Production Supervisor

First Quality; Williamsport (Lycoming County); On-site; USD 79,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in manufacturing is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee operations at their advanced facility. The role requires strong leadership skills and a commitment to safety and quality. The ideal candidate will have experience in a fast-paced environment and knowledge of lean manufacturing principles. Excellent compensation and benefits are offered from the first day of employment.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid paternity leave

Paid maternity leave

Tuition assistance

Qualifications

• Minimum of one to two years of experience in a leadership capacity.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles preferred.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead production team members and manage company assets.
• Ensure compliance with safety rules and regulations.
• Plan production schedules for maximum equipment utilization.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-Solving

Analytical Skills

Education

Two years of college courses

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Talent Acquisition - First Quality Enterprises, Inc

First Quality was founded in 1989 and, in nearly three decades, has grown to be a global privately held company with over 4,000 employees. Its corporate offices are located in Great Neck, New York, with manufacturing facilities and offices in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia, and Canada. First Quality is a diversified family of companies manufacturing consumer products ranging from Absorbent Hygiene (adult incontinence, feminine care, and baby care), Tissue (bath and towel), and Industrial (print and packaging materials), serving institutional and retail markets throughout the world. First Quality focuses on private label and branded product lines.

Our core business philosophy is built on a proud culture driven by safety and quality, respect, humility, integrity, customer focus, and teamwork. With leading edge manufacturing technologies and processes and visionary leadership, First Quality is positioned to continue significant growth in the coming years. We are looking for an experienced Production Supervisor (Operations Shift Leader) for our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities located in McElhattan, PA.

This position is responsible for leading all production team members on crew (and all plant team members on off hours, nights and weekends) and manage company assets to safely maximize production of excellent quality product.

Principal Accountabilities/ Responsibilities:

• Follows and ensures accountability for all safety rules and policies and drives a culture of personal responsibility and keeping each other safe.
• Follows and ensures accountability for all necessary GMP, FDA, and ISO regulations.
• Monitors workflow and coordinates production with appropriate departments.
• Plans production schedules to ensure maximum utilization of equipment and team members.
• Participates in Daily Operations Meetings (DOM).
• Ensures proper communications and plans to shift support and crews.
• Verifies communication of process changes and quality procedure/specification changes.
• Submits work requests to correct issues that can be resolved by Support Teams.
• Demonstrates and verifies 100% compliance of safety best practices with team members (PPE, LOTO, cleaning, no jewelry, loose fitting clothing, etc.) .
• Monthly – Safety Committee Meeting attendance.
• Quarterly –safety observations, safety training in the LMS, safety audits, & crew emergency response meetings.
• As needed – safety incident reporting & related follow up action items.
• leads authentically with a passion and capability to transparently engage, motivate, and move people toward the achievement of our desired state
• Understands and models the values and culture of the company.
• Participates in monthly development meeting with Production Manager
• Leads, coaches and mentors all direct team members and indirect support teams to achieve goals and successful execution of the production plan on the shift.
• Coaches, listens, and engages in direct dialogue
• Empowers others and models accountability
• Leads cross-company teamwork and collaboration.
• Completes on time, well-written reviews.
• Partners with Production Manager and Technical Trainer to schedule and support skills training and individual development of team members.
• Evaluates/verifies technical skills of team members to identify skill gaps and training needs; offering guidance and coaching to team members.
• Verifies all production specifications and packaging requirements.
• Leads a robust asset management and housekeeping program that shows respects for the incoming shift by ensuring the necessary cleaning best practices are planned and completed (general housekeeping, area blitz cleaning, down-to-do cleaning, hot spot cleaning, etc.).
• Follows escalation plans to prevent poor performance/high scrap and verify support teams are being contacted and verify flow of escalation plan with support teams.
• Completes production orders and efficiency reports for machine lines.
• Audits changeovers for line clearance completion verification.
• Provides support for MES, SAP, and print codes.

Education and experience requirements:

• Minimum of two years of college courses (preferred).
• Minimum of one to two years of experience in a leadership capacity.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing principles or possess lean manufacturing training certification (preferred).
• Advanced knowledge of all processes and equipment.
• Standard knowledge of forklift operation.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, computer skills, reasoning and mathematical skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (specifically Outlook & Excel).

Excellent compensation and benefits, which are effective the first day of employment!

First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering, Production, and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Manufacturing

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