3rd Shift Production Supervisor rotating shift

Are you a production professional looking for a company who cares about your safety and overall future career development? Do you enjoy working in a smaller manufacturing environment with a close family feel? Do you take pride in the role you play ensuring the company you work for makes a high-quality product? If this sounds like you, let’s talk!

Westlake Pipe & Fittings, a Westlake company (NYSE:

WLK), is the second-largest polyvinyl chloride pipe and fittings manufacturer in North America. With 35 manufacturing and distribution locations, the company supplies gasketed, solvent weld and restrained joint pipes and a wide range of fittings for a diverse list of markets including municipal water and sewer, plumbing, water well, pool and spa, and agricultural and turf irrigation. Westlake Pipe & Fittings is an industry leader in product development with Certa-Lok® spline-lock technology and product systems that are focused on building a better foundation.

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We believe in creating a supportive and inclusive culture that empowers and encourages our associates to succeed through individual achievement and teamwork. A career at Westlake Pipe & Fittings, is enriched with an innovative spirit, high work ethic, and rewarding experiences. We foster a culture that supports professional development, personal growth, and opportunities for advancement.

• Benefits Effective Day 1
• Med, Den, Vision, 401k (4% match), Annual Retirement Contribution (2%), Life & AD&D
• Paid Vacation
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Fitness Reimbursement Program
• Opportunity for Advancement
• 2/2/3 12 Hour Work Schedule, this means you are only scheduled to work 6 months out of the year. This position is for C - Night Shift.

May include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Own the process of the 5-Why program for root cause problem solving.
• Administer the Westlake Safety program on the production shift level; including, but not limited to, conducting safety training, shift meetings, inspections, reporting, incident investigation and follow up.
• Analytical with a passion for details, complete accurate and timely reports and paperwork including documents generated during shift including, but not limited to;
  Data pass, SAP Production Reports, SPC Charts, shift personnel’s attendance, overtime and disciplinary events.
• Problem solver, provide technical support to production team members.
• Recommend alterations and redesign of equipment through the use of root cause analysis as they become either obsolete or in need of alteration or redesign.
• You enjoy training others. Direct, Supervise and develop team members to meet or exceed goals and objectives such as production output, scrap rates, material utilization, and regrind usage.
• Recommend promotions, demotions and disciplinary action of subordinates.
• Direct, supervise and develop team members with regard to quality of the product to Westlake standards, to include testing and record keeping.
• Oversee the effective and timely changeover of production lines to meet customer requirements.
• Attend Supervisor meetings as required.
• Lead by example taking ownership of total housekeeping of the plant during the work shift and enforce all housekeeping policies with team members.
• You take pride in being the face of the company, conduct actions on the job with professionalism.
• You excel as a leader, plan and coordinate the duties and responsibilities of all production personnel.

• HSED or GED required.
• Manufacturing experience in a leadership role required.
• 3-5 years’ experience working in a production environment, understanding of PVC extrusion cause and effects preferred.
• Root cause analysis and 5S experience preferred.
• Must be able to work 3rd shift 12-hour 2/2/3 rotating schedule, 7pm-7am.
• Must be able to start with training for 30 days during the day time, Mon-Fri 8am-4pm.
• Must be able to commute daily into our McPherson, KS facility.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met…