Manufacturing Shift Supervisor

About the role

Pure Fishing is seeking a Mendota PM/Overnight Shift Supervisor to oversee all operations including injection molding and assembly, technical support, warehousing, and plant operations. The ideal candidate will lead shifts, ensure proper training, communicate status, and participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all operations for the shift: injection molding and assembly, technical support, warehousing, and plant operations
• Guide staff for efficient operations and follow a continuous improvement philosophy
• Lead shift personnel, assign duties, coordinate all activities on shift: job changes, rework, maintenance, and technical activities
• Assure staff is trained properly in safety, quality, and operations
• Communicate shift status, issues to other shifts and upper management
• Understand and follow company policy and apply disciplinary actions if necessary
• Understand and follow quality standards for start-up and production of all jobs
• Participate, support, and lead PSH continuous improvement objectives
• Execute quality decisions when manufacturing processes are not running efficiently and seek resolutions
• Maintain record keeping for attendance, production paperwork, shift notes
• Participate in various meetings off shift
• Provide training for new employees
• Provide a safe work environment
• Investigate/resolve any safety incidents
• Supervise multiple activities in plant (molding, technical, warehouse, quality)
• Evaluate staff performance toward company goals

Requirements

• Previous supervisory experience required
• Experience with Lean manufacturing a plus
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements, labor laws, OSHA is desired
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong leadership, decision making, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

Qualifications

• SAP, MRP, Simply Works, Exponent HR, ADP, Mattec
• MS Office, Outlook, Excel, Word (used daily in status reports, attendance logs, CI reports, mold dates)
• Background in injection molding or plastics is preferred
• Local monthly travel to Illinois facilities