Production Supervisor

IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.

We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Production Supervisor!

This role will be based in our new plant in Pineville, North Carolina, and report to the Production Manager, Molding.

Do not miss the opportunity to join a broad family of people-centric professionals, thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters!

Job Summary

The Production Supervisor will ensure that the products manufactured are of the highest quality while using the most cost-effective methods. This position has direct responsibility over plant floor activities in molding and indirect responsibility for support departments. These activities are to be conducted while ensuring and enhancing safety, product quality, production output, housekeeping and cost control to achieve plant goals.

This is a Floater position with core hours of Monday to Friday 3:00pm – 11:00pm, with ability to provide coverage on 12 hour shift structure, as needed.

Principal Responsibilities

• Train employees and new hires in areas of Health & Safety, Quality, and ISO procedures
• Participate in continuous improvement by providing suggestions and participating in management meetings as scheduled
• Prepare operating reports to summarize production, downtime, scrap, and variance performance by machine and shift
• Minimize raw material inventory and variance by optimizing the use of regrind material, minimizing scrap rates, and minimizing unrecoverable scrap
• Assist in the start-up and troubleshooting of process related problems with production equipment, tooling and auxiliary equipment
• Identify, report, and follow-up on maintenance related issues by use of the work order system
• Ensure that finished product is manufactured in compliance with the Corporate Quality Control Manual and ISO procedures
• Participate in shift transition meetings daily to identify variances and develop corrective actions
• Maintain housekeeping and organization by conducting shift tours and noting variances on the Management Operating System shift tour form
• Conduct annual performance reviews for employees and provide mentorship and counseling as required
• Conduct monthly employee meetings in the area of Health, Safety and Environment

Qualifications & Experience

• Post-secondary degree/diploma in manufacturing operations or related field
• 3+ years' experience in a supervisory role within a manufacturing environment
• Lean manufacturing experience including 5S and Kaizen is an asset
• A proven record of accomplishment in a continuous improvement manufacturing environment with ISO 9001
• Knowledge of Injection Molding including process, raw materials, tooling, and equipment is a huge asset
• Excellent leadership/management, written & verbal communication, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills
• A solid understanding of computers using word processing and spreadsheets

IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at HR@ipexna.com