Tannery Blue Wring Supervisor B-Shift

Principle Responsibilities:

• Meet and exceed production goals set forth by plant management.
• Responsible for minimizing down time
• Responsible for daily checks of the machines in the department (Blue Wring Machine).
• Develop new machine operators and stackers with quality and safety behaviors to operate machine.
• Responsible to check, guarantee a good use and guarantee safety condition of the fork lift machine in the department thru check list and visual check.
• Manage employees to unload drums on time to improve productivity.
• Report to process area when identify quality/technical opportunities with hides produced.
• Improve employee safety by identifying hazards and problem shooting solutions.
• Proactively looks for ways to reduce cost
• Be responsible of substandard generation, actions to reduce and grade hides correctly.
• Look for continuous improvement in operating processes, procedures and encourages team member's ownership of all processes
• Manages hourly employee's timecards, vacation requests and schedules ensuring accurate pay.
• Maintains a safe and clean work environment by educating and directing employees on the use of all control points, equipment and resources.
• Be responsible to asset a task for his employees in any moment of downtime, giving priority to finish side tasks and helping other areas.
• To train employees into operational procedures.
• To define processes and methods, implementing preventives & correctives productions actions.

Working Conditions:

• Production settings
• Exposure to various chemicals and machinery
• Slippery floors, extreme temperatures and loud noises
• High level of interaction with other departments and employees
• 50+ hours per week and weekends

Education:

• High School Graduate or GED equivalent (preferred but not required)

Experience:

• 1 year proven supervisory experience in the industry

Special Skills:

• Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully, both written and verbally
• Bilingual skills helpful
• Capable of independent decision making
• Ability to be responsible for reporting to maintenance any issues with the area machines
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Excellent conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrates integrity and fairness
• Able to quickly and effectively adapt to new and changing situations
• Desire for continuous improvement
• Shows compassion towards and has an interest in others
• Basic computer knowledge required
• Good organizational skills
• Able to work assigned hours/days, including weekends as required
• Good attendance and safety records

Relationships:

Internal: Employees on the production, process, quality and other departments.

Supervision of Personnel: 10 employees

Manages: Hourly employees

EOE/M/F/VET/DISABLED