Production Supervisor

About the role

Porex is an established global leader in one-of-a-kind solutions for the healthcare, consumer, and industrial markets. We have a unique ‘non-corporate’ culture that values a Bias for Action, Trust, and an Entrepreneurial mindset. We value our team members and place a strong focus on their development through a robust talent management program. At Porex, we run towards problems and opportunities to drive business results.

Responsibilities

• Keep employees safe by conducting regular safety inspections, responding to safety incidents, identifying and resolving safety hazards, and holding ALL employees accountable to safety procedures and behaving safely.
• Lead safety improvement initiatives on shift in assigned areas.
• Lead by example and set a high standard for safe and professional behavior.
• Oversee daily operation of assigned areas.
• Schedule production team members work assignments.
• Lead in-the-moment problem solving in the production environment allowing production team members to safely create the required amount of quality finished goods.
• Reconcile timecards daily and approve timecards and payroll weekly.
• Administer corrective actions, coach employees, and provide performance feedback.
• Administer annual performance reviews for production team members.
• Motivate, support, and provide guidance to production team members.
• Communicate regularly with management regarding problems or issues impacting safety, quality, and production.
• Evaluate machine readiness to ensure continuous and safe production and minimal downtime.
• Lead team to meet established safety, quality, production, service, and cost goals on shift.
• Develop standard operating procedures and policies that improve efficiency without compromising safety or quality.
• Oversee and work with on-shift maintenance and tooling team members to ensure effective and efficient changeovers.
• Supervisors are required to spend 75% of their time on the production floor supporting employees and solving problems.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree and 2 to 3 years of progressive leadership experience in a manufacturing environment (Internal Candidates may waive the degree requirement based on performance and relevant experience).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Attention to detail and organization is a must.
• Strong creative, organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills are essential.