Production Supervisor

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a Production Supervisor in Los Angeles to oversee site operations across manufacturing, filling and warehouse functions. You will drive safety, quality, cost and housekeeping goals, review operations, and lead an engaged workforce committed to strong employee relations and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include coaching hourly staff, coordinating production schedules, maintaining housekeeping standards, and ensuring compliance with safety

Qualifications

• Minimum age 18 and legal authorization to work in the US
• At least 1 year of experience in manufacturing/operations or completed Sherwin-Williams Development Program
• Experience supervising or leading hourly manufacturing employees

Responsibilities

• Coach, discipline, motivate, and manage hourly manufacturing employees
• Promote and maintain positive employee relations and a total quality environment
• Coordinate and prioritize production activities to meet schedules and quality specs
• Maintain housekeeping standards and support site safety programs
• Lead safety trainings and incident investigations as needed
• Assist with training gaps and onboarding for new team members
• Manage contractor interactions, permits, and compliance activities
• Support site projects such as waste reduction and process improvements

Skills

Leadership

People management

Safety compliance

Quality focus

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Management/Engineering/Business Administration/Operations/Supply Chain

Tools

Timekeeping systems

Production control systems

Job description

This position is responsible for the supervision of site operations to ensure the safe, efficient and effective operations of manufacturing, filling and warehouse departments. The Production Supervisor is accountable for meeting goals related to Safety, Quality, People, Service, Cost and Housekeeping Excellence. This position will review operations to ensure attainment of assigned goals and will be responsible for anticipating and taking proactive measures to resolve operational concerns. This position is also accountable for leading an engaged workforce that ensures positive employee relations.

Additional Information:

Monday - Friday, 7:00AM - 3:30PM with Swing and Night shifts when necessary.

This position is also eligible for bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company's applicable plans.

This position is eligible for health benefits, such as medical, dental and vision coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), disability coverage, security, retirement and saving benefits. Additional benefits include a generous time away from work package, including personal leave, paid parental leave, medical leave, vacation, and holidays.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access to confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships.

• Coach, discipline, motivate, and manage hourly manufacturing employees.
• Promote and maintain positive employee relations and a total quality-working environment with employees.
• Act as a positive liaison between employees and management.
• Maintain Housekeeping standards for shift and department.
• Meet and/or exceed departmental goals.
• Support site safety programs, implement new safety procedures, conduct safety trainings, and recommend safety improvements. Assure safety compliance to create and maintain a safe work environment for employees.
• Must be familiar with equipment and operating procedures in order to make educated judgment decisions and recognize defective equipment or substandard product and utilize appropriate resources to resolve.
• Coordinates manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality for products to ensure they meet specifications.
• Revises production schedules and priorities as result of equipment failure, operating problems, personnel, etc.
• Assure all team members are properly trained in critical areas of safety, housekeeping, time management, quality standards and continuous improvement. Transition new team members into the team quickly and efficiently upon assignment.
• Demonstrate leadership that is consistent with Company's vision, mission and values.
• Contractor Management, daily work permits, LOTO, Hot work, confined space, line breaking, and work at heights.
• VE batch editing and work instruction improvements on recipes.
• Tracking OEE and making process improvements based upon them.
• Involvement in site quality, monthly QCAT meetings, quality investigations, and formula feedbacks.
• Support weekend production coverage by being on-site on operating Saturdays, helping to take off hours phone calls, and helping to fill in for supervisors if off for extended periods of time.
• Support site safety programs, implement new safety procedures and recommend safety improvements. Assure safety compliance to create and maintain a safe work environment for employees. Be involved in safety/incident investigations.
• Coordinate and participate in additional site projects as assigned including, but not limited to: reactor downtime opportunities, waste reduction, tank cleanup coordination, and PSM compliance by training operators on SOPs , among others.
• Participation towards completion of other related tasks and duties as directed or needed.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Achieve on time production of goods at or above expected quality in a safe manner.
• Maintain discipline and high morale within the departments.
• Maintain absenteeism at or below expected goal.
• Identify any training gaps with production employees and identify training to fill those gaps.
• Provide direction for subordinates to achieve full individual potential.
• Monitor and insure compliance to all safety and housekeeping requirements within the department.
• Monitor and insure compliance with all quality specifications.
• Support and achieve plant, division and corporate goals.
• Manage operating efficiencies in departments.
• Utilize raw materials and equipment efficiently.
• Maintain a positive employee relations environment.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future
• Must have at least one (1) year of work experience in a manufacturing, distribution, operations function or have completed a Sherwin-Williams Development Program in an Operations function

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have a bachelor's degree or higher in Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Operations, or Supply Chain
• Have at least one (1) year of experience in leadership role(s), supervising others, or leading teams
• Have completed formal training in and/or have at least one (1) year of work experience applying continuous improvement tools such as Six Sigma, 5-S, Lean Manufacturing, Transactional Lean, etc.
• Have at least three (3) years of experience working in a manufacturing and/or distribution facility
• Have prior work experience using timekeeping and/or production control systems

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