1st Shift Supervisor

Company Description

Founded in 1975, New Berlin Plastics (NBP) is a family-owned leader in custom injection molding, specializing in high-precision, engineering-grade components. Based in a state-of-the-art, 100,000-square-foot facility in New Berlin, WI, we pride ourselves on being more than just a manufacturer; we are a strategic partner to some of North America’s leading OEMs. At NBP, you aren’t just a cog in a machine;

you are part of a team that values continuous improvement, technical expertise, and a “solution-first” mindset.

Supervise and coordinate daily activities of the production employees to ensure a quality product is produced to meet on-time delivery goals in a cost-effective and safe manner.

• Assign and prioritize work to produce products according to the production schedule.
• Ensure company policies, safety procedures, and quality standards are followed by all team members.
• Actively coach, train, develop, and counsel employees for personal and professional growth opportunities to continually enhance their skill sets.
• Identify training gaps and ensure production employees receive all required training in a timely manner and cross-training is completed as needed.
• Work with Manufacturing Manager to identify and implement improvement projects to increase safety, production efficiency, and reduce downtime.
• Perform daily shift audits and monitor scrap, molding and finishing performance to ensure quality and quantity standards are met.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment by periodic inspections of production equipment, workstations, and plant. Request and direct corrective action as needed.
• Review shift-end reports for transaction errors, inefficiencies, and scrap issues and work to resolve issues through communication, training, or corrective action.
• Provide technical assistance with production/process problems.
• Work with Human Resources in staffing activities such as interviewing, hiring, career pathing, and training and development of production employees.
• Maintain good employee relations and continuously monitor employee performance.
• Maintain personnel/attendance records of assigned employees.
• Investigate and document work-related injuries.
• Supervisory responsibilities:
  
  Production Employees, Quality Assurance Auditors.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of supervisor experience in manufacturing and/or a combination of relevant work experience and education in related field.
• Injection Molding experience preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership skills to develop, mentor, motivate, and hold others accountable.
• Ability to mitigate team conflicts and elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources / cross functional teams.
• Strong problem‑solving abilities and continuous improvement mindset.
• Proficient with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. IQMS a plus.
• Ability to be flexible and responsive to changing scheduling requirements.
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• License or Certificate Suggested:
  Forklift.

• The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with physical disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Employee is frequently required to stand; use of hands to fingers, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; and stoop, or kneel. Specific vision requirements include close vision and color vision.
• Manufacturing and office environment. Safety glasses required in the plant.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.