Production Supervisor

The role

In Shelbyville, KY, at IPLS, the Night Production Supervisor provides direct and indirect supervision of shift operators and a group of cells or machines to meet daily safety, quality, and production targets.

The shift is a 2/2/3, 7 PM to 7:30 AM every other weekend.

• Train and coach production line employees.
• Ensures solid two-way communication amongst the team and with other management.
• Oversee production start-ups, shutdowns, and changeovers.
• Conduct daily shift meetings.
• Responsible for meeting shift production goals.
• Responsible for quality control and adjusting as necessary during shifts to ensure high-quality product.
• Operate within defined procedures and Job Safety requirements.
• Safe housekeeping standards are always maintained to ensure a clean and safe working area.
• Responsible for providing a daily report to the oncoming supervisor.
• Ensures that all production reports, purchase requisitions, and accident/incident reports are prepared on the correct forms and are properly completed.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you will bring to the role

• Train and coach production line employees.
• Responsible for employee shift schedule to include workstation assignments/rotations, training, vacations, breaks, overtime assignment, back-up for absences, and shift rotations.
• Lead in the clean-up of manufacturing areas.
• Ensures that direct report(s) are adequately trained, equipped, and motivated so that the department responsibilities and goals can be accomplished in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.
• Communicates regularly with all direct report(s), both individually and as a team (if applicable), to ensure good two-way communication concerning progress and other issues.
• Complies with the Company’s Human Resources policies and procedures and promotes the awareness of and compliance with these policies.
• Ability to exhibit sound judgment and response in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Clearly conveys information; ensures that others understand instructions and other information communicated.
• Strong ability to problem-solve and evaluate priorities.

Safety and Quality Standard

• Supervisory/Leadership Skills