Production Shift Supervisor - Nights

About the role

Petoskey Plastics is a family-oriented company committed to sustainability and eco-friendly innovation, manufacturing high-quality films, bags, and resins from post-consumer materials. We value career growth and provide robust paid training. Our custom-engineered solutions serve industries including automotive, industrial, institutional, retail, construction, home improvement, medical, and more.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the safe and efficient manufacturing of quality products by managing manpower, materials, and equipment.
• Direct activities of extrusion, converting, printing, and recycling departments.
• Ensure adherence to safety protocols, production schedules, and quality standards.
• Plan work, assign tasks, assist in hiring, and train new employees.
• Enforce company policies and maintain housekeeping standards.
• Evaluate staffing levels, maintain budgeted headcount, and collaborate with HR to fill gaps.
• Provide on-the-job training for associates in all areas of their job duties.
• Inspect lines, update line charts with relevant data and comments, and conduct daily audits of operator performance.
• Identify limiting factors of production and recommend continual improvements.
• Prepare work orders for repairs, submit requisitions for equipment replacement, and request preventive maintenance.
• Document and update department procedures and work instructions.
• Approve time and attendance records and assignments across multiple departments using timekeeping software.
• Complete production reports and detail run time reports accurately.
• Collaborate with HR to conduct coaching sessions for associates.
• Maintain accurate records for safety, production, scrap, quality, and HR.
• Ensure compliance with the Quality Management System (QMS), including QA scrap and first piece approvals.
• Schedule regular communication meetings to promote team building and continuous improvement.
• Report all safety, human resources, quality, scrap, and production issues to management.
• Attend required training seminars and perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or Associate’s Degree
• Experience: 5 years of supervisory experience in manufacturing
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
  • PE Blown Film experience, preferred
  • Ability to coach and provide performance management
  • Proven track record of meeting quantitative metrics
  • Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
  • Strong leadership with the ability to motivate a team
  • Dedication to Quality Management System
  • Safety, production, scrap, and quality-oriented
  • Proficiency in Excel for charting, graphing, and tracking inventory
  • Proficiency in blueprint reading and mechanical tasks

Essential Functions

• Regular and reliable attendance
• Ability to read, write, and maintain visual acuity
• Ascend/descend stairways and platforms with heights up to 50+ feet
• Standing for 12 hours
• Walking, bending, twisting, and reaching
• Pushing, pulling, and lifting/carrying up to 30 pounds (higher weights require a two-person lift)
• Ability to concentrate for extended periods

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision benefits valued at $4/hr over base pay
• 3% annual contribution to 401k regardless of personal contribution
• Profit sharing
• Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness reimbursement (up to $400 annually)
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability