Shift Supervisor - Plastic Injection Molding

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop production teams during assigned shifts; set clear expectations and maintain high team engagement and accountability.
• Supervise day-to-day production operations, ensuring products are manufactured on schedule and meet quality standards.
• Create and manage shift production schedules, coordinate staffing and coverage to meet demand and minimize downtime.
• Drive Continuous Improvement initiatives at the shift level by identifying inefficiencies, leading root-cause analysis and implementing corrective actions (Kaizen/PDCA).
• Monitor and report operational performance metrics (OEE, yield, throughput, downtime) and take proactive actions to meet targets.
• Ensure full compliance with GMP/GDP, company quality systems and regulatory requirements; support audits and maintain accurate production documentation.
• Oversee safety management for the shift: enforce safety policies, lead safety briefings, investigate incidents and implement preventive measures.
• Deliver training and coaching for operators on standard work, changeovers, quality checks, and safety practices; develop operator competency.
• Cook up with maintenance, quality and engineering to resolve production issues and support equipment reliability.
• Manage shift handovers, communicate priorities and escalate issues to production management as required.
• Support continuous product and process validation activities and ensure proper record keeping and traceability per GMP/GDP standards.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on production experience in supervisory role or team lead role in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience in production supervision and production scheduling with strong organizational skills.
• Proven track record driving Continuous Improvement activities; familiarity with Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma or similar methodologies preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GMP/GDP requirements and experience maintaining compliance in a regulated environment (medical device, pharmaceutical or related preferred).
• Experience managing safety programs and promoting a strong safety culture on shift; relevant safety certifications (e.g., OSHA) a plus.
• Experience training and coaching frontline staff, developing standard work and sustaining behavioral change.
• Able to analyze and act on performance metrics (OEE, yield, throughput) to improve productivity and quality.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills with the ability to lead diverse teams under shift conditions.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts or extended hours as required; reliable attendance and flexibility.

Benefits

• Vacation/PTO
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k