Production Supervisor/Manager

Listgrove Ltd; España; Presencial; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Join a leading plastic packaging manufacturer as a Production Supervisor/Manager in Valdemoro, Spain. This role involves overseeing a team of technicians to ensure efficient production, quality, and safety, while implementing continuous improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates possess strong leadership, problem-solving abilities, and relevant industry experience.

Formación

• Fluent in Spanish, ideally with English.
• Experience in supervising teams required.
• Must have strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Manage production operations and ensure efficiency.
• Troubleshoot production issues and coordinate with departments.
• Develop training programs for technical staff.

Conocimientos

Extrusion-blow molding processes

Problem-solving

Team development

Communication skills

Continuous Improvement methodologies

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT & HR EXPERTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, SPECIALITY CHEMICALS, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOPOLYMER, FOOD ADDITIVES & INGREDIENTS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975.

Production Supervisor/ Manager
Based in Valdemoro (Madrid), Spain

Job ref: AZ /63891

Listgrove is pleased to support a high-quality plastic packaging manufacturer.
If you are an experienced in the moulding processes, a Production Manager or a Production or Process Supervisor/Engineer looking for a new challenge, this could be the ideal opportunity. We are seeking someone who is process-oriented and eager to develop their career into management.

In this role, you will work with a team of approximately 30 technicians and be responsible for ensuring a smooth, safe, and efficient production operation. Your main responsibility will be to manage production while ensuring that all teams and employees meet expected levels of production, quality, and performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise daily production and support operators and technicians to ensure machines run efficiently.
• Ensure proper machine and process operation.
• Troubleshoot production issues and report any process issues to senior management.
• Identify technical issues affecting productivity and/or quality, implement corrective actions, and coordinate with various departments (Production, Quality, Maintenance, etc.).
• Coordinate and prioritize technical work to achieve optimal results for the factory.
• Identify, promote, and execute continuous improvement initiatives.
• Optimize cycle times and processes while reducing waste.
• Develop production schedules. Plan, direct, and assign tasks to the manufacturing staff to meet production goals. Analyze and interpret data received daily.
• Prepare daily production figures for production meetings and compile end-of-month reports.
• Monitor machine downtime and breakdowns for analysis and implementation of solutions, ensuring daily checks are carried out according to procedures.
• Organize and hold regular meetings with supervisors.
• Identify training needs for staff and ensure that training is carried out. Develop, motivate, and manage a technical team to maximize performance potential and meet current and future technical needs.
• Maintain a clean work environment, ensuring equipment and tools are stored in the correct areas.
• Ensure all employees follow procedures. Review existing procedures and implement new ones, explaining them to employees.
• Act as the first point of contact for operational and technical staff outside of regular working hours.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Fluent in Spanish, ideally with English language skills.
• Experience with extrusion-blow molding processes using PE materials.
• Ability to analyze staffing needs and develop training programs for technical staff.
• Proven experience in supervising teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication/information sharing skills.
• Team development experience.
• Experience in implementing Continuous Improvement methodologies and Lean tools.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, others).

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. All personal designations apply equally to all genders.

For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union. Proof of eligibility will be required with your application

To apply please contact Andy Zanin
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0044 (0) 1789 207070

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