Production Supervisor

Freestone Forest Products; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 58,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Paper & Forest Products industry is seeking a Production Shift Supervisor in Houston, TX. This role involves overseeing production line operators, ensuring safety, meeting production goals, and maintaining operational efficiency. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership skills and mechanical experience, with a focus on achieving shift-specific objectives.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience required.
• Mechanical experience necessary.
• Ability to be trained in product specifications and machine software.

Responsibilities

• Manage shift operators and ensure safety.
• Meet production goals for quality and quantity.
• Conduct training for machine operators and oversee shift metrics.

Skills

Leadership

Mechanical troubleshooting

Decision-making

Job description

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The Production Shift Supervisor reports to the Production Manager and should possess a wholistic extensive knowledge of the entire production line and production process from Receiving Raw Materials thru to Finished Goods & Shipping. This person will act as 1 st level management of all Production Line Operators & Leads while also possessing the ability to troubleshoot, diagnose and fix issues with the machinery as it arises. The Production Shift Supervisor will be responsible for achieving shift specific goals and maintaining the culture & efficiency of shift staff.

Responsibilities

• On-line presence and 1 st level management of shift operators & leads.
• The safety of employees on shift.
• To work closely with shift maintenance personnel to ensure down time is limited and proper preventative & emergency maintenance is tended to as it is scheduled.
• Meeting the production goals in both quality & quantity
• Shift discipline, employee review & to aide with the hiring & firing practices
• Training machine operators, forklift drivers, inspectors, graders and leads.
• Startup & Close of a shift (verifying the proper procedures are followed thru with) and that the facility is secure.
• Shift labor paperwork & shift metrics.
• Accountability for the actions of all personnel working underneath their charge.
• This is for our second shift, usual hours are 3:00 pm - 11:30 pm Monday thru Friday.

Requirements

• Possessing or the ability to be trained in an extensive knowledge of Product Specifications and the standards of FFP.
• Possessing or the ability to be trained in an extensive knowledge of machine software to the point of comfortability & confidence in changing parameters as needed to ensure production specifications are met & machines are working properly.
• Possessing or the ability to be trained in a working knowledge of basic troubleshooting practices, basic mechanical fixes & electrical diagnosis.
• Strong leadership traits & decision-making abilities to aide in shift situations & labor efficiency.
• Supervisory experience.
• Mechanical experience.

Compensation

• Base Salary commensurate with production experience & industry experience.
• Bonus structure based upon Monthly, Quarterly & Annual Production Goals.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Paper & Forest Products

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