Production Supervisor

Saint--gobain; Palatka (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint-Gobain in Palatka, FL is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a non-exempt team and meet daily operating requirements while ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery. The role emphasizes coaching and mentoring to develop team members and improve processes in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities focus on driving lean initiatives, implementing digital process controls, and aligning with customer expectations and plant priorities.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of Production supervisory experience preferred
• Coaching and mentoring of team members
• Experience with Lean tools and process improvement methods

Responsibilities

• Lead a non-exempt production team to meet daily operating requirements.
• Develop and monitor performance indicators for each functional area.
• Foster safety, cleanliness, and accountability aligned with plant goals.
• Advance from inspection-based to quality-assurance through digital process controls.
• Coach and mentor staff to improve processes and outcomes.
• Collaborate with suppliers, customers, and internal functions to align priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean tools and methodologies.
• Design audits to ensure ISO and customer requirements compliance.

Skills

Team leadership

Lean methodologies

Process improvement

Communication

Job description

The Production Supervisor will be responsible for effectively managing a non-exempt team in order to meet daily operational requirements. The Production Supervisor will focus on meeting both internal and external customer expectations. The position will have a high focus on ensuring all tasks within operations are completed in compliance with the plant’s priorities. This position will also have a high focus on developing team members by coaching and mentoring, while striving to improve processes.

Essential Functions:

Establish the team’s vision in accordance with plant priorities. Develop and monitor operational performance indicators for each functional area. Create a culture of safety, cleanliness, and accountability that is aligned with the business results. Transform each operation away from 100% inspection quality control to quality assurance through the development of digital process control plans. Design a digital ready world class training program for cross-functional development. Set the plant to a point where we can manage work load by moving employees based on customer demand and not skill sets.

Communicate with suppliers, customers, management, and all other functional areas. Participate in meetings to establish goals and priorities, improve alignment and manage utilization of resources.

Lead and participate in process improvement initiatives to reduce employee work content to 80% of their capacity. Develop solutions based on root cause analysis and implement action plans supported by documentation and data. Drive continuous improvement and enhance teamwork through the application of Lean tools and methodologies. Design audits for all processes for compliance to customer expectations and ISO requirements. Achieve and maintain 98% compliance.

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Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.