Production Supervisor

Cambrex - Charles City; Charles City (IA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambrex - Charles City is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee operating personnel for safe, efficient, and profitable chemical manufacturing at the Charles City site. The role requires day-to-day manpower administration and close collaboration with all departments to ship quality products on schedule.

Shift work is required. The position emphasizes training, strict SOP compliance, and proactive problem solving to minimize waste and downtime while improving yields and equipment

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the production area meets safety and quality requirements.
• Schedule operations to prevent delays and efficiently use manpower.
• Ensure adherence to Standard Operating Procedures in all activities.
• Ensure employees are properly trained and evaluate performance.
• Carefully utilize buildings, equipment and services.
• Perform simple laboratory tests on in-process and waste samples to verify operation and equipment function.
• Coordinate with Maintenance to complete scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
• Make recommendations to improve yields and reduce waste, labor, materials and costs.
• Investigate production issues and work with support groups to implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Process Engineering during new product implementation.
• Participate in process evaluations with production superintendents or process engineers.

Skills

Supervision

Safety

Quality control

SOP adherence

Training

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Overview

The Production Supervisor will be expected to supervise operating personnel for safe, efficient, and profitable operation of the chemical manufacturing area. The incumbent will be responsible for administration of day-to-day manpower, equipment and processing needs of the plant site. The Production Supervisor will work closely with all departments to ensure timely shipment of quality products, meeting or exceeding customer expectations. Shift work is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring assigned production area meets or exceeds all safety and quality requirements
• Scheduling operations in a manner that prevents delays and efficiently utilize s manpower
• Ensuring adherence to Standard Operating Procedures in all operations and activities
• Ensure employees are properly trained and evaluate their performance
• Exercising proper care in the utilization of buildings, equipment and services
• Performing simple laboratory tests on samples of in-process and waste materials to ensure proper operation and equipment function
• Coordinating operations with Maintenance Department to complete scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities for operations area
• Make recommendations to improve yields and reduce waste, labor, materials, maintenance, handling and other costs
• Initiate investigation of production issues and work with support groups to resolve and implement corrective and preventative actions
• Work with Process Engineering and Chemical Development during the implementation of new products in the manufacturing area
• Participate in process evaluations with production superintendents or process engineers as assigned

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.