Production Supervisor- IA

Description POSITION SUMMARY: Overnight Production Supervisor to oversee the daily operation of the Production departments in producing a quality, on-time product, train employees to maximize productivity, minimize waste and downtime, and maintain a clean, organized, safe working environment that exceeds OSHA and GMP standards. Essential Functions Follows schedule and shop communications log; communicates any order priorities/changes to employees; records any variances to the schedule;Investigates safety issues; fills out accident reports and administers first aid care;Monitors housekeeping; delegates specific tasks if necessary;Posts and awards overtime;Provides guidance and interacts with outside contractors, Per Mar Security workers, firemen, police officers, and any other plant visitors; directs outside parties to desired location within the plant and/or department; answers questions if necessary;Trains departmental employees on work instructions, procedures, and any safety-related issues;Administers employee discipline; Approves employee edits (i.e. miss-punches on the time clock) on computerized time keeper system;Ensures employees are at their assigned work station(s) performing required job functions;Handles crewing issues such as equally distributing workload when operating while short staffed;Fills out repair forms; MRO for needed repairs; interacts with maintenance to get items repaired and to determine status of repairs;Assists in troubleshooting molding, assembly and lining machines;Inputs production into the computer system by shift;Fills out end of shift report; provides updates on current department activity to incoming supervisor and/or manager; Delegates special work assignments daily;Recommends improvements; implements improvements Fills out Mold Change Request FormReduces cycle times of molding machines through processing; compares actual to standard cycles and makes necessary adjustments to achieve standards;Increases cavitation; troubleshoots process to produce good parts; unblocks cavities to investigate and resolve problems;Monitors set up and starts up machines for 1st run production of a mold, or after major mold repair/modification when engineering support is not availableDetermines various problems related to molding process (i.e. hydraulic, electrical, etc.); keeps Production manager informed of problems and order shortages;Assists Mold Techs and Production Operators to increase their understanding of the molding process; works on problems that mold techs and Production Operators are unable to solve;Prepares Set-up sheets when necessaryCompletes daily cavitation/cycle report.Trains Mold Techs and Production Operators. Other Responsibilities Prints work orders from Delmia Works.; places orders in assigned slots;Fills out production replacement tickets;Prints emergency work orders;Distributes Quality Process Correction forms;Ensures mold changes are complete; fills out the appropriate paperwork;Prints Production Carton Labels;Presides over weekly Safety Green Area Meeting;Presides over Green Area Meetings twice per month.Prints daily reports and charts report results;Performs other duties that may be assigned from time to time;Responsible for following and enforcing all Food Safety and GMP related policies and procedures;Responsible for following and enforcing all Safety Rules, policies, procedures and work instructions;Backup: Off-shift Supervisor. Requirements EDUCATION AND TRAINING: Bachelor’s Degree preferred; knowledge of injection molding processes and procedures; knowledge of plastics; computer literate; good communication and interpersonal skills Experience Minimum of 3 years Molding supervisory experience; previous plastic injection molding troubleshooting and processing experience Physical Demands Lifting or Carrying (0-50 lbs. typically 0-15% of the day) - work orders, clipboardSimple Grasping (0-15%) - work orders, forms and reportsFine Manipulating (10%) - inputting production into computer Equipment Used Personal computer, printer, copier, telephone, fork truck, Contacts Production Manager; Molding personnel; Scheduling department; Maintenance department; ADT; Fire department; Police; Contractors; Customers Supervision Reports to Production Manager; Supervises Plant Employees