Manufacturing Supervisor - 3rd shift (RCA - West Point, GA)

Position summary:

Supervise and lead activities of employees engaged in RCA manufacturing processes to attain shift goals for safety, quality, delivery, and productivity

Educational requirements:

• Prefer college degree in Business or Engineering or related degree program. Will accept high school or G.E.D with relevant equivalent experience

Skills and experience:

• At least two years of manufacturing supervision experience.

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.

• Excellent and proven reasoning ability.

• Good mathematical skills.

Essential duties:

• Direct resources to ensure adherence to production schedule while maintaining the lowest possible cost

• Ensure proper work methods are being used.

• Ensure that all activities are performed safely.

• Ensure adherence to all quality procedures

• Analyze work orders to determine the need for supplies and sequence of operation.

• Coordinate flow of materials through manufacturing processes.

• Ensure proper training of workers in the operation and adjustment of machines and equipment.

• Ensure proper examination of yarn and carpet during processing to verify conformance to specifications and to prevent defects.

• Adjust resource utilization to meet production schedule

• Ensure adherence to company policies, procedures, and systems

• Enforce company, plant, and departmental safety regulations

• Interpret specifications and job orders to workers, and assign duties

• Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product

• Analyze and resolve work problems, or assist workers in solving work problems

• Initiate or suggest plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals

• Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, discharges, and disciplinary measures.

• Oversee training of new workers

• Maintain time and production records

• May estimate, requisition, and inspect materials

• May confer with other Supervisors of other departments to coordinate activities  

• Conduct performance appraisals

• Initiate the hiring process

• Maintain housekeeping

• Comply with safety rules

• Comply with environmental regulations

• Be aware of departmental Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

• Perform other duties as assigned

Physical demands:  

• Light physical work.

• Considerable walking

• Considerable standing

Work environment: 

Climate-controlled manufacturing environment

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