Shift Production Supervisor
Position Summary: Provides direction and leadership for site manufacturing activities to achieve safety, cost, quality and delivery goals. Manages available resources and leads associates to perform all departmental tasks in the most cost effective manner while ensuring a quality product is processed according to schedule. Ensures proper use of all Liberty Steel personnel systems and adherence to all regulatory requirements placed on the plant. Supports company operating plan along with Liberty Steel mission, vision and values
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Operational Cadence

Drives Lean Daily Management Cadence to achieve operational excellence
Establish metrics & goals: visible and understood
Execute based on metrics (daily/weekly/monthly),
Daily management of escalation and problem solving, including support resources
Utilizing Capacity/Load targets, develop/execute staffing/scheduling plans, adjusting to a daily/weekly/monthly cadence
Drives “Boundary Team” alignment between operations and all support functions, clearly defining expectations and holding all associates equally accountable

Leadership

Demonstrate alignment of corporate mission, vision, values and strategies
Clearly owning & delivering messages, “connecting the dots” for associates
Demonstrate Engagement and Relationship Building Skills
Drive Change through Inspirational Leadership
Maintains fair and consistent application of all company policies and procedures
Resolve personnel issues or conflicts
Leads by example, following leader standard work to focus on in the moment priorities
As a leader, you are expected to know, enforce, and appropriately escalate all associate policies.

Quality / Continuous Improvement

Drives Culture of Quality/Continuous Improvement
Quality plan adherence and Standard work discipline
Engagement of all associates in waste reduction education and activities
Utilizes Kaizen events to drive operational improvements, engaging associates and entire boundary team

Development of Self / Others Operational Cadence Operational Cadence

Drives Lean Daily Management Cadence to achieve operational excellence
Establish metrics & goals: visible and understood
Execute based on metrics (daily/weekly/monthly),
Daily management of escalation and problem solving, including support resources
Utilizing Capacity/Load targets, develop/execute staffing/scheduling plans, adjusting to a daily/weekly/monthly cadence
Drives “Boundary Team” alignment between operations and all support functions, clearly defining expectations and holding all associates equally accountable

Leadership

Demonstrate alignment of corporate mission, vision, values and strategies
Clearly owning & delivering messages, “connecting the dots” for associates
Demonstrate Engagement and Relationship Building Skills
Drive Change through Inspirational Leadership
Maintains fair and consistent application of all company policies and procedures
Resolve personnel issues or conflicts
Leads by example, following leader standard work to focus on in the moment priorities
As a leader, you are expected to know, enforce, and appropriately escalate all Liberty Steel associate policies.

Quality / Continuous Improvement

Drives Culture of Quality/Continuous Improvement
Quality plan adherence and Standard work discipline
Engagement of all associates in waste reduction education and activities
Utilizes Kaizen events to drive operational improvements, engaging associates and entire boundary team

Development of Self / Others Operational Cadence Development of Self / Others

Develops plans to address skill gaps within the workforce
Coaches and mentors associates to help them achieve their career goal

Approximate # of direct reports – 10 to 30 Direct Reports
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
Required:

High School Diploma
Intermediate computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office, utilizing MRP systems, data mining & report generation)

Preferred:

Bachelor’s degree
Manufacturing experience (Conventional & Auxiliary equipment), or similar business experiences
Previous formal leadership roles or experiences

Critical Competencies:

Communication Skills § Teamwork and Collaboration § Engagement and Relationship Building § Accountability both self and with associates § Agility in thinking and responding to situations § Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills §

Working Conditions and/or Physical Requirements:

Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
May be required to pass pre-employment and annual Vision Acuity tests

Liberty Steel is a Veteran Friendly Employer.
Liberty Steel is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Applicants are selected without regard to race, ethnicity, creed, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin or ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran/military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.
Liberty Steel will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008.
This job summary is intended to be brief and does not list all the duties for this position. Nothing in this job description should be construed as an express or implied contract of employment. Liberty Steel is an at-will employer, which means that either party is free to terminate the employment relationship at any time, without any advanced notice, for any reason or no reason.