Shift Manager- Lead Supervisor

Essential Functions

• Ensure that a commitment to ‘Customer First’ is embedded within the culture of the team.
• Ensure the current NSG business strategy and company objectives are communicated, understood, and applied by the operations team.
• Develop talent within your team for succession planning.
• Act as a liaison between shift managers and department managers.
• Ensure commitment to and execution of training plans developed by department managers.
• Ensure proper communication channels are established to communicate department needs and process changes to the operations team.
• Ensure standardization of process operations and responses between shifts through use of standard operating procedures
• Advocate on the behalf of supervisors and operations team for documentation and training needs from relevant departments
• Coordinate/schedule training for new hires in all departments, working with other team leaders.
• Assist/supply support during execution of problem-solving techniques ( eight-step, 5-why, fishbone) to ensure the operations team perspective and knowledge is considered.
• Assist ensuring data is collected by the operations team for continuous improvement projects as specified by department managers/engineers.
• Manage resources to ensure continuous coverage of operations as situations arise.
• Identify gaps and risks to operation’s team knowledge and skill level. Communicate gaps and risks with the department managers and develop a plan to eliminate the gaps and risks.
• Maintain positive relations with the work force.
• Actively utilize the employee involvement processes.
• Responsible for auditing of:
• Safety systems (ksb, safety walk and talk, haz id, quick kaizen)
• Adherence to production processes
• Execution of department requests
• Employee productivity
• Adherence to NSG/Pilkington standards of business conduct and its values and principles
• Other duties assigned by manager

Top 3 Competencies Needed for Success in the Role:

• Safety and Quality focus
• Empowers and Develops
• Innovation and Change

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (4+ years of direct experience in operations)
• Supervisory and leadership experience in a continuous manufacturing setting
• Required to have a working knowledge of activities conducted in glassmaking and cutting

Qualifications Desired:

• 2 to 4 years of experience in the glass industry
• 2 to 4 years of experience in Coating
• Solid interpersonal, coaching and communication skills.
• Ability to facilitate groups in an employee involvement environment

Other Requirements:

• Fill in as a Shift Manager as needed.
• Basic computer skills – Excel, Word, PowerPoint

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We offer an excellent compensation and benefits package, which includes 401k, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, company paid holidays, paid vacations, and education assistance.

The Salary Range posted represents Pilkington North America’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible compensation at the time of the posting. Individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, etc.

NSG Group/Pilkington is an equal opportunity employer; M/F/D/V encouraged to apply. Qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin. Applicants have the option to confidentially self-identify or not self-identify when applying.