BOPP Mainline Supervisor

JobItUs; Bankura; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

JobItUs invites applications for the role of BOPP Mainline Supervisor in their production facility. The role involves supervising the BOPP film production line, ensuring safe, efficient and continuous operation, and maintaining quality standards.

The incumbent will coordinate with maintenance, quality, and process teams, monitor key process parameters, manage changeovers, and train operators to uphold safety and SOPs. This position reports to the Production Manager / PlantHead.

Responsibilities

• Supervise BOPP mainline operations including extrusion, casting, MDO and TDO sections.
• Maintain continuous, stable production with minimal downtime and losses.
• Monitor critical process parameters such as temperature, line speed, thickness, and cooling conditions.
• Ensure production aligns with the approved plan, specs and quality requirements.
• Coordinate with Quality, Maintenance, Electrical, Utilities and Process teams to resolve issues.
• Identify causes of losses and CAPA for process improvements.
• Oversee changeovers with minimal material wastage and downtime.
• Train operators and junior staff on operation, control, and safety practices.

Job description

ob Description – BOPP Mainline Supervisor

Position: BOPP Mainline Supervisor
Department: Production / Manufacturing
Reporting To: Production Manager / PlantHead

Job Purpose

The BOPP MainlineSupervisor is responsiblefor supervising andcoordinating the day-to-day operationof theBiaxially Oriented Polypropylene(BOPP) film productionline, ensuring safe, efficient, and continuous productionin accordance withprescribed quality standards, production targets, andoperating procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise the operation of the complete BOPP mainline, including extrusion, casting, machine direction orientation (MDO), transverse direction orientation (TDO), and relatedsections.
• Ensure continuous and stable operation of the production line with minimum downtime and productionlosses.
• Monitor and control critical process parameters such as temperature, pressure, line speed, stretching ratios, coolingconditions, thickness,and other relevantoperating parameters.
• Ensure production is carried out according to the approved productionplan, product specifications, and quality requirements.
• Coordinate with theQuality, Maintenance, Electrical, Utilities, and Process/Technical teamsto resolve operationalissues promptly.
• Monitor film quality and take immediate corrective action in case of defects such as thickness variation, gels, haze, wrinkles, blocking, scratches, edgedefects, poor winding, and other abnormalities.
• Ensure proper changeover of products, grades, thicknesses, and specificationswith minimum materialwastage and downtime.
• Supervise operators and technicians workingon the mainlineand allocate dutiesaccording to operationalrequirements.
• Ensure adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions, and approved processparameters.
• Maintain proper production records, shift reports, downtime reports, consumptionrecords, and otherrelevant documentation.
• Identify the causes of production losses, processinstability, and equipment-related problems andcoordinate corrective actions.
• Ensure optimum utilization of rawmaterials, additives, energy, manpower, and otherproduction resources.
• Monitor scrap and wastage and implement measures to minimizeproduction losses.
• Coordinate with the Maintenance Department for preventive and breakdown maintenance and ensure safeequipment handover andtakeover.
• Ensure proper housekeeping and compliance with5S, safety, and environmental requirementswithin the productionarea.
• Ensure that all safety procedures, permit-to-work requirements, PPE requirements, and emergency procedures are strictlyfollowed.
• Train, guide, and develop operators and junior production personnel on machineoperation, process control, quality requirements,and safety practices.
• Participate in root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) activities forrecurring production andquality problems.
• Report major abnormalities, breakdowns, qualitydeviations, and safetyincidents to theProduction Manager/PlantHead immediately.
• Ensure effective communicationand proper shifthandover between incomingand outgoing teams.

Key Performance Indicators(KPIs)

• Production output andachievement against productionplan
• Line efficiency andOEE
• Reduction in downtime
• Reduction in processwaste and scrap
• Product quality andrejection rate
• Raw-material andenergy consumption
• Changeover time
• Compliance with SOPsand process parameters
• Safety performance andhousekeeping
• Effective manpower utilization