Lead Production Supervisor
Listed on 2026-08-22
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Manufacturing / Production
Production Manager, Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma, Manufacturing & Industrial Operations, Production QC/QA
Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact.
That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit
Pay: $25.00
Shift Differential: $1.00
Shift: Night
Schedule: 6 PM to 6 AM; 2/2/3 rotating schedule
Position OverviewAs the Team Performance Lead / Production Supervisor, you will oversee daily production activities, lead shift operations, coach production teams, and ensure operational excellence across safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement
. You will work closely with Production Management, Production Control, Shipping, Warehouse, Maintenance, and other cross‑functional teams to achieve production goals while maintaining world‑class manufacturing standards.
- Lead daily manufacturing operations during assigned rotating shifts.
- Coordinate production priorities with Production Management, Production Control, Shipping, Warehouse, and Maintenance.
- Monitor production schedules and ensure customer orders are completed accurately and on time.
- Balance production lines to maximize throughput and minimize downtime.
- Provide hands‑on support when needed to prevent production interruptions and line stoppages.
- Ensure that support functions, including Warehouse, Core Cutting, Plate‑Making, Supply Depot, and Maintenance, do not negatively impact production performance.
- Champion a strong safety‑first culture by ensuring compliance with plant safety procedures, GMP standards, and company policies.
- Monitor key quality metrics including scrap, spoilage, waste reduction, customer returns, and production defects.
- Identify quality concerns and implement corrective actions to improve manufacturing performance.
- Ensure production documentation, audits, and operational standards remain accurate and up to date.
- Lead, coach, mentor, and motivate production employees to achieve safety, quality, and productivity goals.
- Conduct shift meetings and communicate daily production priorities.
- Identify training needs and develop Single Point Lessons (SPLs) to improve workforce capability.
- Foster accountability through performance coaching, employee engagement, and continuous feedback.
- Support employee performance evaluations and professional development initiatives.
- Promote effective communication across departments and shifts.
- Drive Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, waste reduction, and operational excellence initiatives.
- Facilitate real‑time root cause analysis and structured problem solving.
- Escalate operational issues appropriately while coordinating with support departments.
- Support business improvement projects focused on efficiency, productivity, quality, and cost reduction.
- Prepare shift staffing schedules to ensure adequate production coverage.
- Track attendance, vacation, holidays, and absenteeism trends.
- Maintain production records and operational documentation.
- Report personnel, production, safety, and quality concerns to management promptly.
- Perform additional leadership responsibilities as assigned.
Required:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Operations Management, Industrial Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred.
- 3–5+ years of experience in a manufacturing, production, industrial, or…
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