Production Supervisor

TekniPlex; Lawrenceville (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekni-Plex is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor for our Lawrenceville, GA plant. The role focuses on leading a 15–20 person team to meet safety, quality and production targets in an automated environment.

The shift runs from 5:45am to 6pm, with a 2/2/3/2/2/3 cycle. Candidates should have supervisory experience in manufacturing and a strong ability to train, motivate and communicate across levels.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in manufacturing is required.
• Ability to lead safety, quality and production objectives.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and schedules.
• Ability to analyze problems and collect data to drive decisions.
• Willingness to train and motivate team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead ~15–20 employees to achieve safety, quality and production objectives.
• Plan and allocate labor, train, motivate, and escalate issues on the floor.
• Develop continuous improvement ideas to enhance operations.
• Champion a safety-first culture and high-quality standards.
• Hire, develop and retain strong operators; recognize high performers.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Manufacturing environment

Safety and quality focus

Communication skills

Adaptability

Training and motivation

Problem solving

Data interpretation

Education preference (Bachelor's)

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Business/Engineering/Supply Chain background preferred

Job description

Who is Tekni-Plex Consumer Products?

Tekni-Plex is a 60-year global leader providing innovative solutions through material science and manufacturing technologies. Our solutions are found in some of the most well-known names in the Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Personal Care, Household and Food & Beverage markets.

We transform ideas into products that improve everyday life.

Who is Tekni-Plex Consumer?

• A leading proactive fresh foods solutions provider offering a variety of products in a variety of sustainable material solutions.
• Dolco manufactures egg cartons, fruit, poultry and meat trays, molded fiber trays, as well as other industrial packaging solutions carefully engineered to protect food.
• We pride ourselves in servicing our customers with solutions that can help them protect their perishable products throughout their journey to consumers.

Why Work for us?

• With Company Values like Innovation, Integrity and Trust, and Employee Fulfillment, Tekni-Plex offers every employee around the world the opportunity to stretch, grow and succeed every day.
• With 27 consecutive quarters of year-over-year EBITDA growth, we have both a proud history and a compelling future. We are always thinking, and rethinking, about ways we can design, create, and deliver responsible packaging that protects our customers’ brands, their consumers’ experiences and the environment.
• Behind every great Tekni-Plex product is a COLLABORATIVE TEAM of dedicated employees who are truly making a difference for our customers and communities. Our entire team is Tekni-Proud!

The Specific Role Where You Can Make a Difference?

The shift schedule is from 5:45am – 6pm.

2 days on / 2 days off / 3 days on / 2 days off / 2 days on / 3 days off.

We are looking for an experienced Production Supervisor to lead ~15-20 employees to achieve safety, quality, and production objectives in our automated plant in Lawrenceville, GA. At TekniPlex our supervisors aren’t responsible for directly fixing machines; instead, our supervisors are managing the floor – planning and allocating labor, training, motivating, identifying and escalating issues, and developing ways to continuously improve.

You will continue to champion a “safety first” culture and a commitment to high quality in accordance with our values and policies. You will ensure we hire and retain good people, providing them with thorough training and development opportunities. You will recognize, reward and celebrate high performers.

What skills do you bring to the role?

• Prior supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment. Proven ability to select, train, motivate, and instruct personnel in the achievement of safety, quality, and production objectives. Demonstrated ability to inspire confidence and trust.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Able to fully communicate issues/opportunities/results to multiple levels within the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to think quickly and then rapidly adjust to changing priorities.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Humble and teachable, hard worker (efforts counts 2x!), self-motivated.
• While experience may be considered in lieu of a degree, a Bachelor’s degree is a preferred requirement for this role. Education specific to business administration/management, engineering, human resources, supply chain, etc. is preferred.

The compensation range for this position is $70k-$75k with a target bonus incentive.