Production Supervisor

The NIGHT SHIFT Production Supervisor is an entry-level leader role that oversees a team of employees focused on Production and Manufacturing initiatives aimed at optimizing processes, reducing waste, and enhancing productivity. This role is responsible for continuously improving all production methods while adhering to all safety procedures and providing guidance, support, and direction to team members.

• This employee will be responsible for direct reports.
• Ensure adherence to established priorities for production workflow.
• Involved in the hiring process for assigned employee work group. Responsible for employee counseling and disciplinary actions, including recommendations for termination. Involves HR for assistance in the resolution of employee relation issues through effective remediation techniques.
• Maintain accurate records of improvement initiatives, performance metrics, and outcomes.
• Work with safety committee by attending safety meetings, working on safety projects, completing safety surveys, performing safety training, and ensuring a safe work environment and appropriate employee behavior.
• Provide consistent and constructive feedback to employees; train, develop, or identify employee training and resource needs.
• Resolve operational, process, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and production downtime.
• Maintain shift reports and records.
• Establish priorities, and monitor the quality and quantity of work performed by the department and the individuals within the department. This includes ensuring quality requirements and procedures for the department and plant are communicated, understood, and practiced.
• Assist with planning, developing, and administering departmental procedures, policies, and standards. Ensure organizational policies and procedures are communicated and practiced.
• May be required to work a flexible schedule to include evening and night shifts, weekends, and holidays.
• Address and resolve operational issues, conflicts, and challenges that may arise within the team.
• Supervise the department-specific Manufacturing functions across one or more shifts which includes reviewing production orders and/or schedules to ensure that production requirements within the department are completed according to established production schedules.
• Verify employee hours worked in time keeping system (Kronos) daily.
• Develop appropriate measures or standards for performance and use these to monitor, evaluate, and continuously improve employees and production.
• Maintain control of resources to ensure ongoing operation of the department within the established budget, productivity, and efficiency standards; develop and maintain effective working relationships with other departments to proactively address issues that may potentially impact the quality of the production process or product.
• Schedule personnel and assign work to meet production requirements efficiently and cost-effectively.
• Monitor work quality and adherence to standards, ensuring products or services meet or exceed established criteria.

• The ability to wear personal protective gear correctly most of the day.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office Suite products.
• Occasional exposure to hazardous conditions caused by noise, moving mechanical parts, airborne particles, and other conditions associated with a high-traffic production floor.
• Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in own job discipline or field.
• 4-6 years’ relevant experience OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be able to walk long distances and stand for long periods of time.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred.
• The ability to lift 50 pounds regularly.
• High degree of professionalism, judgment, maturity, and resourcefulness in the absence of formalized guidelines and procedures.
• Must be able to work in non-climate-controlled facilities.
• Able to multitask, prioritize, delegate, and manage time effectively.
• High level of integrity and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential data.
• Excellent communication, problem solving, and organizational skills.
• Flexible attitude, adaptable to change, team player, and able to handle multiple projects at once.
• 0-2 years of management experience.

2-2-3 schedule 12hour Night Shifts