Production Supervisor

Novipax; Grenada (MS); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Shift Production Supervisor to lead a dynamic team in a fast-paced production environment. This role is pivotal in ensuring that production targets are met while maintaining the highest quality and safety standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong leadership background, with the ability to motivate and train team members effectively. Join a company that values teamwork, safety, and employee well-being, where your contributions will directly impact operational success and the overall workplace culture. If you are passionate about production and leadership, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Career development opportunities

Competitive compensation

Work-life balance

Qualifications

• At least 2 years in a leadership role with effective training capabilities.
• Basic problem-solving and troubleshooting knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise production operations to ensure efficiency and safety.
• Organize workflow, set production targets, and train new employees.
• Maintain quality control and report on production metrics.

Skills

Leadership skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Mechanical skills

Job description

Novipax Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, with plants strategically located across the USA, Novipax is safeguarding the future by partnering with fresh protein and produce processors, grocery retailers, foodservice providers, packaging distributors, and healthcare providers to deliver absorbent solutions that protect packaged fresh food and healthcare professionals and patients. Novipax manufactures a suite of category-leading absorbents, including Dri-Loc, Pad-Loc, Multi-Loc and Prep Pads, and the revolutionary active absorbents Dri-Loc XtendaPak and UltraZap XtendaPak.

We believe in Protecting the Things That Matter Most. This is a workplace where your team members have your back—and are pulling for you to succeed. Where family comes first and community counts. If there’s one thing that defines the Novipax team, it’s that we win together.

Job Title: SHIFT PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

The Production Supervisor oversees the production operations and ensures that the process is carried out smoothly and efficiently. The Production Supervisor emphasizes job duties such as setting weekly or monthly production targets and communicating the same to the employees, organizing workflow, delegating responsibilities, ensuring safe equipment usage, scheduling regular maintenance, ensuring that the output matches specifications, submitting performance reports, identifying efficiency issues, suggesting improvements, training new employees, and educating on safe use of machinery.

Job Summary:

Supervise employees in the Production of all products, obtaining the highest productivity and quality while maintaining a safe work environment.

Typical Duties:

• Advance plan and run production in the different departments based upon scheduled ship dates and specifications, obtaining the highest possible level of productivity and quality while promoting a safe work environment.
• Promote “No Lost Time” accidents and assure safety training requirements are met and completed.
• Secure and furnish efficient working tools and supplies for employees.
• Maintain efficient material flow and material utilization.
• Maintain best possible working relationship between self, employees, and management by maintaining and reviewing all personnel problems with management, enforcing company rules, regulations and safety, and reviewing and assisting in the hiring of new employees.
• Train, assign and instruct workers with required machines, tools, and job requirements.
• Help maintain a favorable cost of goods by reporting and correcting problems causing cost over-runs.
• Assist manufacturing in scheduling work, notifying them immediately of any possible delays.
• Maintain self and department while promoting “Teamwork” throughout the shift and plant.
• Help maintain sufficient inventory of raw materials.
• Maintain prompt, accurate and complete production and quality reports.
• Review timecards daily to assure proper allocation and payment for hours worked.
• Assure good housekeeping throughout the plant.
• Help maintain proper maintenance and preventative maintenance for all equipment.

Experience:

At least 2 years in a Leadership role. Basic problem-solving/troubleshooting knowledge. Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively. Demonstrate leadership skills, ability to effectively train, assign, and monitor production associates. Basic mechanical skills relating to how machinery works.

Please send resumes to Human Resources OR email to [e-mail]

Novipax is successful because of the diversity of our talented Crew. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider and embrace individuals and what makes them, them. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment. We provide our employees with competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, opportunities for career development, and a balance. We encourage all individuals to apply for positions that fit their passions.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Novipax Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, United States of America