Production Supervisor, Personal Protection

Responsibilities

The Production Operations Supervisor is responsible for producing high quality Dyneema products in the most cost-effective manner and according to the production plan, while maintaining excellent safety, human relations, and environmental standards.

The Production Supervisor is responsible for creating and maintaining a culture of continuous improvement, first time right throughout the entire operation of their assigned team/shift and in alignment with vision and goals of the site.

This person also has operational responsibilities for the effective management of labor, productivity outputs, quality control, and safety measures as established by AVIENT.

Success in the Production Supervisor role will be highly dependent on the leadership skills of the person that serves in this position.

They will supervise the overall production operations and support their team in achieving performance goals by providing strong leadership.

Their leadership should focus on safety, maintaining quality standards, implementing standardized work processes, and levering manufacturing best practices.

In addition, they should promote a culture of ownership and accountability across the shift.

The Production Supervisor must be able to engage and develop their team members by setting clear expectations, providing individualized feedback, and successfully managing the performance of their team.Qualifications

Education and Experience


* High school diploma (Required) with at least 3-5 years of experience working in a manufacturing, production, or equivalent military technical experiences / training.


* Bachelor's degree (Preferred)


* Working knowledge and/or routine use of the business processes and platforms such as:
+ Microsoft Office Suite and related Digital Platforms
+ Manufex, Operational Excellence and Good Manufacturing Processes (GMP)
+ SAP
+ Work permitting and work permit software
+ SHE requirements and practices
+ Relevant SHE assessments and investigation practices
+ Management of change and continuous improvement methodologies

Additional Qualifications


* Experience leading a team and developing team members based on team member skill sets, desires for growth and business needs.


* Familiarity with implementing, modeling, following and enforcing safety, health and environment procedures and behaviors.


* Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with support groups and all levels of the organization.


* Strategic planning and organizational skills for short, medium and long term tasks and actions such as planning and ensuring the resources required to execute the production schedule


* Problem solving abilities to be able to quickly assess production issues and establish the best course of action


* Analytical skills to be able to spot issues/deficiencies of varying complexity within the manufacturing process quickly and ...