Production Supervisor

The Production Supervisor leads production personnel by providing leadership, guidance, and follow-through in support of the operations plan. The focus of the job is to maximize production, improve quality and safety of the shift with the available resources. Continuously look for ways to develop the talents and improve effectiveness. This would be a 12-hour rotating Day shift position (36/48 hour).

As an at-will employer, SIG (formerly Scholle IPN) reserves the right to add to or modify this list to the extent it deems necessary.

• Promote workplace safety through performance of weekly shift safety meetings, weekly area safety audits and weekly safety Gemba walks.
• Investigate and complete safety incident reports including near miss, incidents to equipment or people.
• Effectively communicate significant business and production issues to personnel through scheduled weekly shift meetings.
• Communicate and enforce high expectations of quality and production standards.
• Effectively lead root-cause improvement activities utilizing shift personnel.
• Lead effective Tier 2 meetings daily to discuss performance metrics and assign countermeasures as required.
• Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product based on daily monitoring of visual production metrics.
• Analyze and resolve work problems or assist workers in solving work problems. Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
• Perform administrative duties competently (E-Time system, LN, Virtual Client, shift reports, performance evaluations, safety investigation reports, etc.).
• Completion of assigned improvement tasks.
• Support and reinforce three major areas of improvement opportunities: machine setups, process controls, and training.
• Develop talents of shift personnel to maximize the benefit or the company and the individual employee.
• Initiate action on any food/product safety issue immediately. All staff has responsibility to correct or report food safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
• Directly supervises plant production employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include assisting in interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

• Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year college or university or equivalent experience.
• Supervision, lean and ISO experience a plus, plastics industry preferred.
• Additional education in quality, safety, mechanical or electrical areas of knowledge preferred.
• Previous knowledge or quality control procedures, good manufacturing practices and team development.
• The ability to excel in a fast paced, high-energy environment with constant interface with people.
• Knowledge of quality control procedures.
• Solid understanding of demand management techniques.
• Good manufacturing practices and team development.
• Have some experience with Continuous Improvement.
• Experience with plastic extrusion and/or injection molding is preferred.

• Generous Day 1 eligibilityhealthcare & life insurance for you and qualified dependents
• 401K Retirement matching reimbursement
• Vacation & PSL
• Paid Holidays
• Performance Bonus
• And much more!