Production Supervisor - Night Shift

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Position Description

Title: Production Supervisor - Polyair

Department: Operations

Immediate Supervisor: Operations Manager

Status: Exempt

Shift: 12 hour Night Shift - 2-2-3 Rotating Schedule

Principle Accountabilities

• Prepare incident reports in event of mishaps, accidents, and near misses.
• Accomplish manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Maintain staff by selecting and training employees; and developing personal growth opportunities.
• Maintain workflow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
• Complete production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; and reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
• Maintain quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
• Ensure operation of equipment by calling for repairs; and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Provide manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data; answering questions and responding to requests.
• Create and revise systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, record-keeping systems, forms of control, and budgetary and personnel requirements; implementing change.
• Maintain safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Resolve personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Administer and submit reports on performance management.
• Oversee performance management.
• Demonstrate proven leadership experience.
• Utilize experience in analyzing data.
• Demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills.
• Possess a solid understanding of task management, inventory controls, and logistics.
• Demonstrate industrial machinery troubleshooting skills.
• Exercise good judgment in all tasks.
• Ensure safe operation of equipment at all times.
• Aid others in the proper and effective operation of equipment.
• Perform any and all other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills and Experience

• College degree, trades certification, or equivalent industrial manufacturing experience required
• 4-6 years of manufacturing experience, including 2-3 as a leader, ideally in the plastics/packaging industry
• Ability to analyze data and make informed decisions.
• Excellent problem solving abilities.
• Solid understanding of task management, inventory controls, and logistics
• Industrial machinery troubleshooting skills.