Production Supervisor

Job Purpose

The Production Supervisor ensures that production is carried out as effective and efficient as possible, in accordance with quality, HSE and other established procedures and standards.

Key Responsibilities

⦁ Ensures production is carried out according to production planning and ensures production priorities are being followed.
⦁ Ensures all site safety rules are strictly followed to that no injuries occur and looks for root cause for all incidents and near misses.
⦁ Ensures all process quality checks are being performed in accordance with established procedures.
⦁ Accounts for proper allocation of man hours.
⦁ Communicates targets and continuously measures and communicates status against these targets.
⦁ Monitors the technical state of installations and take appropriate actions to resolve issues together with Maintenance and Engineering department.
⦁ Resolves short term quality issues together with Quality department, initiate structural problem solving of quality issues
⦁ Works with CI and Shift Supervisors to implement (lean) tools to improve production efficiency, reduce costs and reduce waste.
⦁ Inputs on CI/ ALPS projects and takes action to support (new) management initiatives.
⦁ Coaches Team Leaders for performing their roles, amongst others to lead daily effective team meetings and ensure daily situational problem solving.
⦁ Is familiar and complies with all the applicable corporate as well as site and laboratory policies/procedures with regard to personal conduct, HSE and Product Safety & Regulatory Affairs (PSRA) 
standards.

Level of Autonomy

⦁ Inspires commitment to AkzoNobel’s purpose, vision, strategy, core principles, values and leadership behaviors.
⦁ Acts as an ambassador and creates an open environment in which the team as a whole and its members individually can perform at their best.
⦁ Stimulates, manages and follows through on employee engagement and builds on the workforce to reflect the societies and markets in which we do business (D&I).
⦁ Ensures that job profiles are in place, sets objectives for team members, reviews development and provides clear, open and constructive feedback on performance combined with the 
appropriate actions.
⦁ Strengthens the talent pipeline by developing talent and regularly assesses and discusses talent and internal movement. Continuously monitors and evaluates retention risk.
⦁ Ensures reporting line is fully informed and acts in line with HSE and Compliance regulations. 
⦁ Manages and plans relevant budgets and proactively manages costs.
⦁ Reports on progress on a continuous base.

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Industrial, chemical engineering or similar field
10+ years supervision experience in a manufacturing facility, preferably chemical or paint 
manufacturing
Proficient in English and MS office software

Benefits/Rewards

The salary range for these skills is:  $89,000 to $99,000.  This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

• Medical insurance with HSA
• Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D benefits 
• Annual bonus 
• 401K retirement savings with 6% company match
• Generous vacation, personal and holiday pay
• Paid Parental leave
• Hybrid work for most exempt roles
• Active Diversity & Inclusion Networks
• Career growth opportunities on a regional and global scale
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career growth opportunities
• Employee referral bonus •