Production Supervisor

Glen-Gery Corporation; Iberia (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Glen-Gery Corporation, a leading brick manufacturer, is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to oversee daily plant operations, training, and safety. You will manage 15–20 hourly staff across grinding, extrusion, blending and finishing lines, ensuring production targets, quality standards and cost controls are met.

The role requires a technical background, strong leadership and ability to coordinate across teams while maintaining strict safety and process discipline to support continuous

Qualifications

• 5+ years of supervisory/management experience in industrial manufacturing.
• Technical degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Ability to work multiple shifts and manage manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safety, quality, and housekeeping audits across departments.
• Lead grinding, material blending, extrusion, shaping and packaging operations.
• Schedule, train, and manage 15–20 hourly staff; monitor KPI metrics.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Management experience

Shifts flexibility

Mechanical aptitude

MS Word & MS Excel

Education

Technical Degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Glen-Gery Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brickworks Limited. Brickworks Limited (“The Group”) is a large Australian-listed group of companies. The Group has been in operation since the early 1900s, has a market capitalization exceeding $2.5 billion, and operates across 3 core business segments: Building Products, Land & Development, and Investments. The Group employs more than 2,000 FTE employees and operates nationally across Australia, recently acquiring Glen-Gery Corporation to add operations in the USA.

Founded in 1890, Glen-Gery Corporationis one of the nation’s largest brick manufacturers and operates nine brick manufacturing facilities and one manufactured stone facility.Glen-Gery products are sold nationally through a network of over 500 distributors as well as in Canada.

Duties and Responsibilities

Supervisor Safety Responsibilities

• Responsible for safe operation of all manufacturing processes to include
  coordinating department safety training for all employees, both individual & group
  level, and maintaining all training documentation as required
• Responsible for the implementation of the LOTO and all other GG Safety Policies and Procedures
• Organize and coordinate Safety Tool Box Talks as required
• Responsible for Safety, Quality and Housekeeping audits in all responsible departments
• Responsible for all accident investigations for all responsible departments

Manufacturing Supervisor Responsibilities

• Product quality, meeting all established GG quality standards - training of all responsible staffing to maintain or exceed this standard
• Manage the grinding and manufacturing process to include but not limited to: Grinding, Raw Material Blending, Extrusion, Special Shapes, and Packaging
• Manufacturing crews will consist of 15-20 employees
• Preventative maintenance/repairs in the facility and all equipment in department of responsibility
• Direct reports - crushing/grinding, extrusion, coating mixing, molded manufacturing, setting
• Responsible for goal setting and annual reviews (performance management)
• Responsible for scheduling, labor management and daily functions
• Maintaining Hourly staffing
• Responsible for enforcing discipline of employees when applicable, per Plant Rules and Plant Safety policies
• Monitor Key Performance Indicators and metrics to adequately control quality and costs as associated department of responsibilities
• Attend meetings with Operations management staff
• Monitor and improve efficiencies, reducing downtime in all associated departments
• Daily, weekly, and monthly reporting to plant management
• Responsible for assuring manufacturing and associated maintenance costs are maintained within budgeted levels
• Responsible for Continuous Improvement (CI) activities in associated departments
• Responsible for entering Purchase Orders into ERP system

Requirements and Skills

• Technical Degree or equivalent relevant work experience
• 5 year minimum work experience in an industrial manufacturing work environment
• Supervisory and management experience in a production manufacturing environment
• Ability to work multiple shifts
• General mechanical skills and abilities.
• Computer skills, including but not limited to Microsoft Word and Excel

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive, and as such the employee will also be required to perform other reasonably related business duties as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or other management personnel as required.

Glen-Gery offers a competitive salary and benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance and 401(k) plan.

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Equal Opportunity Employer
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