Production Shift Supervisor (MDF Plant)

Job Description:

The ARM Group is hiring for a Full-Time Production Shift Supervisor (MDF Plant) for one of our leading clients in Barnwell, SC.

Rotating Schedule: 12 Hours Per Shift, 14 Shifts In 28 Days, Days, Nights, And Weekends.

Purpose of the job:

• The Production Shift Supervisor directs the activities, priorities, and team members of the assigned operations shift and reliably manages the normal operations/start-up sequences/shut-down processes for all areas of MDF Plant production (Press Operations, Energy Plant/Dryer Operations, Refiner Operations, Resin Operations, Finishing (sanding/sawing/inventory) Operations, etc.).
• This position will ensure a high level of consistent and reliable MDF production following quality standards and production metrics while continuously monitoring the status and operating conditions of the entire MDF Plant.
• The Production Shift Supervisor will facilitate the skills development and cross-training of shift team members and ensure that shift production plans align with plant maintenance priorities and schedule requirements.
• This position also has shift oversight responsibility for any plant operational emergency, including potential fire threats.

Key Responsibilities:

Management Tasks:

• Work as a member of the MDF Plant Management Team.
• Promote and enforce company safety requirements.
• Selection and development of skilled personnel.
• Management and daily direction of shift personnel.
• Conduct annual performance appraisals.
• Monitor shift performance in all plant operational areas.
• Manage housekeeping expectations for all work areas.
• Manage control room environment and professional conduct of shift team members.
• Ensures consistency in approach with Shift Supervisor counterparts.
• Meet production and quality metrics.
• Other assignments at the discretion of the MDF Plant Manager.

Professional Tasks:

• Monitor and maintain the training plan for assigned shift team members.
• Conducts daily activities in a manner that promotes plant productivity and reliability.
• Creates a ‘continuous improvement’ culture within the assigned shift.
• Ensure a professional, collaborative, and productive relationship with the MDF Plant Technologist.
• The listed competencies, duties, and responsibilities are not exhaustive.
• Guidelines, assignments, responsibilities, and tasks are subject to change per the MDF Plant Manager.

• Technical and personnel management.
• Strong quantitative skills, comfortable with ‘numbers and analytics.
• Strong crisis management skills.
• Management of short-term projects.
• Shift/teamwork scheduling and production metrics.
• Budget monitoring and development.
• Performance appraisals.
• Production scheduling.

Professional Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year college (or equivalent work experience).
• A minimum of 2 years of plant operations supervisory experience or 3 years of plant experience as an operator in a manufacturing/industrial environment (preferably in an MDF plant).
• Strong leadership and social skills, with an even temperament.

Education and specialized skills profile:

• Business-related training.
• Practical experience and knowledge of SAP.
• Personal computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office software programs.
• Availability to work 12-hour rotating shift schedules, overtime, nights, holidays, and weekends, plus respond to occasional off-hours callouts to ensure plant reliability of operations.
• A sense of urgency, a capacity for accurate decisions, and the ability to exercise sound judgment in a demanding work environment.
• Team player, independent, flexible, resilient, and reliable.
• Systematic and solution-oriented work approach.
• A problem solver who works well with other plant and company employees.
• High-level commitment and initiative, requiring minimal oversight.
• Strong sense of company duty

Environment and Behavioral profile:

• Must be able to complete tasks with little or no supervision.
• Must be able to work in environments that include elevated temperatures and dusty conditions.
• Must be able to interact with others at all levels, from executive to hourly.
• Apply the client’s values
• Anticipate Changes – assess the situation by stepping back, identify conditions to implement solutions, identify consequences, and assess/analyze risks
• Agility In Execution – take initiative, move into action quickly once decisions are made, adapt your working mode to consider changes
• Cooperation – listen to others and consider their points of view, explain your points of view and priorities to gain support, look for synergies (within and outside the team) to improve overall results, work with others to achieve common objectives
• Make Continuous Progress – take new approaches, implement best practices, challenge other’s ideas to enhance them, demonstrate open-mindedness, promote new ideas, and test them

Linguistic Profile:

• The Production Department embraces the diversity of languages, but most, if not all, communication verbal and written is preferred in English to complete the appropriate scope of work.

Mobility and Physical Requirement Profile:

• Work location is Barnwell, SC, and operates in a manufacturing environment.

• Ability to travel internationally with 2-3 weeks’ notice.
• Travel for up to 1 week per year.
• Be expected to stand for a full shift.
• Employees will be required to perform climbing stairs, walking, squatting, kneeling, or driving lift truck duties at variable frequencies.
• There is occasional lifting that may require handling of components that can weigh up to 50 lbs.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and walk and talk or hear; use hands and fingers, handle or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, ambient air, temperature extremes, combustible dust fumes or airborne particles, traffic, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
• The schedule is normally day shift Monday through Friday.
• Call-ins are required, as necessary.
• Schedules will change based on rebuild schedules.

Key relationships (Internal And External Stakeholders):

• Internal: Department Managers (Operations and Maintenance), Process Technicians, Quality Department, MDF and Flooring Plant Managers, and Maintenance.
• External: Vendors, Suppliers, Service Contractors, and other Client’s Plants.

Disclaimer :

ARM GROUP is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

We actively encourage applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for applicants participating in all aspects of the selection process.

By applying for this job, you consent to allow representatives of ARM GROUP LLC to contact you regarding your candidacy. This may include communication via email, phone, text, or other means deemed appropriate by ARM GROUP LLC. Rest assured, your information will be handled confidentially and used solely for recruitment purposes.

It’s important to note that ARM Group LLC does not interfere in the decision-making process regarding your selection or rejection. The ultimate decision to hire or reject your candidacy lies solely with the client organization, with whom we have an agreement to source candidates for their consideration

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. All applicants must submit to background checks and drug screening.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Please be aware that this position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.