Production Supervisor

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

Supervises Production employees for their assigned shift. Ensures that employees perform their tasks in accordance with documented work instructions. Optimizes production lines and material usage.

• First line responsibility for production operations and personnel
• Ensures that procedures are followed
• Ensures that product quality is maintained
• Optimizes labor, production line and materials utilization
• Administers Company policies and procedures, as required
• Facilitates effective communication between shifts and departments
• Ensures that employees conduct their duties in accordance with plant safety policies, procedures, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Responsible for Food Safety

Preferred:
Bachelor or Associate's Degree

Required:

Minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience in a plastics or packaging.

Preferred: 5-10 years' experience managing a diverse staff in a medium to large technical plastic thermoforming and extrusion process operation

Required:

Excellent communication & interpersonal skills; strong writing, computer and presentation skills; strong ownership of Safety;
Basic knowledge of equipment

Preferred:
Basic knowledge of HDPE and PP processing; knowledge of dry offset Printing Technologies

The physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the Production Supervisor job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions.

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

Silgan will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities unless doing so would cause undue hardship.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.

Silgan is a drug‑free workplace.