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AFL

Production Supervisor - OPGW - Night Shift

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A Production Shift Supervisor oversees employees working on multiple production lines. Assigns tasks and adjusts workloads to meet production goals, schedules and monitors training and assess progress of the employees, monitors production quality and uses leadership skills to solve problems with employees.

$64,836 / year median in South Carolina

+3% projected growth

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Job Description

AFL manufactures industry-leading fiber optic cable, connectivity and accessories and provides engineering and installation services for some of the largest telecom customers in the world. Our company was founded in 1984 with a single fiber optic cable and today, we manufacture thousands of products, generate an excess of $4B in revenue, and employ approximately 12,000 associates worldwide. At AFL, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. We hire and train each individual, investing in them to ensure success in their careers. With a commitment to professional development and growth, let us connect you to your next career opportunity.
What We Offer:
8% Shift Premium for Night Shift 401K Company match (up to 4%
  • dollar for dollar) Professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement programs Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance policy options Opportunities for career advancement with an industry leading company!
Job Summary The Production Supervisor is an important member of the plant leadership team and is responsible for ensuring that production, quality and safety goals are met. The incumbent will lead a team of manufacturing associates in a 24 hour per day, 7 day a week operation, and will use strong communication and leadership skills to achieve plant goals. Responsibilities Supervise, monitor, and mentor a team of machine operators on multiple shifts to meet specific safety, quality, productivity, and delivery goals. Responsible for consistently applying policies, rules and the discipline process, and facilitating teamwork between and within process work cells. Lead the successful operation of the facility while making decisions related to conditions as they occur such as safety, productivity, maintenance, material availability, and schedule compliance to ensure maximum plant utilization and productivity. Meet EHS objectives and actively drive the safety culture at AFL by participating in the Observation Based Safety process, conduct safety audits, interact and engage with shift associates on the appropriate knowledge and use of Safe Work Instructions. Schedule compliance in meeting orders being processed throughout the plant. Define, measure, monitor, and share process performance metrics with individual operators and identify trends and opportunities for improvement. Meet requirements of the operations quality, efficiency and material utilization. Personal Qualities Organization
  • excellent ability to multitask and set priorities. Attitude
  • maintains a positive demeanor while working on multiple projects under tight deadlines. Teamwork
  • develops relationships across departments; comfortable in a leadership position.
Strong interpersonal and communication (listening, verbal, and written) skills; comfortable presenting information in a team setting; able to interact at all levels of the organization. Biased towards action and results in order to achieve goals. Qualifications Experience working in a manufacturing environment Strong math skills; ability to analyze problems and justify decisions. Able to support weekend and night shift operations. Demonstrated understanding and experience supervising in a lean manufacturing environment. Specific Training of basic supervisory skills such as Leadership, Motivation, Conflict Resolution, Time Management, and EEOC compliance is preferred. Able to execute Oracle WIP transactions and solve basic issues encountered in production. Experienced user of MS Outlook and Office (Excel and Word). Able to create well formatted documents in Excel and Word Working Conditions Non-climate controlled manufacturing environment. Some evening and weekend work is required. 2-2-3 Schedule
  • 7:00pm
  • 7:00am Minimum Education Associates Degree, or equivalent work experience Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.
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Benefits

  • Financial Aid/Assistance
  • Professional Development
  • 401(k) Plans
  • Health Insurance