Production Supervisor (Hardwood Plywood Experience Preferred)

“Laminate Technologies, Inc. is looking for an Experienced Production Supervisor to work in our Virginia facility. We are privately owned and are growing!”

Summary: The Production Supervisor is responsible for all aspects of planning, directing, coordinating work activities and resources for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications. This position also has direct supervision of production workers to include inspectors, machine setters, and operators of assembly/fabrication ensuring manufacturing activities meet all quality standards for both Laminate Technologies and our customers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Enforce all safety and environment policies and regulations.
2. Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
3. Direct or coordinate all activities related to production, processing, and/or distribution of materials.
4. Develop or implement production tracking or quality control systems, analyze production, quality, maintenance, or other operational reports, to detect production problems.
5. Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
6. Assist with and ensure effective practices for hiring, training, and evaluating employees with assistance from administrative staff regarding employee performance and relations.
7. Direct and coordinate activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as inspectors, machine setters, and fabricators.
8. Confer with supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments
9. Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
10. Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
11. Direct and coordinate performance management systems.
12. Apply lean manufacturing principals, practices, and tools striving for continuous improvement.
13. Other duties and responsibilities as directed by your supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Associate degree or equivalent experience required.
• Ability to discover root causes of production problems and implement or recommend changes.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision and manage subordinates efficiently.
• Prefer 5+ years of Hardwood plywood manufacturing experience.

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

· Knowledge of Hardwood Plywood production such as hardwood veneer species, HPVA grading standards, high volume through feed sanding operations, plywood press operations, and Veneer putty repair processes.

· Knowledge of production/processing, administration/management, customer/personal services, and human resources/employee relations.

· Ability to think critically, monitor and assess performance of yourself and others, or organizations to make improvements or take actions.

· Manage your time and others’ time effectively.

· Ability to coordinate, listen actively, and communicate effectively.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus opportunities

Work Location: In person