Production Supervisor - Sawmill
(Management & Executives)
Full Time
Church & Church Lumber Company
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States
Employment Opportunity: Production Supervisor – Sawmill – Wilkesboro, NC
Manage the business and day to day operations of a hardwood sawmill producing 24 million bd. ft. annually with approximately 35 employees:
Job Responsibilities
- Promoting safety, quality, productivity, recovery, employee development, manufacturing cost, and value goals
- Lead the sawmill with a business mindset to continually IMPROVE safety, quality, production, lumber/grade recovery, and cost
- Take initiative to research and implement improved operational methods
- Ensure a productive working environment for employees including employee training and motivate all employees to lead the sawmill to superior quality; inspect equipment to ensure safety devices are in place and in working order; LEAD BY EXAMPLE
- Constantly challenge us to find higher value in products produced and in other areas
- Team leader strong in encouragement and motivation; cooperate with other departments and department personnel
- Promote team communication and involvement within sawmill and between departments
- Manage and direct flow of logs and lumber through the sawmill
- Track and publish critical performance indicators
- Fully accept responsibility for department
Requirements
- Proven success at prior sawmill supervisory experience
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in sawmill supervisory position
- Experience with highly automated hardwood sawmill including optimizers
- Diverse background in the sawmill industry
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Team oriented leader, engage others in decision making process
- Strong technical knowledge of sawmill technology, equipment, and machinery
- Strong grading knowledge of industrial lumber products
- Demonstrated ability to innovate and encourage advancement in sound business decisions and in risk taking
- A business manager mindset, constantly challenging the status quo
- Knowledge, experience and skills associated with appropriate computer applications
- High achiever who demands quality work, is efficient & constantly striving to improve processes and people
- High analytical ability