Production Shift Supervisor

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Manage Mill Technicians to ensure accurate time management scheduling training and meeting KPIs including mill goals production quality and on-grade up-time
• Compliance with all HR policies SOPs and collective bargaining agreement.
• Safety and environmental compliance through training meetings and enforcement of safety and environmental policies.
• Responsible for new employee orientation training and daily toolbox talks
• Works with crew members and maintenance team to perform root cause failure analysis RCFA for paper breaks and mechanical failures
• Assesses individual training needs and plans training
• Plans employee work schedules to meet production needs
• Works with the Production Manager to plan and execute mill maintenance shutdowns
• Maintains equipment through assuring basic care rounds operator maintenance housekeeping and effective use of maintenance resources are completed.
• Champions continuous improvement processes and equipment reliability
• Communication among crew members other Shift Supervisors and management through shift turnover breakout meeting and daily reporting.
• Works with crew members to resolve issues or complaints; communicates concerns with the Production Manager and Human Resources Manager if necessary
• Other functions that may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:Directly supervises 15 non-exempt Mill Technicians. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing hiring and training employees; planning assigning and directing work; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications:

• Require minimum 10 years plus of paper mill experience
• 10 years or more in heavy manufacturing experience a plus
• Preferred managerial experience

Other skills:

• Excellent written verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite and the ability to learn new applications.
• Strong understanding of computerized maintenance management systems such as Maximo.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong mechanical knowledge and aptitude
• Well-developed people practice including strong interpersonal skills the ability to build lasting relationships provide recognition and demonstrate integrity and high personal standards.
• Preferred a minimum of five years of experience in the paper industry
• Competencies:detail orientated managerial courage problem solving organizational skills

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this Job the employee is required toA combination of these activities can make up a full 12-hour shift:

• Stand for long periods of time
• Walk the distance of a large manufacturing facility
• Reach with hands and arms above the shoulders
• Have full wrist range of motion to use tools
• Bend at the waist and twist upper body
• Grip hand and power tools ladders and equipment
• Use hands to turn valves push and pull items
• Climb or balance on stairs ladders & catwalks
• Stoop kneel crouch or crawl
• Move lift & carry up to 50 pounds (Occasionally up to 100 pounds)
• Occasionally required to sit drive heavy machinery such as a bobcat forklift and clamp truck
• Vision abilities required are close vision and depth perception
• Able to verbally communicate and hearing abilities

Work Environment: The duties of the job are performed either in the Paper Mill at the site of a piece of equipment yard or receiving/shipping. The Paper Mill is a large facility and the employees can work at various locations within the Mill during a shift. Equipment in the Paper Mill can be very large. While performing the duties of this Job the employee:

• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud (80dB).
• Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to loud moving mechanical equipment; high precarious places; vapors or corrosive chemicals; hot and cold; blood borne pathogens; and risk of electrical shock.
• Occasionally the employee is exposed to the Mill work environment which can be hot and the noise level is loud

Employees are required to wear Personal Protective Equipment PPE such as hard hat steel toed boots gloves safety glasses and hearing protection.