# Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift

**Company**: FUCHS
**Location**: Huntington, WV
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $72,000 - $80,000 per year
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Manufacturing

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## Description

The Production Supervisor reports to the Operations Manager – Huntington and plays a crucial role in overseeing the production activities on Huntington **3rd** **shift** operations.

This includes monitoring employee schedules, workloads, and daily plant production. The Production Supervisor is responsible for job floor activities and ensuring departmental Safety, Environmental, Quality, and Efficiency goals are met using best practices.

This individual ensures an environment of accountability within the Operators on third shift with support from the Operations Manager. The Production Supervisor will also be responsible for the Quality Control testing lab located at the Huntington Facility.

This will include staff training and updating training records, instrument calibration and documentation, projects involving the lab area.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Supervise daily, weekly, and monthly night shift activities of the Huntington Site.

- Direct operators in the production of batches, filling of containers, and leading inventory management efforts.

- Assist in scheduling of production orders and ensure that production schedules are met.

- Monitor performance against goals and conduct employee reviews.

- Supervise employees to ensure compliance to Company Safety & Environmental Policies.

- Conducts audits of Plant and QC lab processes.

- Support plant certification initiatives.

- Supervises and manages Operator training.

- Abiding the Union Contract Agreement for operators.

- Represent FUCHS professionally when interacting with all employees and internal and external customers.

- Act as main MFG shift contact for updates on progress of batches for other business areas.

- Manage/control job floor and warehouse material inventory.

- Develop Kanban levels for items needed in manufacturing.

- Utilizes company IT equipment such as SAP & Microsoft Office.

- Conduct employee safety/communication/preshift meetings as required.

- Audit and correct SAP movements with the process.

- Supervises the completion of Orders in each phase of the manufacturing process.

- Support coverage for absences of peers and direct where applicable.

- Ability to work with R&D to lead batch process improvements.

**Qualifications we are looking for:**

- College degree in a technical field (Chemistry, Engineering, Operations, etc.) required.

- 5+ years of experience within a batch manufacturing environment desired.

- 3+ years of experience in a lab setting desired.

- Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office desired.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- SAP experience desired.

- Experience with ISO/TS/ IATF desired.

- Lean manufacturing/ continuous improvement/ 6S experience desired.

**Salary:** FUCHS offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience in a similar position. The salary range for this position is $72,000 - $80,000 per year.

**Benefits:** FUCHS offers a challenging and rewarding working environment where employees are encouraged to develop and grow as professionals. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on projects that will expand your experience and challenge your abilities in the global marketplace. The position also offers an excellent compensation package and a comprehensive suite of benefits.

## Skills

### Required
- Microsoft Office
- SAP
- Quality Control
- Inventory Management
- Lean Manufacturing

### Nice to have
- ISO/TS/ IATF
- continuous improvement
- 6S
- R&D

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