Packaging Lean Supervisor: Lead Safety & Quality

Jobot; Scottsbluff (NE); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with Company Match

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Ins.

Generous PTO & Paid Holidays

Annual Bonus Opportunity

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a seasoned supervisor for our Scottsbluff, NE operations to drive safety, quality, and efficiency on the production floor. You will lead packaging teams, coach frontline staff, and implement lean practices to optimize performance across SQDC metrics.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, coaching, and strong collaboration with Maintenance, Procurement, Quality, and Operations. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent lean manufacturing experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience in packaging, food manufacturing, warehousing, or comparable production environments.
• Experience leading teams in packaging and warehouse operations.
• Strong background in lean manufacturing methodologies.
• Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives with measurable results.
• Working knowledge of 5S, Standard Work, Visual Management, TPM, Root Cause Analysis, Kaizen.
• Proven ability to coach and develop frontline employees and shift leads.
• Proven ability to improve safety, quality, productivity, and waste reduction metrics.
• Experience developing and maintaining SOPs.
• Strong understanding of GMP requirements and audit readiness.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Maintenance, Procurement, Quality, and Operations.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office: Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint.
• ERP experience and SAP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Champion a zero-injury safety culture through visible leadership and daily engagement.
• Conduct gemba walks and reinforce safe work behaviors.
• Maintain 5S standards and perform regular workplace audits.
• Lead and coach packaging shift leads to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC).
• Foster employee engagement and encourage frontline problem-solving.
• Develop, implement, and sustain SOPs and best practices.
• Train employees and hold teams accountable to standards.
• Coordinate effective shift handoffs and communication processes.
• Utilize visual management systems to drive performance.
• Conduct root cause investigations using 5-Why, Fishbone/Ishikawa, and A3 Problem Solving.
• Drive permanent corrective actions.
• Partner with Procurement to ensure packaging material availability.
• Apply inventory management and pull-system principles.
• Collaborate with Maintenance to improve TPM initiatives.
• Improve OEE and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Ensure compliance with GMPs and third-party audit standards.
• Partner with Quality and Operations teams to prevent defects.
• Utilize customer feedback to prioritize improvements.
• Analyze operational metrics and translate data into action plans.
• Spend 80%+ of working time on the production floor coaching and removing barriers.
• Provide operational support beyond scheduled hours when necessary.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Supervisory experience

Data-driven decisions

Strong communication

ERP experience

SAP experience

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

SAP

ERP software

Job description

Jobot is seeking a seasoned supervisor for our Scottsbluff, NE operations to drive safety, quality, and efficiency on the production floor. You will lead packaging teams, coach frontline staff, and implement lean practices to optimize performance across SQDC metrics.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, coaching, and strong collaboration with Maintenance, Procurement, Quality, and Operations. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent lean manufacturing experience is preferred.