Production Supervisor

The Chimney Liners Production Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day execution of manufacturing operations within the Liners department. This role provides direct leadership on the production floor to ensure safety, quality, delivery, and productivity targets are achieved.

The Supervisor drives operational excellence through strong floor presence, disciplined execution of work processes, and active leadership in Lean manufacturing initiatives. This position champions 5S ownership, supports continuous improvement efforts, and fosters a culture of accountability, teamwork, and measurable performance improvement.

• Lead and motivate a manufacturing team of 5 – 8 employees by implementing strategic manpower plans and fostering a collaborative environment.
• Oversee the complete employee management cycle, including recruitment, training, performance evaluations, and disciplinary actions.
• Provide continuous training to new and existing team members to ensure compliance with quality, safety, and production standards, aligning with company policies.
• Organize and facilitate department meetings to discuss challenges, new initiatives, and collective goals, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
• Production:
• Monitor and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure alignment with production goals, including metrics such as production efficiency, defect rates, and on-time delivery; regularly analyze data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Prioritize and execute tasks to meet production schedules and customer commitments, utilizing the provided production schedule to allocate resources effectively and manage workflow for timely completion of all activities.
• Align manpower and materials to optimize resource allocation, ensuring staffing levels match production demands and that all necessary materials are available to minimize downtime and maximize productivity.
• Oversee inventory management to ensure adequate supplies for production needs, implementing Kanban systems to visualize inventory levels and manage stock replenishment, along with conducting regular audits to maintain optimal stock levels and reduce waste.
• Streamline process flows within physical operations and ERP systems by mapping workflows to identify bottlenecks, utilizing ERP functionalities to enhance communication across departments, and ensuring that production processes are efficient and well-documented.
• Quality and Continuous Improvement:
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and employee engagement within the department, encouraging participation in Kaizen events to drive innovation and enhance processes.
• Identify and implement process improvements in safety, quality, and efficiency, while ensuring adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and achieving key performance metrics.
• Champion and maintain 5S practices to create an organized and efficient work environment, contributing to overall quality and productivity.
• Execute health and safety programs and enforce critical safety and quality standards, ensuring compliance with regulations and best practices across all operations.

This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

This is a full-time, exempt position. The normal work schedule is Monday through Friday, generally 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A flexible schedule is required to support production needs. This position regularly requires 40+ hours per week and additional hours as necessary to meet operational demands.

No travel is expected for this position.

• Minimum of a high school education or equivalent
• Lean Manufacturing experience required;
  Six Sigma Green Belt certification preferred
• Experience implementing and sustaining 5S strongly preferred.
• Minimum of five (5) years of manufacturing experience
• Minimum of two (2) years of supervisory experience
• Ability to read and write in English and Spanish, follow verbal instructions, and use basic math skills.

This position manages all employees of the department and is responsible for performance management, hiring and training of the employees within the department.

Olympia Chimney Supply Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries, Copperfield Chimney, and Olympia…