Packaging Supervisor

Oil-Dri Corporation of America; Ripley (MS); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with 6% company match

Paid parental leave

Generous PTO

Annual merit increase opportunity

Fitness & gym reimbursement

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Ripley, MS is seeking a Plant Supervisor to provide leadership within the Packaging Department. This role involves ensuring safety compliance and achieving departmental goals. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of manufacturing experience and the ability to lead and develop teammates in a challenging work environment. Excellent growth opportunities are available, along with comprehensive benefits and a commitment to work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in manufacturing.
• Understanding safety and environmental standards.
• Ability to analyze data for process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to safety rules and practices.
• Supervise and develop teammates.
• Coordinate with HR for staffing and retention.
• Partner with Maintenance on preventative maintenance goals.

Skills

Leadership

Safety compliance

Communication

Mathematical skills

Computer skills

Bulk material handling

Education

2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment

Experience with an ERP Manufacturing system preferred

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

The Plant Supervisor provides leadership and direction to teammates to attain shorthand long-term goals, optimize team effectiveness, and meet daily work schedules in the Verge/Packaging Department. Drive improvements in safety, morale, and cost control. Achieve departmental goals and metrics by supervising teammates, to achieve safety goals, productivity goals, material usage targets, inventory targets, product quality requirements and equipment yield.

Work Location & Conditions

• Daily onsite role at an active mine site in Ripley, MS
• Work conditions may include uneven terrain, ladders, stairs, and exposure to heat, rain, mud, dust, and noise
• PPE required; physically active role in an industrial environment

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure teammates perform work according to established safety rules and practices, environmental and housekeeping standards while striving for ZERO Accidents.
• Understands customer quality requirements, assures teammates understand and follow these requirements.
• Implements and assures procedures are followed to detect and eliminate nonconforming incoming supplies.
• Implements and assures procedures are followed for the department.
• Partner with Human Resources in staffing and retention.
• Coordinate purchase of supplies necessary to ensure functioning of the department.
• Coordinate with Processing Supervisor to ensure clay supply for operations is satisfactory.
• Supervise, train, develop, and review staff.
• Plans operations, establishing priorities and sequences for packaging products.
• Communicate key metrics to Plant leadership and production teams to stimulate process improvement and cost reduction.
• Partner with Maintenance and Process Improvement to coordinate maintenance activities to meet established preventative maintenance goals.
• Maintain procedure manuals and training aids
• Establish and ensure effectiveness of teammates training
• Gather and analyze data; make recommendations for process improvements and cost reductions.
• Meet line efficiency goals along with crew efficiencies and maximize daily production.
• Complete required reporting and documentation.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education:

• Experience with an ERP Manufacturing system preferred
• 2 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment, proven leadership experience preferred

Skills & Abilities:

• Experience in bulk material handling and packaging equipment supplies desired
• Proficient in excel, word, mathematical skills, computer skills and reasoning ability.
• Possess core values of Honesty and Integrity.

Why Apply

• 401(k) with 6% company match
• Paid parental leave, generous PTO, and paid holidays
• Strong focus on work-life balance
• Career growth with exposure to senior leadership
• Annual merit increase opportunity
• Fitness & gym reimbursement

About Us

Oil-Dri Corporation of America is a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty sorbent products for consumer and business-to-business markets that has been voted as a Top 100 workplaces in the Chicago Tribune. Oil-Dri’s products are sold in the pet care, animal health, fluids purification, agricultural, sports field, industrial and automotive markets. Oil-Dri controls millions of tons of specialty mineral reserves, including calcium bentonite, attapulgite, and diatomaceous shale. The company’s mines and manufacturing facilities are located in Georgia, Mississippi, Illinois, and California. Oil-Dri is a family-controlled and operated organization that emphasizes honesty, integrity, and accountability. The company is dedicated to fulfilling its mission to Create Value From Sorbent Minerals.

Oil-Dri is committed to providing equal opportunity for all teammates and qualified candidates without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Accordingly, all employment decisions and personnel actions or programs such as hiring, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, transfers, reductions in workforce, and training, etc. will be consistent with the principle of equal employment opportunity.