Production Supervision Specialist - Regeneration - Veolia WTS

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Night Shift Production Supervision Specialist – Norfolk Service Center 

Veolia WTS is looking for a Night Shift Production Supervision Specialist for it’s Norfolk service center. The Night Shift Production Supervision Specialist provides direction and assistance to the Ion-Exchange Regeneration and Membrane work groups to meet assigned objectives, production schedules, and customer demands. For this role we seek an individual comfortable within defined parameters to make decisions, applying concepts to issues of moderate complexity, and resolving issues through immediate action or short-term planning. This position will be responsible for;

• Guiding a team of non-exempt employees to support the business in readying ion exchange and membrane products for dispatch for customer fulfillment.

• Supporting daily schedule attainment to meet all internal and external customer commitments with top quality at the lowest cost, implement a strategy to reduce cycle times, and improve quality, service and safety.

• Develop, coordinate, lead and execute daily production plans.

• Work cross functionally/cross departmentally to support preparing daily production requirements for all products and maintaining operation in a ready to serve state.

• Provide input to Engineering and drive control on production changes (MOC) and ensure all processes are aligned with established ISO policy and work instructions. 

• Provide support and assist in the development of training courses for new and existing employees.

• Report and log any product defects ensuring these are resolved and report solutions appropriately. 

• Coordinate with Service Department and Logistics to ensure appropriate coverage/demands are met.

• Maintaining and manage product inventory and plant chemical levels and track assets.

• Provide operational reports, chemical management, and other key performance metrics for department.

• Work with Maintenance team to ensure all Plant PM and repairs are conducted on time.

• Accomplish goals while maintaining high team morale, employee involvement, safety and teamwork.

• Supervise and enforce safety goals and objectives with our second shift teams. 

Qualifications/Requirements:

• HS diploma, GED or equivalent

• At least 5-7 years of experience in a manufacturing or production environment. Night shift experience preferred. 

• At least 5-7 years of water treatment or water treatment maintenance experience.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

•  Possess a valid driver's license and clean driving record history

•  Ability and willingness to handle repetitive weight - 50 lbs.

•  Ability and willingness to work in all weather conditions

•  Ability and willingness to read, and interpret technical manuals, procedures, and regulations; to write reports; to subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure

•  Ability and willingness to work in range of environments to include but not limited to industrial facilities, manufacturing facilities, and power industry facilities

Desired Characteristics:

• Prior leadership experience and training is preferred

• Prior experience with plant operation and maintenance

• Prior experience with managing and working in a bilingual (Spanish) work environment.

• Prior experience with MRP systems, specifically SAP

• Prior experience with Google Workspace/Microsoft Office

• Prior maintenance, controls or operational troubleshooting experience.

• Ability to build and lead a team through change

• Strong analytical, problem solving, and project management skills

• Six Sigma training is preferred

• Strong organizational skills

• Ability to work without direct supervision

• Strong understanding of business processes in a service environment

• Ability to manage contract resources

• Strong oral and written communication skills 

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

At VWTS, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We’re an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Because our people are our greatest assets, we also offer competitive benefits that include:

• Health & Life Insurance 

• Paid Vacation & Sick Time

• Paid Holidays

• Parental Leave

• 401(k) Plan

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• AD&D Insurance

• Disability Insurance

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.