Production Supervisor

Who is Tekni-Plex Consumer Products?

• Tekni-Plex is a 60-year global leader providing innovative solutions through material science and manufacturing technologies. Our solutions are found in some of the most well-known names in the Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Personal Care, Household and Food & Beverage markets.
• We transform ideas into products that improve everyday life.
• The Consumer Products Division of Tekni-Plex encompasses ~6,000 employees operating in more than 10 countries with over $1B in annual revenue.

• A leading proactive fresh foods solutions provider offering a variety of products in a variety of sustainable material solutions.
• Dolco manufactures egg cartons, fruit, poultry and meat trays, molded fiber trays, as well as other industrial packaging solutions carefully engineered to protect food.
• We pride ourselves in servicing our customers with solutions that can help them protect their perishable products throughout their journey to consumers.

• With Company Values like Innovation, Integrity and Trust, and Employee Fulfillment, Tekni-Plex offers every employee around the world the opportunity to stretch, grow and succeed every day.
• With 27 consecutive quarters of year-over-year EBITDA growth, we have both a proud history and a compelling future. We are always thinking, and rethinking, about ways we can design, create, and deliver responsible packaging that protects our customers’ brands, their consumers’ experiences and the environment.
• Behind every great Tekni-Plex product is a COLLABORATIVE TEAM of dedicated employees who are truly making a difference for our customers and communities. Our entire team is Tekni-Proud!

The shift schedule is from 5:45am – 6pm.

2 days on / 2 days off / 3 days on / 2 days off / 2 days on / 3 days off.

We are looking for an experienced Production Supervisor to lead ~15-20 employees to achieve safety, quality, and production objectives in our automated plant in Decatur, IN. At Dolco, our supervisors aren’t responsible for directly fixing machines; instead, our supervisors are managing the floor – planning and allocating labor, training, motivating, identifying and escalating issues, and developing ways to continuously improve.

You will continue to champion a “safety first” culture and a commitment to high quality in accordance with our values and policies. You will ensure we hire and retain good people, providing them with thorough training and development opportunities. You will recognize, reward and celebrate high performers.

• Prior supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment. Proven ability to select, train, motivate, and instruct personnel in the achievement of safety, quality, and production objectives. Demonstrated ability to inspire confidence and trust.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Able to fully communicate issues/opportunities/results to multiple levels within the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to think quickly and then rapidly adjust to changing priorities.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Humble and teachable, hard worker (efforts counts 2x!), self-motivated.
• While experience may be considered in lieu of a degree, a Bachelor’s degree is a preferred requirement for this role. Education specific to business administration/management, engineering, human resources, supply chain, etc. is preferred.

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