Overnight Shift Supervisor – MFG

How to apply:

The Van Wert, OH Fiber plant is a part of the Consumer Products Division of a global leader in Consumer Products & Healthcare solutions. The Overnight SHIFT SUPERVISOR will be primarily responsible for providing leadership and guidance to the front line employees. Ensures a safe working environment through modeling safe behaviors, leading audits/inspections, correcting unsafe behaviors, conducting safety meetings, and utilizing proper work methods, procedures and equipment.

Provides direct supervision to production employees. In this start-up Mfg location, the Overnight SHIFT SUPERVISOR will actively partner with HR & Operations leaders to hire & train crew members to operate Molding, Pulping, and Printing equipment in the manufacturing of molded pulp egg cartons. The Van Wert Fiber location will be a manufacturer of molded pulp consumer products; primarily egg cartons.

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Maintain a Safe Working Environment:
Ensure safety requirements are met & ensure diverse, respectful workplace conditions are adhered to for an overall “safe workplace.” Engage warehouse & scheduling team to be consistently involved in safety culture.

Employee

Experience:

Partner with HR and plant leadership team to attract, embrace, and empower people. Maintain structure of skilled staffing level to accomplish warehouse department mission. Directly supervise, coach, mentor, & develop production crew, driving & adhering to a “We Grow People” approach to training/growth/development.

Accelerate Innovation:
Understand business needs & goals and transform ideas into action. Lead team through changes & business growth. Encourage open dialogue and sharing of ideas – recognize & reward teams for innovative ideas. Drive a culture of trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of shared ideas for product and/or process improvements.

Optimize Our Work:
Observe/evaluate concerns and opportunities in processes, procedures and/or systems. Plans and coordinates work, trains and motivates, monitors and evaluates performance of crew employees; ensures their ability to SAFELY operate equipment to produce product; cross‑training team members to effectively/efficiently operate variety of equipment across the factory floor. Develops & mentors shift LEAD to effectively oversee the daily routines of their assigned crew.

Win as a Team:
Collaborates with other team members in all departments and across all levels of the plant team to develop and install methods, improvements and cost saving ideas.

Drive Customer Satisfaction:
Works closely with the Plant Manager & Production Manager to drive plant standards, procedures and program plans for achieving and maintaining the required level of product quality.

• Requires a minimum of 5 or more years previous Shift Supervisor experience
• Minimum of 5 years experience leading teams in a manufacturing environment
• Strong verbal/written communication skills as well as interpersonal and conflict resolution skills are critical for excelling in this position.
• Servant Leadership style
• Must be willing/able to eventually transition from 8-hour shift to 12-hour overnight shift as location gradually becomes fully operational over the next several months.

• Molded Pulp food service mfg experience preferred
• Certification, or willingness to become certified in the following: CPR and first-aid, Six Sigma
• Self-directed approach to work & prioritization.
• Recruiting/Interviewing/Hire Selection experience a huge plus
• Bilingual abilities are a bonus

• Competitive salary plus Management Incentive Program (
  MIP
  ) eligibility
• Benefits eligibility (medical/dental/vision insurance plus company-paid life, STD, & LTD)
• Paid Time Off (
  PTO
  ) begins accruing on day #1
• 8 Paid Holidays PLUS 1 Paid Personal Day per calendar year
• 401K + company match