Acting Supervisor

The base hourly rate for this position is $35.00.

JOB OBJECTIVE:

This is an hourly non-bargaining position responsible for assisting in the supervision of the production shift while leading the shift in running effectively. This position reports to the Plant Superintendent.

Shift: 5pm - 1:30am

Hourly Rate: $35.00

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Supports and promotes safe practices and environmental commitments in alignment with company commitments, policies, and compliance requirements.
• Use safe work practices and reports hazardous conditions. Know the evacuation process. Wear proper PPE.
•  Attends all monthly safety meetings. Complete safety audits on a monthly basis. Follow safety guidelines in the Edison plant.
• Maintain an open and candid working relationship with immediate supervisor/manager discussing all matters of importance.
• Performs various duties relative to quality problems and operating difficulties; assists the operators in maintaining their units in good operating condition.
• Perform other job functions as requested to support the effective and efficient operation of the plant, including duties of lower classifications.
• Need to understand the overtime procedure to call in employees to keep operations running.
• Report any attendance, vacation, or sick leave, etc. to the supervisor.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all employees.
• Provide support to employees as needed through personal relationships or provide EAP information.
• Complete shift/production reports and enter production data into SAP.
• Communicate to oncoming supervisor any pertinent information from shift.
• Document all labor hours for the shift that you are covering.
• Acting supervisor must be willing to be 1st responder trained and maintain that qualification.
• Follow all general shop rules for the Edison plant.
• Keeps equipment and work areas clean and orderly.
• Cleanup work area and ensure that all 5S areas of responsibility have been completed before end of shift.
• Complete computer-based training and all other programs needed to stay in compliance with company policies.
• Continuously observes the operation of all units for improper performance and advises and/or assists operator in their corrections.
• May temporarily “take over” unit form operator to over-come operating difficulties.
• Change over unit from one product to another, performing any duties necessary to affect the changeover as quickly as possible and with minimum loss.
• Shuts down a unit for periodic cleanup and restarts unit when cleanup has been completed.
• Works with crew on unit during shutdown and cleaning as required.
• Directs assists and instructs members of the crew on each unit performing their duties.
• Observes for malfunctioning of equipment and for unusual operating conditions so that corrective action may be taken.
• Records information relative to the operation and performs clerical duties necessary to maintain proper records relative to the work performed. 
• Must be thoroughly familiar with machine start-up and shutdown procedures and understand fully steps to be taken during emergencies such as power failure, malfunction of equipment, etc.
• Performs other related duties as directed, including duties of lower classification.
• Assists in making test procedures (TP’S) while following instructions from process personnel.
• Must be qualified on the more complex subordinate jobs.
• Mechanical and operating principals; percentages and math
• Make machine adjustments to improve quality; plan shutdown, cleanout and schedule changes.

Background/Education Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED
• Flexibility in work hours and assignments