Production Supervisor - Weekend Day Shift

Why Valmont

1600 East 29th Ave Columbus Nebraska 68601

We’re Here to Move the World Forward. Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.

Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today. We are the modern workforce. Are you ready to move the world forward? Apply now.

It's important to us that all of our employees have access to professional development and opportunities. It's how we learn and stay innovative over the course of time.

One way to grow your career is through internal advancement and promotion. We like to keep our hard‑working team together, so when positions come open, we tend to hire from the inside. It's just one way we recognize and reward initiative and dedication.

• As a supervisor, the candidate should demonstrate active employee engagement by:
  • Conducting effective every day “stand up‑start up meetings”. The start up meetings are to be utilized to identify if all of the employees are “fit for duty” that day. An effective supervisor will conduct stretch and flex exercises as part of warming up for the work but also use it to identify if employees demonstrate motion concerns.
  • Enforcing work hardening policy (Any new hires – direct hire or temps should be only scheduled for 40 hour / week for first 30 days without exceptions).
• Effective supervisor will ensure that Valmont safety absolutes are not compromised at any time. In case of a safety infraction (near miss, first aid, recordable, LTI, property damage) supervisors will:
  • Assist in the investigation and demonstrate effective containment actions are in place for all employees to return to their work centers safely.
  • Present root cause findings as well as countermeasures (short term as well as long term) to all employees as well as management.
• As a leader over production personnel and work area, Supervisor is to ensure that he / she demonstrates “first time quality – work attitude” by:
  • Making sure that any equipment issues are immediately reported.
  • Own the root cause analysis of ANY rejected pole. Perform time sensitive fact finding to make sure repeat rejects (because of same issue) do not occur.
  • Partner with Quality Supervisor in making sure correct solution is in place and in case of performance issue from his / her employees, it is documented with HR.
• A successful supervisor is expected to effectively plan his / her work, including (but not limited to):
  • Daily task assignments. Supervisor is expected to have employee work assignments planned in advance.
  • Executing weekly schedules and report any schedule concerns.

• Monitor employee’s performance to ensure all safety policies and procedures are followed and adhered.
• Implement and assign work schedules to maximize the utilization of manpower, machines, and equipment.
• Defines expected production standards, and monitors performance standards of the assigned personnel.
• Observes personnel to ensure the proper operation of assigned work and equipment.
• Ensures inspection checks and quality assurance occurs to produce high quality products.
• Promote a continuous productivity improvement climate that encourages suggestions for operational improvement.
• Administers and supports company policies and procedures in a fair and consistent manner.
• Trains new employees about divisional and organizational activities and safety policies and procedures.
• Prepares daily time sheets for hourly employees, production summaries, overtime and downtime reports.

• This position reports to the Production Manager.
• Thorough knowledge of the equipment and processes in the areas.
• Acquired knowledge of planning, organizing, controlling, coordinating,…