Plant Coordinator (3rd shift)

Franklin International; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Franklin International is seeking a plant supervisor to lead a manufacturing shift, ensuring production goals are met and processes run smoothly. The role emphasizes staff development, performance evaluation, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, QA, and R&D teams.

The position requires a college degree and at least five years of technical manufacturing leadership experience. The role typically operates on a 3rd shift with local travel as needed.

Qualifications

• College degree and five (5) years technical manufacturing leadership experience or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Meet production goals by allocating resources and implementing measures to improve production and efficiency.
• Develop skilled, motivated staff through consistent training and performance evaluations.
• Ensure clear information flow to operations management and track performance data.
• Work with engineering, QA, technical service and R&D on product/process modifications and scale-ups.
• Maintain a safe working environment and ensure compliance with safety and environmental guidelines.
• Interview, select, orient, and train hourly employees for the department.

Skills

Technical leadership

Education

College degree

Job description

Responsibilities

• Meets production goals by allocating resources accordingly. Investigates, recommends and implements measures to improve production. Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase the department’s efficiency.
• Creates a skilled and motivated staff by ensuring that employees receive training and development consistent with their responsibilities. Evaluates production employees on a regular basis and recommends development measures. Recommends personnel actions such as promotions, transfers, discharges and disciplinary measures. Creates a good team spirit. Gains willing cooperation to meet production goals, safety and training efforts.
• Ensures accurate and appropriate flow of information by providing clear spoken and written information to operations management. Conducts periodic communication meetings with department personnel. Counts, records and enters data into systems as needed to track performance.
• Ensures that policies, procedures and formulas are followed in a consistent manner. Works with engineering, Quality Assurance, Technical Service and Research and Development personnel on product and process modifications and product scale‑ups.
• Maintains a safe working environment by working closely with Environmental Health & Safety and observing all safety and environmental guidelines while handling products, raw materials and waste.
• Responsible to interview, select, orient, and train hourly employees for this department.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position is responsible for the management of plant employees. This is primarily a 3rd shift (11:00 PM to 7:30 AM) position, but at times will need to cover other shifts as needed.

Knowledge and Skills

College degree and five (5) years technical manufacturing leadership experience or equivalent work experience.

Working Conditions

On occasion, this position performs work in a standard office environment. However, the majority of the time, this position is working in a manufacturing environment. The position will be required to wear appropriate eye, ear, face, head, hand and foot protection and is subjected to extreme noise and temperature variations, as well as strong scents. This position may travel locally, on occasion.