Production Supervisor Injection Molding-C-Shift

Production Supervisor - Injection Molding

The Production Supervisor provides direct leadership for injection molding operations during their assigned shift. This role is accountable for meeting daily production targets while enforcing safety, quality, training, and policy compliance. The supervisor drives floor execution, resolves issues in real time, and ensures effective communication and smooth handoff between shifts and support functions.

• Lead daily injection molding operations to achieve production, quality, safety, and cost KPIs.
• Monitor, review, and act on shift-level performance metrics (e.g., output, scrap, downtime, labor efficiency, safety incidents) to ensure targets are met.
• Assign and manage operator staffing to support the daily production schedule, including coverage for breaks and absences.
• Coordinate with support teams (Process, Setup, Maintenance, Materials, Toolroom, Quality) to maintain flow and rapidly resolve performance gaps.
• Maintain a strong floor presence to verify execution to standard work, safety requirements, and housekeeping expectations.
• Maintain and enforce 5S standards to ensure work areas remain clean, organized, labeled, and audit‑ready always.
• Ensure all required training, certifications, and OJT are completed, current, and documented.
• Review and verify production records for accuracy and Good Documentation Practices (GDP) compliance.
• Lead troubleshooting of machine excursions, defects, and process interruptions with appropriate support teams, ensuring corrective actions are implemented and sustained.
• Hold employees accountable for performance, attendance, and policy compliance; partner with HR as needed.
• Complete labor reporting, attendance tracking, and vacation approvals in electronic systems.
• Communicate shift performance, risks, and open issues to the incoming supervisor to ensure continuity.
• Participate in continuous improvement, root cause analysis, and structured problem‑solving activities.

• Proven leadership and supervisory capability in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong decision‑making, prioritization, and delegation skills.
• Effective problem‑solving and analytical abilities.
• Proficiency with email and manufacturing systems (ERP, training, payroll).

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of five years of manufacturing leadership related experience.

• Prolonged standing and walking throughout the facility.
• Visual acuity for inspections and process monitoring.
• Ability to lift to 15 pounds.

• Manufacturing environment requires appropriate PPE.
• Exposure to elevated noise levels.
• Gowning and sanitation requirements for cleanroom operations.

Pay: $60,000.00 – $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) – matching
• Dental, Health, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Paid time off
• Work location:
  
  In person

Röchling Medical is an equal opportunity employer. RMR does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

Röchling Medical Rochester is the center of excellence for the production of surgical forceps for minimally invasive electrosurgical devices and offers a broad portfolio of plastic injection‑molded parts and value‑added assembly work for the medical industry. The team supports customers as a contract manufacturer for the entire product lifecycle from concept to approved medical device. Röchling Medical is a preferred supplier and development partner to leading pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical technology companies worldwide.