Night Shift Blending Supervisor

Night Shift Blending Supervisor

Wilmington, OH, US, 45177 Onsite James Hardie is the industry leader in exterior home and outdoor living solutions, with a portfolio that includes fiber cement, fiber gypsum, composite and PVC decking and railing products. Our family of trusted brands includes Hardie®, Timber Tech®, AZEK® Exteriors, Versatex®, fermacell®, and Stru Xure®. With over 8,000 employees and our U.S. operating entities headquartered in Chicago, we boast 31 operating sites, 6 recycling facilities, and 6 research and development centers globally.

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Summary

Position Summary:

Oversee and assist Shift Leaders, Operators and Rail Car Attendants to ensure organizational commitments regarding people, safety, quality, delivery, and cost expectations are met. Collaborate with other departments to determine, analyze, and mitigate issues within the blending environment. Responsible for ensuring that company policy and procedures are enforced and adhered to. Responsible for resolving member conflict and fostering an environment in which members are engaged.

This position will be a 12-hour rotating shift (2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off, etc.) on nights 6:30pm-7:00AM.

What You'll Do:

• Provides leadership, direction, and oversight to the Blending Team to ensure company objectives are attained regarding Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.
• Assigns work assignments to the Team Leaders, Operators, and Rail Car Attendants.
• Ensures plant safety procedures are followed in order to promote personal safety and the safety of others.
• Oversees, coordinates, and assists in raw material deliveries daily to ensure enough raw materials are accessible.
• Practices strong engagement with direct reports and team members including promoting diversity, sharing responsibility for success, demonstrating honesty and integrity, helping employees solve problems and showing respect.
• Communicates pertinent information to Rail Car Attendants, Operators, and Leads.
• Provides training to Shift Leaders, Operators, and Rail Car Attendants.
• Troubleshoots blend systems and blending equipment for problems and makes proper adjustments.
• Ensures the proper materials and mixes are used to blend according to identified specifications.
• Ensures operators maintain and observe batch tolerances, moisture, and all identified quality parameters.
• Monitors the quality of the blends, performs daily audits, and follows posted process standards.
• Ensures compliance regarding preventive maintenance and general maintenance as required.
• Performs safety checks on all machinery in the department and reports safety issues as needed.
• Identifies maintenance requirements and works with maintenance to repair equipment as required.
• Performs administrative duties and processes all required forms/paperwork.
• Assists Operations to ensure production schedule is followed and executed completely and on time.
• Ensures housekeeping duties are performed on the plant floor.
• Understands, supports, and follows all company policies, practices and procedures.
• Works with management team to develop and implement process improvement initiatives.
• Performs other assignments as directed.

What You'll Bring:

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
• Technical degree from 2-year college/university (preferred)
• 3 plus years of manufacturing experience (preferred)
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Minimum 1 year leadership Experience required.
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Help drive team development effectively
• Must be self-directed, motivated and able to multi-task in fast-paced, 24/7 manufacturing environment;
  Work schedule flexibility (on designated crews), with no advance notice, to accommodate needs of the organization.

Success Measures:

• Thirty (30) days:
  Be able to respond appropriately to safety-related items and have a foundation for safety continuous improvement Be able to navigate UKG and utilize HR programs effectively Be able to verbally explain general process for…