Plastics Production Supervisor

Vandor Corporation; Wendover Hills (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vandor Corporation is seeking a Production Supervisor to Direct and coordinate activities in processing materials or manufacturing products. You will organize teams, develop training, and ensure production quality and safety.

Ideal candidates will lead a cross-trained, engaged workforce, enforce standards, and drive continuous improvement with operations, quality, engineering, and maintenance teams. This is an on-site role focused on meeting production goals safely.

Qualifications

• Production Supervisors must have and be willing to maintain the technological competency necessary to develop and manage a world class manufacturing facility.
• Must be a team player, able to work successfully with interdependent teams.
• Must be able to motivate others to achieve and maintain excellence.
• Must be a self motivated, a “self-starter”.
• Must possess the analytical and problem solving skills necessary to perform the job.
• Previous of experience in injection molding preferred
• Must have trouble shooting capabilities

Responsibilities

• Directs and coordinates activities in processing materials or manufacturing products.
• Develop an effective and efficient work force by organizing and allocating team members based on production demands.
• Develops and maintains a team member training program including cross training.
• Ensures conformity to production requirements with authority to stop production to correct quality problems.
• Analyzes operation needs and requisitions tools, fixtures, and gauges for continuous improvement.
• Prepares and maintains production data, reports as directed by the Operations Manager.
• Maintains a safe, clean, and orderly workplace in compliance with Vandor regulations and laws.
• Inspects machines and equipment to ensure performance and utilization.
• Develops or revises standard operating and working practices and ensures compliance with standards.
• Directs team members to adhere to policies, procedures, and record keeping.
• Leads continuous improvement efforts with quality, engineering, and maintenance; proposes capital improvements as appropriate.
• Coordinates production team staffing with Human Resources.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Self-motivated

Quality focus

Job description

Description

Summary:

Directs and coordinates activities in processing materials or manufacturing products by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop an effective and efficient work force by organizing and allocating team members based on production demands.
• Develops, implements and maintains a team member training program to ensure that necessary expertise is available, including cross training.
• Ensures conformity to production requirements with the authority to stop production to correct quality problems.
• Analyzes operation needs. Requisitions needed tools, jigs, fixtures and gages as part of continuous improvement.
• Compiles, stores and retrieves production data. Prepares reports, as directed by the Operations Manager.
• Maintains a safe, clean and orderly work place in compliance with all Vandor regulations including applicable local, state and federal laws. Ensures that all team members are working safely.
• Inspects machines and equipment to ensure specific operational performance and optimum utilization.
• Develops or revises standard operational and working practices and observes workers to ensure compliance with standards.
• Ensures that team members under his/her supervision comply with the company employment guidelines as stated in the team member handbook.
• Directs team members to adhere to policies, procedures, work instructions and record keeping.
• Directs a continuous improvement effort in conjunction with quality, engineering services, production team leaders and maintenance. Makes capital improvement recommendations where appropriate to improve current methods.
• Coordinates the need for production team members with the human resources team.
• Ensures all materials are maintained for production
• Troubleshoot process to ensure quality standards are met during production of molded parts
• Other duties as assigned by Production Manager

Requirements

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Production Supervisors must have and be willing to maintain the technological competency necessary to develop and manage a world class manufacturing facility
• Must be a team player, able to work successfully with interdependent teams.
• Must be able to motivate others to achieve and maintain excellence.
• Must be a self motivated, a “self-starter”.
• Must possess the analytical and problem solving skills necessary to perform the job.
• Previous of experience in injection molding preferred
• Must have trouble shooting capabilities