Production Supervisor

West Fraser; South Carolina; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits from Day 1

Competitive starting pay

On-the-job training

Promotions from within

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401K with company match

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid vacations and holidays

Job summary

West Fraser is seeking a hands-on Production Supervisor to lead a team in our OSB manufacturing plant. You will coach the production crew, enforce safety programs, and drive quality improvements while coordinating with engineering and maintenance to streamline operations.

The role emphasizes proactive leadership, clear communication, and ensuring daily tasks align with company standards and payroll processes. Growth opportunities and a supportive, from-within culture are available.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years' experience in OSB manufacturing or wood products.
• Experience in leading a team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, collaborative leadership with a positive attitude.
• Proficiency in computers required.

Responsibilities

• Coach production staff with hands-on engagement to foster growth and development.
• Promote safety programs and ensure SSOP compliance.
• Drive quality improvements, reduce waste, audit finished goods, and prepare for warehouse transfer.
• Maintain workflow, set process variables, assign priorities, and report shift results.
• Delegate tasks, develop SOPs and training, and manage payroll for production operators.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Maintenance to identify problems and implement improvements.

Skills

OSB manufacturing experience

Team leadership

Communication

Collaborative leadership

Computer proficiency

Job description

Responsibilities

• Coaching - Must be highly engaged with an exceptional hands on ability. Must be able to identify and maximize coaching opportunities to promote continual growth and development within your Production team.
• Safety - Promotes, adheres to, and contributes to plant safety programs and ensures compliance with Standard Safety Operating Procedures – SSOP's.
• Quality - Driving force behind quality improvements in waste reduction and elimination, auditing finished goods, preparing finished product for move to warehouse, and regularly identifying and addressing opportunity for Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Production – Maintain workflow by monitoring process, setting process variables, observe control points and equipment, communicate clear job expectations, schedule and assign personnel, establish priorities, and report results on shift production summaries.
• Personnel - Manages daily task delegation, develop programs for production with associated training and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) to maximize member learning, productivity, and advancement of skill level and knowledge. Ensure every member is trained in applying the Company’s quality standards and safety policies and practices, performance/behavior evaluations, disciplinary issues, and approve payroll for all production operators.
• Engineering - Work closely with Facility Engineering and Maintenance to identify potential problems, streamline processes, and implement improvement suggestions and activities.

Qualifications

• Three to five years' experience in OSB manufacturing or within the wood products industry
• Solid understanding of all processes related to production and manufacturing in general
• Experience in leading a team
• Proactive and enthusiastic with demonstrated collaborative leadership skills
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong teams
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skill
• Proven ability to initiate and foster cooperation within and between departments.
• Proficiency in the use of computers is required.

Benefits

• Benefits starting Day 1
• Competitive starting pay
• On-the-job training and
• A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within
• Medical
• Vision
• 401K with company match
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid vacations and holidays

West Fraser is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D & Drug-Free Workplace (DFW)

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