Shift Supervisor/Lead

Job Summary
Position encompasses the staffing, supervision, direction, training and evaluation of an assigned production team. Directs and controls multiple production operations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Acts as shift/department communicator and main point of contact in the absence of the Supervisor/Manager.
• Assists Supervisor/Manager in the enforcement of company rules and policies and in completing necessary paperwork.
• Ensures the safety of all associates in the manufacturing area.
• Ensures that all environmental issues are dealt with appropriately and in coordination with environmental resources within the company.
• Continuously improves safe work practices and environments, which includes housekeeping.
• Ensures that all associates are treated with respect and in a way that supports Avient values.
• Develops and maintains competent associates who deliver continuous improvement results.
• Assists in training all new employees on the required ISO Standard Procedures. Maintains training to comply with latest revision of Standard Procedures.
• Assures that all assigned associates have the training, tools, and equipment to complete and perform their responsibilities.
• Promotes a team environment.
• Maintains open lines of communication with Plant Supply Chain, Quality/Lab, Maintenance, and Warehouse support group.
• Ensures that product loss and scrap production are kept to a minimum.
• Coordinates with other shifts to provide seamless shift turnover and manpower coverage.
• Fills in for workers when needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical/Environ. Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities may be required by this job may include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often exposed to moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment ranges from normal office noise levels to loud.

Scope Manufacturing Plant.