Packaging Production Supervisor, 1st shift

Gables Search Group; McDonough (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Gables Search Group is seeking a Packaging Supervisor in McDonough, GA to lead production teams in food, beverage or pharmaceutical manufacturing. The role focuses on staffing, safety, and continuous improvement, with strong emphasis on lean manufacturing principles and GMP/SOP adherence.

Responsibilities include coordinating with Maintenance to keep equipment reliable, driving plant efficiency, and coaching teams to meet performance targets.

Qualifications

• Must have prior experience in food, beverage or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Experience leading production teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with GMP and SOPs and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide all aspects of team leadership to Production employees, including staffing levels and morale.
• Collaborate with Maintenance to ensure equipment is maintained and optimized for efficiency.
• Maintain targeted production efficiency and contribute to plant-wide performance metrics.
• Solidify open communication with employees and support departments.
• Coach the Production team to achieve objectives and monitor performance measures.
• Conduct regular meetings with Team Leaders to review action plans and outcomes.
• Analyze production reports to identify adverse trends and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Team leadership

Lean manufacturing

Conflict resolution

Training & development

Safety procedures

Job description

PACKAGING SUPERVISOR

Must have prior experience in food, beverage or pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Provide all aspects of Team leadership to Production employees. Personnel responsibilities will include but not limited to, proper employee staffing levels, utilization of continuous team building techniques to maintain a high level of motivation and morale. The organization of employee training processes to assure that employee base is well qualified for all production operations and trained on all safety procedures within the production area and company SOP’s and GMP’s. The Production Supervisor will resolve conflicts and disciplinary actions when required.

Interaction with the Maintenance Department to ensure that equipment is constantly maintained and fully operational levels to achieve maximum efficiency.

The maintaining of targeted production efficiency for the individual production lines and contributions to the total Plant efficiency is a primary responsibility. Accountabilities

• Solidify open communication with employees and the support Departments
• Implement company's organizational and operational principals
• Coach the Production team to establish performance measures to achieve designated objectives and deliver business results
• Conduct regular communication meetings with Team Leaders and production team to recognize successes, review action plans to resolve open issues
• Analyze production reports and data to identify adverse trends and create corrective action plans.

Looking for someone with a strong lean manufacturing background