Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Woodbridge is a privately-owned company offering innovative material technologies for applications in automotive, commercial, recreational, packaging, healthcare and building products. In addition to manufacturing operations, the company also offers a full array of services including: chemical research and development, product and process engineering, tooling, technical support and accredited laboratory testing. Woodbridge operates more than 50 facilities across 10 countries-employing over 7,500 teammates and serving more than 600 customers worldwide.

Primary Duty: Supervises and directs the activities of the production team to achieve a world-class, high-quality product. Enforces health and safety regulations and adheres to the collective bargaining agreement guidelines to optimize production and labor utilization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures the production line operates efficiently and produces the highest quality product possible.
• Enters scrap information into the Pareto system; informs employees of issues and solutions to reduce scrap rates.
• Cleans robot pour heads and collaborates with engineers for necessary tool changes.
• Assists employees with scrap, repair, and packing problems; ensures they have the tools and materials needed for their tasks.
• Completes daily paperwork and administrative duties, including KPI Charting, QA Alerts, Rotation Sheets, and Time Tracker entries.
• Conducts WPS activities daily, such as Shift Meetings, 5S Audits, Kamishibai Audits, and TWI Training for new teammates.
• Interprets and enforces company policies and the collective bargaining agreement.
• Assists with start-up and shut-down procedures for the production line.
• Performs workers' tasks as needed.
• Performs spill team duties as necessary.
• Acts as Incident Commander during emergencies, directing evacuation procedures and communicating with emergency services.
• Responds to union grievances and collaborates with subordinates, union, and management to resolve complaints.
• Suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve goals.
• Confers with other supervisors to coordinate departmental activities.
• Maintains a clean, safe work area for employees.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Supervises 25 to 30 production employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.