Day & Night Shift Supervisor – Experience in MFG

Vanwerted; Van Wert (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

MIP

Health insurance

PTO

Holidays

Personal day

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401k match

DailyPay

Job summary

Tekni-Plex in Van Wert, OH is seeking a Day & Night Shift Supervisor with manufacturing experience to lead frontline teams in molding, pulping and printing operations. This start-up location emphasizes safety, training, and process improvements while partnering with HR and operations leaders to staff and develop crew members.

The role requires a servant-leadership approach, strong communication, and the ability to transition to 12-hour overnight shifts as operations scale.

Qualifications

• Requires 5+ years experience in shift supervision in manufacturing.
• Experience leading frontline teams and coordinating with HR/plant leadership.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and safety leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead front-line teams to operate molding, pulping and printing equipment safely.
• Ensure a safe, diverse and productive workplace together with HR & operations leaders.
• Coach, mentor and develop crew; drive training and growth under a We Grow People approach.
• Partner with plant leadership to hire, train and staff shifts as operations scale.
• Collaborate with other departments to improve processes and cost efficiencies.

Skills

Shift supervision

Team leadership

Safety culture

Manufacturing experience

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Day & Night Shift Supervisor – Experience in MFG

Summary

Description:

The Van Wert, OH Fiber plant is a part of the Consumer Products Division of a global leader in Consumer Products & Healthcare solutions. The 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 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. Visit our website for more information about our people, products, and culture! www.Tekni-Plex.com

Key Accountabilities:

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.

Experience

Position Requirements:

• 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.

Ideal Candidate will possess:

• Molded Pulp foodservice 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

Salary/Benefits

The company offers:

• 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
• DailyPay available