Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Company Description

With over 100 years of experience, Sika is a worldwide innovation and sustainability leader in the development and production of systems and products for commercial and residential construction, as well as the marine, automotive, and renewable energy manufacturing industries. Sika has offices in over 100 countries with over 300 manufacturing facilities and more than 33,500 employees worldwide. With annual sales of 11.5 billion dollars in 2022, our commitment to quality, innovation, and the environment as well as putting our customer’s needs first, encompasses why Sika is the global leader in our industries.

Job Description

Effectively manage manufacturing operations to meet plant goals for safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

• Maintaining a presence on the plant floor at least 80% of the assigned shift time.
• Ensuring that plant safety rules and policies are enforced.
• Ensuring that plant quality requirements are understood and met by all assigned employees.
• Working closely with Customer Service, Planning, Quality, and Shipping departments to ensure product needed for customer orders is produced on a timely basis and to quality specifications.
• Effectively managing shop floor manufacturing operations including:
• Timely shift startups and shutdowns
• Adherence to production schedules
• Accurate and timely reporting of production and labor
• Training, development, and motivation of shop floor personnel
• Adherence to plant labor contract requirements
• Lead production meetings (Salaried, Hourly)
• Meeting assigned financial goals and budgets.
• Assist/Own new capital implementation within department
• Capex – Installation of new equipment
• Implementation of lean manufacturing techniques including but not limited to:
• Safety and Housekeeping (5 S)
• Continuous improvement (Process improvements)
• Improvements/Upgrades to extrusion lines and compounding mixers
• Quick changeovers
• Supervises 5 team leads with 50 production employees.
• Participate in cross functional team meetings to solve problems.
  

Qualifications

• Excellent internal and external relationships with all levels of management.
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably with an engineering discipline. Equivalent manufacturing experience will be considered. Detail oriented professional.
• Year’s experience: Automotive customer base exposure.
• Understanding of ISO14001 / IATF and quality system requirements.
• Highly organized. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  
  

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Sika Corporation is committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals that apply. As an equal opportunity employer Sika will consider all qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, or other protected characteristics.