Shift Superintendent
Key Skills for This Role
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Essential Functions
Leadership of MFG Operations
· Serve as the primary decision-maker for operational issues occurring during assigned shifts and escalation of critical issues
· Provide operational leadership and direction for 6-10 Production Supervisors (indirect reporting relationship) across PULT, PUPI, and FW during assigned shifts.
· Drive shift performance results in areas of Safety, Quality, Productivity, and On-Time Delivery objectives, through accountability to standard WI’s and operational discipline, during your shift.
· Establish and communicate shift priorities based on production schedules and customer commitments
· Coordinate labor and resources across departments to support changing production requirements
· Ensure scheduled work is being executed in the proper sequence and according to established standards
· Lead escalation and containment activities during operational disruptions
· Provide updates to Leadership regarding production performance, risks, and recovery plans
· Support on-shift Supervisors with HR related matters, including deescalations, coaching, and the Administration of employee discipline; in collaboration with associated Department Manager and the HR dept.
· Maintain a significant presence on the manufacturing floor to monitor performance and provide direction
· Monitor departmental performance and take action to optimize results
· Ensure manufacturing areas maintain established housekeeping and floor management standards
· Promote a positive, engaged work environment aligned with the company TRUE values, while supporting company policies and mission
· Perform other duties as assigned
Cross Functional Coordination and Continuous improvement
· Work closely with Production Supervisors, Managers, EHS, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, HR, and Supply Chain as necessary to achieve production objectives
· Support implementation of new equipment, processes, and operational improvements
· Identify opportunities to improve Safety, Quality, Productivity, and employee engagement/retention
· Ensure effective communication between shifts and departments, cross-functionally
· Lead problem-solving activities and root cause investigations
Administration & Reporting
· Complete shift reports and communicate performance results
· Ensure accurate production reporting and KPI tracking
· Monitor labor utilization, schedule attainment, scrap, rework, training, and operational metrics
· Escalate significant issues to Operations Leadership as required
· Assist MGR’s with annual performance reviews and other administrative duties as assigned by Director.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- · Proven leadership experience in a manufacturing environment with a track record of driving Safety, Quality, Productivity, and On-Time Delivery results
- · 5+ years of manufacturing leadership experience; supervisory and multi-departmental leadership experience preferred
- · Strong understanding of Manufacturing operations, production flow, workforce deployment, and operational problem-solving
- · Demonstrated ability to lead, influence, and hold teams accountable without direct reporting authority
- · Excellent communication, interpersonal, teamwork and problem-solving (incl. conflict-resolution) skills
- · Ability to make sound decisions independently and exercise good judgment in fast-paced manufacturing environment
- · Proficient using computers for ERP transactions, KPI tracking, reporting, email, and Microsoft office applications
- · Proven ability to identify issues, determine root causes, and drive corrective actions to completion
- · Mechanically inclined with the ability to understand production processes, equipment operation, and technical documentation (preferred)
- · Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple competing demands
- · Self-motivated with hands-on leadership approach and strong floor presence
Physical Work Conditions
Time is to be split between the floor and the office, ranging anywhere from 70-85% on the manufacturing production floor and 30%-15% in the office. Must be comfortable standing up to 12 hours per day, working around tools, heavy equipment, chemicals, and vapors.
Who We Are
For over 30 years, GEOTEK has been internationally recognized for industry leading composite technologies, engineering, and service. The company has grown PUPI® into the leading global provider of fiberglass crossarms and is committed to adding and developing other market-leading composite brands for the world’s infrastructure. The company was founded in 1990 to manufacture and market Common Sense Fencing and other pultruded fiberglass products. Early on GEOTEK also began producing utility composite crossarms for Pultruded Utility Products, Inc., a company it acquired in 2000 and renamed Pultruded Utility Products International (PUPI) to reflect the global opportunity for these products. PUPI (pronounced “puppy”) is a brand of GEOTEK. Using proprietary processes and several patented inventions, GEOTEK manufactures and distributes engineered fiberglass composites that are used by the transmission and distribution power lines and substations. The company is well positioned for sustained growth and profitability through market expansion and new product offerings.
Our Purpose
As the global leader in composite crossarms, we aim to broaden our engineered composite products in infrastructure applications with light poles and beyond.
Mission
Enhance the world’s infrastructure with engineered composite products.
Vision
Develop, acquire, and grow respected composite product brands; where each product line delivers market-leading reliability, performance, and value to global infrastructure customers.
Values
“TRUE Values”
TEAM –we before me
RELIABLE –every day in every way
URGENT –the drive to do
ENTERPRISING –be curious
#INDEED #LI-KH1
About GEOTEK
GEOTEK is a private U.S. manufacturer of reinforced fiberglass pultrusion products for electric utilities and animal-containment markets.
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