Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Position Summary

This position is located in Minneapolis, MN and has responsibility for fostering a safe work environment by demonstrating integrity, trust and ethical conduct at all times. Has daily responsibility for operations (All value-added activities) as well as all supporting departments. This position is 2nd Shift (3:00 PM - 1:00 AM) Monday through Thursday.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures that all employees adhere to work rules and safety policies.
  • Apply all safety regulations that meet OSHA and Mactac safety guidelines.
  • Conducts incident investigations and ensures housekeeping standards are maintained.
  • Establishes a strong presence on the floor to set and communicate expectations, standards, and evaluate results so all employees understand expectations.
  • Carry out management responsibilities in accordance with adherence to company policies, work rules, and applicable laws.
• Oversees training requirements; plans, assigns, and directs work; appraises performance when applicable; rewards and disciplines employees; addresses complaints and resolves problems; leads employee engagement activities and volunteerism; and ensures timecards are accurate and approved on a timely basis.
• Leads/coaches and provides overall direction to Leads and Operators to safely produce a quality product in the most efficient manner possible.
• Safeguards the facility by ensuring all departments are properly staffed with qualified employees, including administration of time off (Vacation/Personal Time) and schedules equipment against staffing requirements.
• Reviews production schedules to ensure the schedules can be achieved and are based on the priorities of maximizing production effectiveness and providing good customer service.
• Fosters employee development by conducting training sessions (safety, SOPs, housekeeping).
  • Coaches the machine problem troubleshooting process to develop employees to be self-sufficient in troubleshooting and part of the decision-making processes.
• Reports daily shift performance to the appropriate Dept. Manager against established KPI's for items such as safety, quality, productivity, service, employee feedback, machinery, process, and facility issues.
• Supports department projects to ensure overall effectiveness and successful implementation.
• Maintains and keeps an adequate inventory level of general Plant supplies.
• Makes sure fill rate efficiencies such as products picked, packed, shipped, and meeting the ship date are monitored and analyzed.
• Initiates corrections in cooperation with and/or at the direction of the Department Manager and technical support personnel.
• Serves as a technical resource to help formulate, monitor, and enforce goals of the area.
• Communicates company messages to all employees; collects and responds to questions and concerns.
• Acts as the first point of contact for employee issues and concerns and supports all Federal & State employment laws.
• Has access and needs to use the payroll processing system to help ensure all punches are accurate and answer time and attendance questions.
• Travels as required - about 5% of the time.
• Performs other duties, as assigned and regular attendance is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-8 years of professional experience, which includes supervisory responsibility in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor's or other advanced degree preferred in Engineering, Chemical, Biology, Business related field of study preferred.
• Experience with web handling and coating equipment, pressure-sensitive adhesives, labeling, or paper industries highly preferred; slitting/cutting/separating department experience a plus.
• Experienced user of ERP, warehouse management system, Microsoft Office software suite required.
• Strong lean manufacturing experience especially in continuous improvement, elimination of waste, 5S, Kaizen events, and visual management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills.

About Mactac

Headquartered in Stow, Ohio, Mactac was founded as Morgan Adhesives Co. in 1959 by the late entrepreneur Burton (Burt) Morgan. Along with financial backing from Bemis Co. and a business model that focused on providing high quality products, innovative solutions and superior customer service, Mactac flourished. For 60 years, we've been manufacturing and distributing pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) materials that are used in label printing, graphic design, packaging, retail display, fleet graphics, automotive assembly, medical device assembly, and more. Today, Mactac employs over 1200 people and has operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Mactac's parent company, LINTEC, is a leading company in the field of adhesive materials. The product lineup covers many diversified fields including not only adhesive papers and films for seals and labels, but also shatter-proof window films, adhesive sheets for outdoor signs, interior finishing mounting sheets, automobile-use adhesive products, semiconductor-related tape, and LCD-related adhesive products. Mactac pressure sensitive adhesives are used in a wide range of markets and industries and our business is structured accordingly. We are a vertically integrated organization comprised of five business units – each specially designed to meet the unique needs of our customers.