Blow Mold Supervisor - 1st Shift

 

 

We Create Products and Brands That People Trust to Clean, Sanitize, and Protect Their Homes, Pools, and Cars.

When you join KIK Consumer Products, you’re joining a team who cares about the work we do and also about each other. We bring exceptional brands and products to consumers that help them protect the health and wellness of their families, the cleanliness of their homes and pools, and the life of their automobiles. We are committed to building a culture of performance driven by accountability, empowerment, collaboration, and agility that enables timely fact-based decision-making and exceptional execution with unwavering ethics. As one of North America’s largest independent manufacturers of consumer products, KIK helps a large portfolio of brands and retailers bring their products to life.

Your Role at KIK

Join our KIK team as a Production Supervisor - 1st Shift  We are seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to oversee all production and processing activities at our facility. This person will enhance the efficiency, quality, and safety of our production operations. The ideal candidate will bring technical expertise, including but not limited to standard operating procedures, production, processing, training and supervision. Duties also include managing and mentoring production associates, performing and organizing safety protocols and improving efficiency while implementing safety processes and procedures with strong leadership skills in a fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supervise shift line operation and performance

• Supervisor, lead, and participate in daily set-up, maintenance, changeovers and troubleshooting

• Ensure adherence to quality standards

• Follow and support all safety programs

• Maximize performance of blow mold equipment

• Conduct quality checks and implement corrective action as necessary

• Preserve blow mold equipment through organizing proper machine cleaning

• Focus on improving overall quality, cycle times, machine performance

• Focus on reducing down-time and scrap reduction

• Supervise and maintain a stable process and product quality goals

• Troubleshooting capability for machine, auxiliary equipment (leak testers, flamers, sleeving machine, etc.) and quality related problems working towards a root cause and permanent corrective action

• Minor repairs to blow molding and auxiliary equipment

• Training others on blow molding operation when necessary

• Maintain a clean and safe work environment

• Work well with people in achieving shift company goals

• Assist with various projects

• Accurate documentation of daily production paperwork at the end of each shift

What You’ll Bring

• Two-year degree or significant experience in area of discipline

• Minimum of three years related experience in a manufacturing environment

• Training in blow molding equipment preferred

• Minimum 2 years in a supervisory role

• Demonstrated leadership and self-starter skills

• Demonstrated drive and potential to assume higher levels of responsibility.

• General understanding of business principles and typical business practices.

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work cross-functionally with other departments.

• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office, and other production related software

• Document and analyze downtime issues and put forward corrective actions

What You Will Get

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location. 

About KIK

We create the products and brands that people trust to clean, sanitize, and protect their homes, pools, and cars. We are one of North America’s largest independent consumer product manufacturers with 20 North American manufacturing facilities. We also operate globally in Europe, Asia, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. We are known by our portfolio of over 40 brands including Spic and Span® and Comet® cleaning products, Clorox® Pool&Spa™ (under license), BioGuard®, and Natural Chemistry® pool chemicals, and Prestone® and Holts® automotive performance chemicals. We are also the #1 producer in North America for store-brand (“private label”) bleach and a leading private label provider of laundry detergent and additives, dishwashing products, general purpose cleaning and other home care products.

Our global team of over 2,500 employees drive our capabilities