production Supervisor

Altana AG; Allentown, Northern (Lehigh County, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Altana AG is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee daily production, organize workflow, and ensure quality products while maintaining plant efficiency. Emphasis on safety and productivity for the team and adherence to established policies.

You will train staff, monitor performance, enforce safety guidelines, coordinate with maintenance, and ensure ISO standards are upheld in a compliant, efficient operation.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or combination of education and experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical, engineering, or relevant field preferred.
• Previous supervisory experience in manufacturing or quality control in a union environment preferred.
• Knowledge of logic or process control systems and familiarity with lab procedures, including lab testing.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily production goals and supervise employees.
• Communicate job expectations, monitor performance, and provide coaching as needed.
• Ensure safety and productivity, educate staff on equipment use and policies.
• Maintain a safe, clean work environment and ensure compliance with standards.
• Train and develop production staff; enforce safety guidelines.
• Supervise union employees per collective bargaining agreement.
• Collaborate with production staff on equipment reliability and 5S, budget performance.
• Maintain ISO standards and oversee hazardous waste areas and shipments.
• Review hazardous waste manifests and assist in waste characterization.
• Notify emergency personnel and HSE during incidents; participate in safety training.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Process control knowledge

Lab procedures knowledge

Education

Associate Degree

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Supervisory experience in manufacturing/quality control (union environment)

Job description

Your responsibilities

The Production Supervisor is responsible for supervising employees and organizing and monitoring workflow to ensure the production of quality products while maintaining plant efficiencies. The Production Supervisor will focus on the safety and productivity of the team and the quality of the products manufactured.

• Responsible for daily production goals


• Accomplishes production goals by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures


• Provides production information on performance and progress; answer questions and responds to requests for information


• Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all equipment and resources in compliance with established policies and procedures


• Trains, develops, and provides direction to production employees


• Enforces compliance with safety guidelines and company standards


• Supervises union employees and maintains working relationship by following the terms of the collective bargaining agreement while managing expectations of behavior


• Work as a team with production staff in the ownership of equipment reliability, 5S establishment and compliance and budget performance


• Responsible for maintaining established ISO Standards


• Supervises staff who are hazardous waste generators


• Inspects hazardous waste accumulation areas


• Inventories site-generated hazardous waste


• Oversees the packaging and preparation of hazardous waste shipments


• Reviews hazardous waste manifests and the accompanying LDR (Land Disposal Restriction) forms


• Resolves manifest discrepancies


• Assists in waste characterization of site generated waste


• Notifies emergency response personnel, site managers and the HSE department during emergency situations


• Participates in annual hazardous waste and biennial DOT (Department of Transportation) training


• Perform other duties as assigned

Your profile

• Associate Degree or combination of demonstrated relevant education and experience

Preferred Education:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a technical, engineering, or relevant field


• Previous supervisory experience in manufacturing or quality control in a union environment


• Knowledge of logic or process control system and familiarity with lab procedures, including lab testing