Packaging Production Supervisor, 2nd shift

Gables Search Group; McDonough (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Gables Search Group is seeking a Packaging Supervisor with proven leadership in a manufacturing environment. The role focuses on staffing, training, safety compliance, and ensuring efficient packaging operations across production lines.

The ideal candidate will leverage lean manufacturing principles to drive continuous improvement, coordinate with maintenance, and lead a motivated team to meet production goals and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in food, beverage or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Strong lean manufacturing background.
• Experience leading production teams; staffing and training responsibilities.
• Familiarity with safety procedures, SOPs and GMPs.

Responsibilities

• Provide all aspects of team leadership to production employees.
• Manage staffing levels and maintain morale.
• Organize training to ensure qualification for production operations and compliance with safety procedures.
• Coordinate with Maintenance to keep equipment operational.
• Aim to achieve maximum production efficiency and overall plant efficiency.
• Conduct regular meetings with Team Leaders to recognize successes and review action plans.
• Analyze production reports to identify adverse trends and create corrective actions.

Skills

Team leadership

Lean manufacturing

Production supervision

Safety procedures

Staffing and training

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