SUMMARY

The Hot End Foreman reports to the Daily Operations Superintendent. The Foreman directs the activities of the personnel on the shift in an efficient manner to achieve the established quality and quantity of work. The Foreman is responsible to ensure that all shift employees comply with all safety, quality, quantity, and housekeeping standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervises all personnel activities within the production area during the shift
Organizes all production work (various jobs) on his shift for efficient and smooth operations; collects, reviews, and reports on production results of shift
Reports any process or equipment problems. Contacts necessary personnel on evenings and weekend for assistance in troubleshooting production related issues
Evaluates the performance and completes evaluations for Hot End personnel on his shift; recommends advancement and initiates appropriate measures to correct poor performance
Ensures that established policies, rules, regulations and procedures are followed; takes measures in line with company policy when violations occur
Passes pertinent information on to incoming shift foreman to ensure smooth shift change
Participates in all required meetings
Maintains standards, including 6S and others, as designated
Ensure the safety of the employees. In the Hot End, initiates incident investigations (injuries, employee issues, etc) and documents accordingly; ensures other incident investigations are completed by the designated supervisors.
Ensures the integrity of the furnace and the machines/production efficiencies
Monitors all personnel related activities throughout the Hot End (ex. investigate, resolve, document, and reporting of incidents).
Performs “Walk the Floor” activities throughout the Hot End checking on and maintaining KPI’s, yield, downtime, call-ins, 5S, and handling issues. Directs the adjustment of equipment and/or manpower as needed to meet established production goals. Maintains thorough knowledge of all processes and equipment
Ensures the security of the facility including perimeter of facility; ensuring no unauthorized personnel/activities

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Knowledge of technical equipment/machinery.
Supervisory experience preferred.
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
Must have strong computer skills including proficiency in Word and Excel
Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a disposition to achieve results.

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

Any equivalent combination of education, experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
High School Diploma or equivalent

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Ability to push or pull up to 100 lbs.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
Ability to carry up to 25 lbs.
Production Environment
Overtime as required

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

None

This description reflects the principal functions of the job for the purpose of job evaluation. It should not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements of the job nor shall be construed as giving exclusive responsibility for every function described.

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