Green Veneer Supervisor - Springfield Plywood

 

Position Title: Green Veneer Supervisor

Reports To: Plant Superintendent

Department: LPC and Lathe Line

Work Schedule: 50 hr.

work week, may include some nights, weekends, or holidays

Wage: Salaried Exempt (DOE), as Business needs dictate

Position Purpose: Oversee log processing, green veneer operations in processing green veneer from the peeling through drying.

Position Functions:

Essential Functions

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These duties are designated as ADA Essential Functions and must be performed in this job.

Coordinate vat schedules and peel schedules with log yard supervisor.

Work with log yard supervisor and mill management with recovery test.

Ensure smooth operation of LPC, lathe and green composers.

Responsible for assuring proper dry veneer moisture content and accurate dry veneer grades to maximize volume and grade recovery.

Manage and organize green and dry veneer inventory.

Maintains set standard for orderliness and organization of department.

Utilize the principles of performance improvement to identify issues and/or opportunities that if modified or corrected will improve results.

Work with QC to troubleshoot quality manufacturing issues for green and dry veneer and educate leads and employees.

Training & Mentoring – Sponsor future leaders, be a sponsor of a safety committee sub-team. 

Be involved with a Pillar team or involved with the pillar process.  Be a coach and mentor to all positions supervised; give direction on areas of growth and needed training.  Coordinate with Plant Superintendent to conduct in-house and external training.  (Example: Incident reporting and training.)  Provide honest and timely feedback to green end and dry end team through routine informal contact and conduct a daily meeting to provide team direction and instruction.

Take the lead in safety.  Ensure that all workers under his/her supervision are given adequate safety training, coaching and proper tools to safely do the job.  Promote safety awareness.  Ensure proper use of lockout/tagout/retry and PPE.  Encourage good housekeeping.  Respond to employee and safety committee safety concerns in a timely manner.

Coordinate major repair and maintenance schedules with maintenance and electrical staff.

List for maintenance and team members for maintenance days.

Be familiar with all equipment and its operation (including machine capabilities, product quality and standard production rates).

Policies & Procedures – Support and promote company policies and procedures while encouraging positive behavior in each member of the green end and dryer team.  Be a leader in safety, Coordinates the completion of administrative paperwork and reporting related to production reports, scheduling, personnel actions, timekeeping and safety.

Other duties as assigned.

 

 

Working Environment: Working Environment: (1) Environment exposure- Inside 80% of the time; average temperature 65 degrees, high 100 degrees, and low 40 degrees.

Outside 20% of the time...