Production Supervisor

Huhtamaki, Inc.; Waterville (ME); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K

Pension

Tuition reimbursement

Online learning programs

Employee referral bonus

Wellness program

Onsite medical staff

Paid Time Off

Holiday pay

Job summary

Huhtamaki, Inc. is seeking a Production Supervisor for our Waterville, ME facility. The role focuses on supervising the shift, coordinating operations, and ensuring production targets are met while maintaining safety and quality standards.

You will oversee equipment performance, train staff, and work with maintenance to resolve issues. A hands-on leader is needed to drive efficiency and adherence to procedures across the plant.

Qualifications

• Requires familiarity with reactors, instruments, dryers, centrifuges, filters and plant processes.
• Operates and supervises shift to meet production goals while ensuring safety and quality.
• Monitors equipment, reports problems, and coordinates maintenance when needed.

Responsibilities

• Supervises all personnel and operations on the shift.
• Maintains knowledge of processes and equipment on site.
• Reports any process and equipment problems.
• Trains, evaluates, and reviews operators.
• Ensures adherence to policies, rules and procedures.
• Organizes work for smooth operations and timely run sheets.
• Verifies correct identification, weights, and warehousing of products.
• Oversees loading/unloading and paperwork accuracy.
• Maintains safety, housekeeping and production quality standards.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Safety and compliance

Team coordination

Problem solving

Operational knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Pumps

Forklifts

Temperature recorders

Scales

Banding machines

Job description

Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We’re on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki. You could be part of our vision. Because it’s our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It’s every one of us working together. We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.

Your opportunity

We’re currently looking for a Production Supervisor at our Facility in Waterville, ME.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supervises all personnel and operations on the shift.
• Maintains thorough knowledge of all processes and equipment.
• Reports any process and equipment problems.
• Calls the Maintenance Supervisor on evenings and weekends for assistance with problems.
• Verifies that discharges from the plant are within limits.
• Trains, upgrades, evaluates, and reviews chemical operators.
• Organizes work for smooth operations.
• Ensures that established policies, rules and regulations, and procedures are followed.
• Verifies correct identification, weights, and warehousing of products.
• Distributes plant status reports to the next-shift Foreman and General Foreman.
• Supervises loading and unloading of trucks and verifies that paperwork is correctly signed.
• Responsible for all processes, equipment, employees, safety, and housekeeping of the area and meeting production quality and quantity standards on the shift.
• Completes run sheets.
• Troubleshoots problems.

What you’ll bring to the role

Requires overall knowledge of reactors, instruments, dryers, centrifuges, filters, pumps, forklifts, steam baths, temperature recorders, scales, banding machines, standard test equipment, and plant processes. Values similar to ours: Care, Dare and Deliver

Physical Requirements:

Ability to work in indoor and outdoor industrial environments, including exposure to all weather conditions, heights, and confined spaces. Ability to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Muat be able to work 12- hours, rotating shift schedule (days/nights) Overtime, nights, holidays, and weekend work may be required based on plant needs and equipment demands. Visual acuity (corrected) to read directions and prints and to inspect machine parts, product to ensure parts meet specifications. Manual dexterity is sufficient to operate machinery for precision work. Physical ability to do work requiring frequent stooping, standing, squatting, bending, crawling, twisting, and lifting of 50 pounds.

What we offer in return

Our products are only as good as the people we hire, so we make sure to hire the best and treat them accordingly. Huhtamaki offers a comprehensive traditional benefits package including medical insurance as well as dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, 401K, and a pension. We also proudly offer a slate of more nontraditional perks – opportunities like online learning and development courses, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonus program, wellness program, onsite medical staff, monthly employee plate store benefits, monthly onsite boot truck, and various mentorship programs – that encourage our associates to grow personally as they develop professionally. You’ll also enjoy Paid Time Off and holiday pay because we believe a work-life balance is more than just a buzzword – it’s part of our culture.

Trace your own Path! Join us to shape the future together!

Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet. Enjoy a career, packaged with care. Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet. Help us protect food, people and the planet We’re on a mission to be the first choice in sustainable packaging solutions so we can protect food, people and the planet. We need talented people like you to make that happen. We’re growing as a business which is opening up new roles and opportunities so it’s an exciting time to join us. We promise to offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported and make an impact, so we can all focus on the future together.