Production Supervisor-1

IKO North America; Chester (SC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Competitive health and benefit plan

Competitive matched retirement savings

Diversity and Inclusion focus

Industry leader in manufacturing

Job summary

IKO Industries Ltd. in Chester, SC, is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead safety, quality and daily production operations on the floor. This role involves supervising hourly staff, coordinating staffing and training, and ensuring compliance with plant policies.

Strong communication, time management, and organizational skills are essential to drive performance and maintain a safe, efficient manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required with eight years of supervisory experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Promote and maintain safety goals and a safe work environment for all employees, leading safety, housekeeping, and corrective actions.
• Lead primary employees to meet goals including safety, quality, value, morale, and housekeeping; plans and administers policies for plant operations.
• Provide employee coaching and development; make employment decisions and resolve issues through counseling processes.
• Enforce plant policies and procedures; manage department performance measures and provide progress reports to management.

Skills

Strong communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Ability to provide instructions

Education

High school diploma

Job description

IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality, integrity, and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success, and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you!

Job Description

Production Supervisor

Location: IKO Glass Fiber Inc., Chester, SC
Department: Production Type: Full Time

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Competitive salary
• Competitive health and benefit plan
• Competitive matched retirement savings program
• The opportunity to join a continuously growing organization with focus on Diversity and Inclusion
• The opportunity to work with an industry leader in manufacturing

WHEN YOU JOIN US YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE TO:

• Promote and maintain IKO safety goals and ensure a safe work environment for all employees. Leads safety, housekeeping efforts, and corrective actions within assigned projects and areas. Exemplifies safety in all actions and leads by example.
• Leads primary employees to meet established goals including safety, quality, value, morale, and housekeeping. Plans and administers policies relating to all phases of personnel activity at plant.
• Ensures positive employee relations. Provides employee coaching and personal development. Makes employment decisions. Resolve employee issues through problem resolution, utilizing established performance counseling process.
• Enforces plant policies and procedures. Manages departmental performance measures, including visual controls, and provides regular progress reports to management team.
• Manages department priorities. Manages exceptions and special causes. Notifies appropriate personnel as needed.
• Accurately and timely records personnel records. Completes all other required reports in a timely manner.
• Responsible for staffing per established levels based on pre-established efficiency levels.
• Recommend and coordinate changes as needed.
• Responsible for team scheduling to include work assignments/rotations, employee training, employee vacations, employee breaks, overtime assignment, back-up for absent employees, and shift rotations.
• Leads the primary employee training effort through proper planning, scheduling, and coordination. Ensures training of new and cross-training employees as well as required up-date training.
• Coordinate with production manager on staffing, goals, and counseling of hourly associates.
• Establish employee goals and conduct quarterly employee performance reviews.
• Conduct interviews, hire new staff, and provide employee orientation.
• Other duties as required.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

• High school diploma required. Preferably with minimum of eight years of relevant experience in a supervisory role.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Possess excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to provide simple and accurate instructions.

WORK AUTHORIZATIONS AND TRAVEL

• MINIMAL TRAVEL
• I9 VERIFICATION REQUIRED

IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. IKO Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.