Production Supervisor

About the role

The Production Supervisor is responsible for the safe, efficient, and high-quality operation of the production area during the assigned shift. This position provides direct supervision of the manufacturing teams while serving as the technical leader for production processes. The role is also responsible for process optimization, troubleshooting, training, and standardization of operating practices, as well as ensuring production objectives related to safety, quality, productivity, and cost are achieved.

Responsibilities

• Ensures safety requirements and controls are respected and executed during the shift.
• Partners with the EHS Team to ensure team members follow company health, safety, and environmental policies.
• Ensures team members follow proper use of PPE and safe work practices.
• Provides motivation, support, and guidance to all team members.
• Communicates goals set by senior management and provides guidance and tools to execute manufacturing activities and tasks.
• Coaches, mentors, and motivates team members to achieve business objectives.
• Ensures the assigned production team understands process standards and work instructions.
• Leads shift activities, including safety, quality, and manufacturing processes.
• Reports all non-conformances related to safety, quality, and manufacturing processes and starts the corrective action process.
• Responsible for shift performance (OEE, Scrap, Downtime, etc.).
• Conducts pre-op meetings including safety and reviews daily manufacturing goals for the entire manufacturing team.
• Effectively manages personal workload and priorities to ensure timely completion of supervisory responsibilities, reporting, and production objectives.
• Ensures the Quality Plan is executed accurately and effectively during the shift.
• Performs changeover and start-up on extrusion lines.
• Sets the extrusion line to achieve quality and performance objectives.
• Troubleshoots production process and support systems issues; implements corrective actions to minimize process variation and product defects.
• Completes necessary manufacturing records for the shift.
• Identifies opportunities for productivity, quality, and cost improvements.
• Collaborates with manufacturing peers and other departments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or three years of plant/general leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Three to five years of leadership experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment.
• Experience in the plastics industry is desirable but not required.

Schedule

3rd Shift: Monday–Saturday, 10 PM–6:30 AM