Production Supervisor at Cornerstone Building Brands in Kearney, MO

Cornerstone Building Brands is a leading manufacturer of exterior building products for residential and low-rise non-residential buildings in North America. Headquartered in Cary, N.C., we serve residential and commercial customers across the new construction and Repair & Remodel (R&R) markets. Our market-leading portfolio of products spans vinyl windows, vinyl siding, stone veneer, metal roofing, metal wall systems and metal accessories. Cornerstone Building Brands’ broad, multi-channel distribution platform and expansive national footprint includes more than 18,800 team members at manufacturing, distribution and office locations throughout North America. Corporate stewardship and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) responsibility are embedded in our culture. We are committed to contributing positively to the communities where we live, work and play. For more information, visit us at http://cornerstonebuildingbrands.com.

The Production Supervisor performs frontline supervisory functions and is responsible for safety, corrective action, employee relations, housekeeping and performance reviews for a shift or for multiple shifts of hourly employees as well as making recommendations to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality of product. Supervises, directs, advises, and trains manufacturing team members in accordance with established manufacturing policies and procedures to ensure production demands are met. Ensures all activities are focused on quality, safety, and environmental responsibility. In addition, this position will actively encourage and support concepts of employee involvement, continuous improvement, 5S, and lean manufacturing concepts.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitates the manufacture of building products to meet production demands, while ensuring quality, safety, and environmental responsibility.
• Enforce adherence to safety, quality, and operational process standards by holding team members accountable, while also maintaining personal accountability to consistently model and uphold these standards.
  Develop and manage shift schedules to ensure optimal staffing and workflow, driving strong schedule adherence and ensuring production work orders are executed accurately and on time.
• In conjunction with appropriate plant leadership, develops and implements staffing guidelines to maximize utilization of human resources while controlling labor costs. Hires, supervises, evaluates, and replaces staff as required to ensure performance objectives are met/exceeded.
• Maintain a high degree of leadership and supervisory skills including Developing and training direct reports so they are prepared career advancements and increasing responsibilities; performance evaluations and address feedback; and lead shift meetings for Safety and Production items as instructed by the manager.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to include 5S and conversion cost reduction.
• Provides technical leadership and training to shift personnel in areas that may include line setup/operation, testing, tooling, troubleshooting, machine metrics definition/reporting, changeover, safety procedures, record keeping, and training facilitation.
• Identifies potential career paths for employees and works with employees to develop their skills and knowledge for career advancement. Provides documentation and follow up to training and job responsibilities. Interviews qualified candidates for manufacturing positions and recommends candidates for hire.
• Assigns personnel to extrusion lines or production areas and oversees line or area rotations and break schedules during assigned shift(s) by maintaining a high degree of communication to accomplish seamless shift changes and troubleshooting progress.
• Completes or oversees completion of paperwork relative to line operation, operator logs, PM logs, audits, and corrective action. Being agile work to respond to any short notice production or shipping needs.
• Knowledge and understanding of all safety policies and regulations and ability to address all unsafe acts and conditions. Administers policies in a fair and consistent manner.
• Provides coaching and counselling to employees and corrective action when needed, always following the company guidelines.
• Ability to promote overall goals of company in safety, quality, delivery and cost. Identifies and assists with implementations for continuous process improvement. Uses statistics or other resources to help better control the extrusion and/or production or assembly process. Controls materials to eliminate waste.
• Performs other reasonable duties as assigned.

Shift: 2nd shift, 3 PM - 11 PM 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial technology, Management, Engineering or related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of three years of progressively responsible supervisory/leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Relevant experience in sheet extrusion strongly preferred for extrusion facilities, fenestration experience strongly preferred for windows facilities.
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills, combined with the ability to educate and train non-degreed operators and technicians in a production environment. Ability to play a true team member role with other key plant leadership members.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, motivate, mentor and train employees on a regular basis. A highly skilled and motivated individual proficient in all areas of extrusion operation.
• Possesses a high degree of current quality standards and checks. Proficient in STOP and 5S principles. Upper level mathematical and mechanical skills required.
• Proficient in use of callipers and other measuring devices. Knowledge of PVC resin/compound blending preferred for some locations.
• Excellent attendance record.
• Bilingual English/Spanish skills a plus.

Physical Requirements

• Position may require light travel (approx. 10%).
• Walks and stands up to 10 hours.
• Frequently lifts and carries 0-10 lbs; occasionally lifts and carries 10-20 lbs.
• Frequently bends, squats, climbs, kneels, twists, push, pull and reach.
• May use a forklift or other lifting/transporting devices.

Site Address: 303 W Major St. Kearney, MO 64060

Why work for Cornerstone Building Brands? 

Our teams are at the heart of our purpose to positively contribute to the communities where we live, work and play. Full-time* team members receive** medical, dental and vision benefits starting day 1. Other benefits include PTO, paid holidays, FSA, life insurance, LTD, STD, 401k, EAP, discount programs, tuition reimbursement, training, and professional development. 

*Full-time is defined as regularly working 30+ hours per week. **Union programs may vary depending on the collective bargaining agreement.

Cornerstone Building Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, or status as a protected veteran. You can find the Equal Employment Opportunity Poster here. You can also view Your Right to Work Poster here along with This Organizations Participation in E-Verify Poster here. If you'd like to view a copy of the company's affirmative action plan for protected veterans or individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please contact Human Resources at 281-897-7788 or HRCompliance@cornerstone-bb.com. If you have a disability and you believe that you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please contact Human Resources at 281-897-7788 or HRCompliance@cornerstone-bb.com. This email is used exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only emails received for this purpose will be returned. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or technical issues not related to a disability, will not receive a response.

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Must be at least 18 years of age to apply.

Note to External Recruiters

Cornerstone Building Brands does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not pay fees for any candidate submissions that were not expressly authorized.

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We have been made aware of multiple scams whereby unauthorized individuals are using Cornerstone Building Brand's name and logo to solicit potential job-seekers for employment. In some cases, job-seekers are being contacted directly, both by phone and e-mail. In other instances, these unauthorized individuals are placing advertisements for fake positions with both legitimate websites and fabricated ones. These individuals are typically promising high-paying jobs with the requirement that the job-seeker send money to pay for things such as visa applications or processing fees. Please be advised that Cornerstone Building Brands will never ask potential job-seekers for any sort of advance payment or bank account information as part of the recruiting or hiring process.