Packaging Production Supervisor, 1st shift

Keystone Distinction Group; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Keystone Distinction Group is seeking a Packaging Supervisor with prior experience in food, beverage or pharmaceutical manufacturing to lead production teams. This role emphasizes staffing, team motivation, training on safety procedures, GMPs, and proper disciplinary actions when necessary.

You will collaborate with the Maintenance Department to keep equipment in good working order and to maximize efficiency.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in food, beverage or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Strong lean manufacturing background.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead production employees and manage staffing levels.
• Organize training to ensure qualified staff trained on safety and GMPs.
• Resolve conflicts and disciplinary actions when required.
• Coordinate with Maintenance to keep equipment reliable and available.
• Maintain targeted production efficiency for lines and overall plant.
• Coach team to meet performance objectives and deliver results.
• Hold regular meetings with Team Leaders to review progress and action plans.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Industry experience

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

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

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

Looking for someone with a strong lean manufacturing background

Education and/or Experience Bachelor's degree preferred.