2nd Shift Production Leader — Efficiency, Safety & Quality

Pregis-3; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Pregis is seeking a Production Supervisor for the 2nd shift in Aurora, IL. This role directs a production team, manages a shift, and ensures safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals are achieved while reducing waste.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in manufacturing, with at least 3 years in a supervisory role, and strong Excel/Outlook skills. Bachelor’s degree preferred; high school diploma required. Base pay is $80–$100K with opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or relevant manufacturing experience required.
• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• 5+ years of experience with a minimum 3 years in a supervisory position.
• Strong background in manufacturing.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Outlook is required, with some knowledge of Microsoft Word/PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Drive company to achieve goals by communicating expectations, planning, monitoring, and evaluating flow of production.
• Effectively manage labor to meet plant labor productivity & cost goals by coordinating work schedules, staffing requirements, and production sequence
• Monitor production activities, identify problems, and troubleshoot causes to develop solutions
• Plan and manage daily, weekly, and monthly objectives, communicating them to employees to ensure alignment
• Create, train, monitor, and evaluate team on safety, quality and standard operating procedures.
• Train and understand of all existing and any new production equipment – create and/or review training documentation to ensure it’s up to date and accurate
• Troubleshoot processing techniques and production machinery and provide solutions for continuous improvement
• Accurately record, communicate, and maintain required documentation in timely manner.
• Analyze and submit daily reporting on performance and progress as it relates to production, quality, safety, staffing, and regular maintenance duties.
• Self-motivated with results-driven approach.
• Ability to prioritize workload.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical skills

Skills

Team leadership

Manufacturing experience

Safety compliance

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Pregis is seeking a Production Supervisor for the 2nd shift in Aurora, IL. This role directs a production team, manages a shift, and ensures safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals are achieved while reducing waste.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in manufacturing, with at least 3 years in a supervisory role, and strong Excel/Outlook skills. Bachelor’s degree preferred; high school diploma required. Base pay is $80–$100K with opportunities for growth.