Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift

This Production Supervisor will report to the Production Superintendent and manage plant floor operations, including production, quality, and other production-related activities. The role requires spending a significant amount of time on the production floor, working with direct reports to uncover opportunities for process improvement, improved downtime, reduced waste, cost reduction, and quality enhancements in a safe manner.

What You Will Do

The Production Supervisor will be responsible for managing 3 to 30 manufacturing employees, planning, organizing, directing, and running optimum day-to-day operations to exceed customer expectations. They will also be responsible for production output, product quality, reducing waste, and on-time shipping.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires a proven technical and leadership ability to utilize structured problem-solving to deliver results. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience. They will also have experience in extrusion, plastic bag converting, or paper converting, and be proficient in Microsoft Office.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in business, engineering or a related field preferred or equivalent experience
• 1 to 3 years related experience and or training in a manufacturing environment
• Extrusion, plastic bag converting, paper converting experience is a plus
• Proven technical and leadership ability to utilize structured problem solving to deliver results
• Demonstrated competence to work with minimal supervision effectively at all levels within the organization
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels of the organization
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with the willingness to learn new systems
• Superior problem-solving and coaching capabilities
• Ability to relate to people at all levels of an organization
• Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
• Strong team building, decision making and people management skills
• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources)
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret complex documents and statistical information
• Request and/or build computer generated reports that measure and track performance of one or more departments
• Exceptional organizational, priority setting and time management skills
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts and ease of numbers
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in written and in a diagram form
• Working knowledge of equipment design and capabilities
• Cost issues
• Budget development, adherence and analysis
• Quality standards
• Regulatory requirements including but not limited to wage and hour requirements, environmental and waste minimization, company policies, and personnel requirements including OSHA, DEQ and EEO

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• Disability
• All State
• Pre-Paid Legal
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation
• Paid holidays
• Childbearing and parental leave