Production Supervisor

Job Requirements

Why work for us?

Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. 

With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate machine resources to ensure productivity and minimal downtime.
• Establish production schedule on 1st shift to meet customer and shipping deadlines
• Strive to increase productivity across all product lines.
• Maintain and help enhance all aspects around Corporate and Plant Safety policies and programs.
• Continue to improve leadership abilities in or to increase subordinate’s skills and capabilities.
• Responsible for training, process improvements, KPI reporting, employee relations all production areas on 1st shift
• Participate in all cross functional team activities including but not limited to Safety, Process Engineering, Quality, Scheduling, Maintenance, Union/Management, and Monthly Ops review.
• Engage in and promote participation in Safety Awareness, VCP’s, Process Mapping, Kaizens, and Recognition to lead a culture changing with a winning attitude and greater acceptance around change. 
• Work with Production Manager to create schedules for employees to ensure optimum staffing levels.
• Responsible for yearly vacation scheduling of Manufacturing Hourly employees.
• Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned.
• Champion of safety, health, and environmental issues

Competencies and Qualifications:

• Manufacturing experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Basic math skills
• Highly motivated
• Strong time management and priorities management skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Computer literate with knowledge of Excel. BPCS experience a plus.
• Ability to interact with vendors and internal customers
• Attention to detail
• Metrics driven

Work Schedule:  7:30 am until 4 pm role, overtime as needed, requires onsite attendance

At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation, and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.