Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor – Manufacturing Operations AKER by MAAX | American Bath Group

Work Setting: Onsite, hands‑on manufacturing

Schedule: Approximately 4:30 a.m.–3:30/4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, with occasional Saturday coverage

Area of Responsibility: Front shop/chop line

Team: 14 employees reported—11 direct and 3 indirect reports

AKER by MAAX, part of American Bath Group, is hiring a hands‑on Production Supervisor to lead a quality-sensitive composite manufacturing section at its Martinsburg, West Virginia facility.

This is a frontline manufacturing leadership position with direct responsibility for people, safety, production, quality, downtime, material control, labor deployment, and daily output. The Production Supervisor will remain closely connected to the floor, leading the chop line from preparation and startup through shutdown.

The year‑one mandate is clear: establish consistent full‑day leadership, strengthen operator performance, and improve measurable operating results. Key objectives include reducing line‑caused downtime from 9% to 3% or less, reducing chop‑line defects from 28% to 10%, lowering floor waste from 2.0% to 1.75%, and increasing reported output from 220 to 255.

• Prepare the production area for an approximately 5:00 a.m. startup and remain accountable through shutdown.
• Set the daily operating plan and deploy or adjust labor within the chop line.
• Monitor production pacing and respond quickly when output falls behind plan.
• Maintain accurate hourly production, labor, defect, material, and downtime reporting.
• Review and approve employee timecards.
• Lead startup, shift execution, shutdown, and daily reporting without routine supervisory gaps.

• Maintain a visible and consistent presence on the production floor.
• Establish clear expectations for safety, quality, productivity, attendance, and process adherence.
• Coach employees patiently, verify understanding, and document follow‑up.
• Hold employees appropriately accountable when performance or conduct does not improve.
• Build credibility by listening, explaining the reason behind standards, and following through consistently.
• Coordinate employee communication, coaching, documentation, and escalation with Human Resources.

• Use hourly KPI data to identify and respond to downtime, defects, labor gaps, material losses, and production shortfalls.
• Monitor gunners and rollers and develop sufficient knowledge of stroke counts, spray patterns, gauging, rolling, and material application to coach effectively.
• Learn gun and roller mechanics well enough to diagnose process problems and make credible operating decisions.
• Reduce air pockets, rework, repair, scrap, and downstream disruption through stronger process control and operator capability.
• Improve material application discipline and reduce preventable over‑application and floor waste.
• Verify that corrective actions remain effective after implementation.

• Enforce PPE, respirator, chemical‑handling, housekeeping, and floor‑safety requirements.
• Personally intervene when unsafe conditions are observed.
• Exercise stop‑work authority when necessary and support safe, controlled restarts.
• Make sound decisions regarding line stoppages and quality holds.
• Coordinate maintenance, quality, EHS, and plant‑leadership support while retaining ownership of communication and follow‑through.
• Refuse to trade employee safety or product quality for short‑term production output.

During the first 30 days, the Production Supervisor is expected to complete process and gun‑mechanics training and demonstrate working…