Shift Supervisor

About the role

The Shift Supervisor will lead safe, efficient, and optimized operations on shift at the Darlington Dixie® plant in South Carolina. Reporting to the Plant Manager, this position oversees a team of approximately 30 shift employees.

Responsibilities

• Lead team members toward excellence in Environmental, Health, and Safety compliance.
• Establish strong commitments to Safe Quality Food culture and Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Connect individual team members to the overall vision and help them develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to deliver on key department metrics.
• Partner with group leaders and leverage Learning & Development (L&D) and other resources to address skill gaps and build operating capability on shift.
• Collaborate with department leaders, manufacturing engineers, and other support functions to improve equipment/processes and build operating capabilities.
• Establish shift priorities aligned with the site vision and current business objectives.
• Manage shift performance metrics (e.g., safety, environmental, quality, overtime, staffing to plan, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), waste, etc.).
• Work with team members to understand critical hazards and risks to safety/product quality, evaluate the effectiveness of controls, and resolve issues.
• Apply sound economic thinking to evaluate priorities and address operational issues.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• At least one (3) years of experience in a supervisory or lead role within a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment.
• Three (3) or more years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial operations environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software (Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Ability and willingness to work a twelve (12) hour rotating shift schedule, including days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• Direct experience as a supervisor of skilled and semi-skilled workforces.
• Experience with training, coaching, and managing people.
• Completion of post-high school education in Engineering.
• Prior experience working in paper and/or food-grade manufacturing.

Skills

• Sound economic thinking.
• Leadership and management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.