Production Supervisor Nights 6pm to 6am 12hrs Shifts

About the role

American Plastics, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative plastic‑injection molded products for the household & garage storage and commercial cleaning markets. Reporting to the Production Manager, the Injection Molding Production Supervisor plans, directs, and coordinates the production activities of their shift, providing leadership, managing resources, and ensuring high‑volume order fulfillment with quality and safety.

Responsibilities

• Direct job assignments and provide leadership to production staff.
• Manage production resources for a high‑volume manufacturing operation.
• Maintain high levels of order fulfillment with good quality while operating in safe conditions.
• Inspire, train, and develop the team to achieve optimum safety, quality, service, productivity, and profitability.
• Utilize prior experience leading an injection molding team and apply working knowledge of plastic processing.
• Troubleshoot and adjust molding parameters to maintain quality and maximize product output.
• Respond to problems with corrective technical or mechanical solutions.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• Know production KPIs and communicate them to staff.
• Evaluate employee performance, provide timely feedback, motivate the team, and maintain production and attendance records.
• Make timely decisions to sustain production output and quickly analyze situations to guide staff.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to maximize productivity, reduce waste, improve quality, lower costs, and enhance safety.
• Monitor processes to ensure productivity and quality standards are met.
• Analyze and resolve processing issues.
• Understand the escalation process from maintenance to engineering.
• Understand schedules and priorities and interact effectively with all organizational levels.
• Report safety incidents and conduct root‑cause investigations with corrective actions.
• Manage waste and monitor floor activities.
• Communicate effectively with Process and Maintenance teams to prevent safety issues and meet production demand.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Business Management, or a related field (preferred).
• Minimum 3–5 years of related experience; plastic injection knowledge is required.
• Hybrid candidate willing to work both on the floor and in an office setting.

Skills

• Injection molding process expertise.
• Technical troubleshooting and mechanical problem solving.
• Production KPI tracking and communication.
• Process improvement and waste reduction.
• Safety management and incident reporting.
• Root‑cause analysis and corrective‑action implementation.
• Effective communication across all organizational levels.
• Team leadership, coaching, and performance evaluation.