Production Supervisor

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.

Westlake Pipe & Fittingsa Westlake division(NYSE:WLK)is one of the largestpolyvinyl chloride pipe and fittingsmanufacturerin North America. With23manufacturing and distribution locations the company supplies gasketed solvent weld and restrained joint pipes and a wide range of fittings for a diverse list of markets including municipal water and sewer plumbing water well pool and spa and agricultural and turf irrigation. Westlake Pipe & Fittings is an industry leader in product development with Certa-Lok spline-lock technology and product systems that are focused on buildingA Better Foundation. To learn more visit the website atand follow us onLinkedInandFacebook.

SO WHY WESTLAKE PIPE & FITTINGS

We believe in creating a supportive and inclusive culture that empowers and encourages our associates to succeed through individual achievement and teamwork. A career at Westlake Pipe & Fittings is enriched with an innovative spirit high work ethic and rewarding experiences. We foster a culture that supports professional development personal growth and opportunities for advancement.

COMPETITIVE PAY & BENEFITS

• Benefits Effective Day 1
• Medical Insurance (Anthem Blue Cross Blue Sheild)
• Dental (Delta Dental) and Vision (VSP)
• 401k (4% match)
• Annual Retirement Contribution (3%)
• Company paid Life & AD&D 2x your annual salary
• Multiple complimentary Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Quarterly Incentive Program (QIP) Bonus up to 8% of your quarters earnings
• Annual Discretionary Bonus
• Paid Vacation Floating Holiday and Holiday pay (specific)
• 2/2/3 Schedule
• Free lunch Fridays
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Fitness Reimbursement Program
• Pay for Knowledge Program
• Opportunity for Advancement

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

May include but are not limited to the following:

• Own the process of the 5-Why program for root cause problem solving.
• Administer the WESTLAKE Safety program on the production shift level; including but not limited to conducting safety training shift meetings inspections reporting incident investigation and follow up.
• Analytical with a passion for details complete accurate and timely reports and paperwork including documents generated during shift including but not limited to; Data pass SAP Production Reports SPC Charts shift personnels attendance overtime and disciplinary events.
• Problem solver provide technical support to production team members.
• Recommend alterations and redesign of equipment through the use of root cause analysis as they become either obsolete or in need of alteration or redesign.
• You enjoy training others. Direct Supervise and develop team members to meet or exceed goals and objectives such as production output scrap rates material utilization and regrind usage.
• Recommend promotions demotions and disciplinary action of subordinates.
• Direct supervise and develop team members with regard to quality of the product to Westlake standards to include testing and record keeping.
• Oversee the effective and timely changeover of production lines to meet customer requirements.
• Attend Supervisor meetings as required.
• Lead by example taking ownership of total housekeeping of the plant during the work shift and enforce all housekeeping policies with team members.
• You take pride in being the face of the company conduct actions on the job with professionalism.
• You excel as a leader plan and coordinate the duties and responsibilities of all production personnel.

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• HSED or GED required
• 3-5 years experience working in a production environment understanding of PVC extrusion cause and effects preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand walk and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to high precarious places and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

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Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.

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