Production Supervisor

SIG Group; Melrose Park (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous healthcare & life insurance

401K retirement matching

Vacation & Paid Sick Leave

Paid holidays

Performance bonus

Job summary

SIG Group is seeking a Production Supervisor in Melrose Park, IL, to lead production personnel and maximize operational effectiveness. This role includes managing safety, quality, and efficiency of production, and requires a Bachelor’s degree.

The successful candidate will communicate key production issues, supervise employees, and drive continuous improvement initiatives in the plastics industry.

Benefits include healthcare, 401K matching, and performance bonuses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a 4‑year college or university or equivalent experience.
• Supervision, lean and ISO experience a plus, plastics industry preferred.
• Previous knowledge or quality control procedures, good manufacturing practices, and team development.

Responsibilities

• Promote workplace safety through weekly safety meetings and audits.
• Communicate significant business and production issues to personnel.
• Lead root-cause improvement activities utilizing shift personnel.
• Directly supervise plant production employees and manage their performance.

Skills

Supervision

Lean experience

ISO experience

Plastics industry knowledge

Quality control procedures

Continuous Improvement

Mechanical knowledge

Electrical knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Production Supervisor

SUMMARY OF ROLE

The Production Supervisor leads production personnel by providing leadership, guidance, and follow‑through in support of the operations plan. The focus of the role is to maximize production, improve quality and safety of the shift with the available resources. Continuously look for ways to develop the talents and improve effectiveness. This is a 12‑hour rotating Day shift position (36/48 hour).

COMPENSATION

$75k - $85k

LOCATION

Northlake, IL

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promote workplace safety through performance of weekly shift safety meetings, weekly area safety audits and weekly safety Gemba walks.
• Investigate and complete safety incident reports including near miss, incidents to equipment or people.
• Effectively communicate significant business and production issues to personnel through scheduled weekly shift meetings.
• Communicate and enforce high expectations of quality and production standards.
• Effectively lead root‑cause improvement activities utilizing shift personnel.
• Lead effective Tier 2 meetings daily to discuss performance metrics and assign countermeasures as required.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product based on daily monitoring of visual production metrics.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems.
• Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
• Perform administrative duties competently (E‑Time system, LN, Virtual Client, shift reports, performance evaluations, safety investigation reports, etc.).
• Completion of assigned improvement tasks.
• Support and reinforce three major areas of improvement opportunities: machine setups, process controls, and training.
• Develop talents of shift personnel to maximize the benefit or the company and the individual employee.
• Initiate action on any food/product safety issue immediately. All staff has responsibility to correct or report food safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
• Directly supervises plant production employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include assisting in interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree from a 4‑year college or university or equivalent experience.
• Supervision, lean and ISO experience a plus, plastics industry preferred.
• Additional education in quality, safety, mechanical or electrical areas of knowledge preferred.
• Previous knowledge or quality control procedures, good manufacturing practices and team development.
• The ability to excel in a fast‑paced, high‑energy environment with constant interface with people.
• Knowledge of quality control procedures.
• Solid understanding of demand management techniques.
• Good manufacturing practices and team development.
• Have some experience with Continuous Improvement.
• Experience with plastic extrusion and/or injection molding is preferred.

BENEFITS

• Generous Day 1 eligibility healthcare & life insurance for you and qualified dependents.
• 401K retirement matching reimbursement.
• Vacation & PSL.
• Paid holidays.
• Performance bonus.