Production Supervisor
SUMMARY OF ROLE
COMPENSATION: $75k - $85k
LOCATION: Northlake, IL
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Promote workplace safety through performance of weekly shift safety meetings, weekly area safety audits and weekly safety Gemba walks.
- Investigate and complete safety incident reports including near miss, incidents to equipment or people.
- Effectively communicate significant business and production issues to personnel through scheduled weekly shift meetings.
- Communicate and enforce high expectations of quality and production standards.
- Effectively lead root-cause improvement activities utilizing shift personnel.
- Lead effective Tier 2 meetings daily to discuss performance metrics and assign countermeasures as required.
- Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product based on daily monitoring of visual production metrics.
- Analyze and resolve work problems or assist workers in solving work problems.
- Initiate or suggest plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
- Perform administrative duties competently (E-Time system, LN, Virtual Client, shift reports, performance evaluations, safety investigation reports, etc.).
- Complete assigned improvement tasks.
- Support and reinforce three major areas of improvement opportunities: machine setups, process controls, and training.
- Develop talents of shift personnel to maximize the benefit or the company and the individual employee.
- Initiate action on any food/product safety issue immediately.
- All staff has responsibility to correct or report food safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
- Directly supervises plant production employees.
- Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year college or university or equivalent experience.
- Supervision, lean and ISO experience a plus, plastics industry preferred.
- Additional education in quality, safety, mechanical or electrical areas of knowledge preferred.
- Previous knowledge or quality control procedures, good manufacturing practices and team development.
- The ability to excel in a fast-paced, high-energy environment with constant interface with people.
- Knowledge of quality control procedures.
- Solid understanding of demand management techniques.
- Good manufacturing practices and team development.
- Experience with Continuous Improvement.
- Experience with plastic extrusion and/or injection molding is preferred.
OFFERED
- Generous Day 1 eligibility healthcare & life insurance for you and qualified dependents.
- 401K Retirement matching reimbursement.
- Vacation & PSL.
- Paid Holidays.
- Performance Bonus.
- And much more!
OUR PROMISE
SIG is the place for you to build something incredible. If you join us, you will be part of a globally successful international company, which is leading its industry in sustainability, technology, and more. We think of ourselves as the career launchpad - a place to develop yourself fast with real work, real experience, real opportunities to build skills. You will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team, you will have personal development opportunities, trainings and coaching opportunities from senior team members. If you show skill and willingness to learn, we'll back you all the way.
About Sig
SIG is a leading provider of packaging systems and solutions for better. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food products to consumers around the world in a safe, sustainable, and affordable way. We are the only packaging system supplier covering carton, pouch, and bag-in-box. Our versatile technology and product innovation capacity enable us to deliver better for customers, for consumers, and for the world. Sustainability guides us, technology empowers us, but it’s the passion and drive of our people that truly enable us to deliver better. Founded in 1853, SIG is headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, and listed at the SIX Swiss Exchange.