Production Lead — Lean, KPI & Safety Focus

BWAY; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Mauser Packaging Solutions is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor in Charlotte, NC to lead production teams in safety, quality, and efficiency. You will coordinate cross-functional activities, supervise shifts, and ensure accurate payroll data while driving continuous improvement.

Required: engineering or operations management degree and 3 years of supervisory manufacturing experience; Six Sigma belt is a plus. Strong problem solving and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or operations management.
• 3 years supervisory experience in manufacturing.
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification a plus.
• Previous Labor Relations experience.
• Previous experience working in a Lean environment; embraces continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and training to accomplish production objectives to all employees for Safety, Quality, Production, Packaging, and Maintenance.
• Coordinates production activities with other departments to ensure production goals/objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost effective manner.
• Acts as first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues.
• Works with operations team to ensure vacancies are covered for any planned/unplanned.
• Works with Human Resources in reporting excused/unexcused absences as necessary.
• Prepares and reviews employees worked hours for submission to payroll.
• Establishes and monitors shift performance for safety, quality, and production standards.
• Enters production data accurately into system in order to measure and monitor KPIs around efficiencies, downtime, inventory and overall production.
• Updates communication boards to keep production floor team informed about Safety, Quality and Efficiency metrics.
• Leads employee start-up meetings, and communicates past day performance vs. goals and objectives.
• Responds to employees' questions and concerns as necessary.
• Works with Human Resources for guidance in handling more sensitive employee relations issues, investigations, or disciplinary matters.
• Ability to counsel employees to obtain performance levels desired.
• Works with other team members to control and improve efficiencies, minimize labor overtime, downtime and repair expenses.
• Implements cost effective systems around this as necessary
• Promotes shop floor organization, plant house-keeping with employees lean utilizing techniques such as 6S with shift personnel.
• Orders any production related supplies such as boxes, labels etc. needed.
• May conduct tool store inventory reviews to ensure proper tools and/or parts are available for use in the event they are needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Six Sigma

Labor Relations

Lean environment

Team player

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Self-directed

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or operations management

Job description

Mauser Packaging Solutions is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor in Charlotte, NC to lead production teams in safety, quality, and efficiency. You will coordinate cross-functional activities, supervise shifts, and ensure accurate payroll data while driving continuous improvement.

Required: engineering or operations management degree and 3 years of supervisory manufacturing experience; Six Sigma belt is a plus. Strong problem solving and leadership skills are essential.