Production Supervisor

Our Client is looking for a Production Supervisor for a full time role in Columbus, OH

This is a hands-on third-shift production supervisor overseeing approximately 10–15 union employees in Franklin's Polymer Plant. The department uses chemical reactors to produce large batches of glue, finished products, and base materials that are sent elsewhere in the plant. The coordinator keeps third-shift production moving by assigning work, distributing batch sheets, coordinating with the scheduler, managing attendance and staffing issues, and ensuring employees follow safety, quality, and production procedures.

Responsibilities

Meets production goals by allocating resources accordingly.

Investigates, recommends and implements measures to improve production.

Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase the department's efficiency.

Creates a skilled and motivated staff by ensuring that employees receive training and development consistent with their responsibilities.

Evaluates production employees on a regular basis and recommends development measures.

Recommends personnel actions such as promotions, transfers, discharges and disciplinary measures.

Creates a good team spirit.

Gains willing cooperation to meet production goals, safety and training efforts.

Ensures accurate and appropriate flow of information by providing clear spoken and written information to operations management.

Conducts periodic communication meetings with department personnel.

Counts, records and enters data into systems as needed to track performance.

Ensures that policies, procedures and formulas are followed in a consistent manner.

Works with engineering, Quality Assurance, Technical Service and Research and Development personnel on product and process modifications and product scale-ups.

Maintains a safe working environment by working closely with EH& S and observing all safety and environmental guidelines while handling products, raw materials and waste.

Responsible to interview, select, orient, and train hourly employees for this department.

Qualifications

College degree and five (5) years technical manufacturing leadership experience or equivalent work experience.

Required Skills

Previous manufacturing leadership or production-supervision experience.

Experience directly managing hourly plant employees.

Willingness and ability to work third shift: 11:00 PM–7:30 AM.

Comfortable supervising in a union manufacturing environment.

Strong employee-relations and conflict-management skills.

Experience handling attendance issues, call-offs, FMLA situations, and shift coverage.

Ability to coordinate production schedules and assign labor appropriately.

Comfortable working primarily on the plant floor around noise, chemicals, odors, and temperature changes.

Strong enough technically to understand batch processes, production instructions, and plant systems.

Must genuinely want this specific third-shift role—not view it only as a quick path to another position.

Preferred Skills

Chemical, polymer, adhesives, coatings, paint, resin, or batch-manufacturing experience.

Experience working with chemical reactors.

Union-environment experience.

OSHA, hazardous-material, chemical-handling, or environmental-compliance knowledge.

Experience using Dayforce or a similar timekeeping and attendance system.

Experience partnering with scheduling, maintenance, quality, engineering, and labor relations.

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent