Production Supervisor-AMMO

Mauser Packaging Solutions; Homerville (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Mauser Packaging Solutions in Homerville, GA seeks a Production Supervisor to lead a designated production team day-to-day, focusing on safety, quality, efficiency and meeting customer expectations.

You will coordinate with other departments, monitor KPIs, manage shift performance, and support training while promoting 5S and lean practices on the shop floor.

Ideal candidates have an engineering/operations degree and prior supervisory experience; Six Sigma certification is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or operations management.
• 3 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification a plus.
• Experience in Lean environments; embraces continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and training to accomplish production objectives including Safety, Quality, Production, Packaging, and Maintenance.
• Coordinates production activities with other departments to meet goals cost-effectively.
• Ensures shift coverage for planned/unplanned vacancies.
• Establishes and monitors shift performance for safety, quality, and production standards.
• Enters production data to measure KPIs around efficiencies, downtime, inventory and overall production.
• Keeps communication boards updated with safety, quality and efficiency metrics; leads start-up meetings.
• Works to improve efficiencies, minimize overtime, downtime and repair expenses; implements cost-effective systems.
• Promotes shop floor organization and 5S with shift personnel.
• Acts as first contact for operators on mechanical failures; directs maintenance to troubleshoot and perform preventative maintenance.
• May conduct tool store inventory reviews to ensure tools/parts are available.
• Prepares and reviews worked hours for payroll.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Lean

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or operations management

Job description

Job Description

The Production Supervisor is responsible for front-line leadership in day-to-day operations of a designated production team including safety, quality, efficiencies and meeting customer expectations. Provides overall direction to production floor employees in the areas of production, scheduling, performance management, training and other related areas striving to improve overall operational efficiencies.

Job Description

The Production Supervisor is responsible for front-line leadership in day-to-day operations of a designated production team including safety, quality, efficiencies and meeting customer expectations. Provides overall direction to production floor employees in the areas of production, scheduling, performance management, training and other related areas striving to improve overall operational efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and training to accomplish production objectives to all employees for Safety, Quality, Production, Packaging, and Maintenance.
• Coordinates production activities with other departments to ensure production goals/objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Works with the operations team to ensure vacancies are covered for any planned/unplanned.
• Establishes and monitors shift performance for safety, quality, and production standards.
• Enters production data accurately into the system in order to measure and monitor KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) around efficiencies, downtime, inventory and overall production.
• Updates communication boards to keep production floor team members informed about safety, quality and efficiency metrics. Leads employee start-up meetings
• Works with other team members to control and improve efficiencies, minimize labor overtime, downtime and repair expenses. Implements cost-effective systems around this as necessary.
• Promotes shop floor organization, plant housekeeping with employees lean utilizing techniques such as 5S with shift personnel.
• Acts as the first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues; Directs maintenance employees to troubleshoot mechanical problems and perform preventative maintenance.
• May conduct tool store inventory reviews to ensure proper tools and/or parts are available for use in the event they are needed.
• Prepares and reviews employees' worked hours for submission to payroll.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or operations management
• 3 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification a plus
• Previous Labor Relations experience
• Previous experience working in a Lean environment; Embraces continuous improvement
• Self-directed team player
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Flexibility to work multiple shifts

Competencies

• Excellent Communication
• Strong Business Acumen
• Results Orientation
• Building Collaborative Relationships
• Influencing Others
• Strategic Thinking
• Customer Orientation

About Us

Do you want to work with people who are dedicated to innovation and making the world a better place? Do you want to build a career with a company that provides opportunities for growth and development? Mauser Packaging Solutions is that company. Our mission is to help our customers achieve better sustainability with their packaging. And we do that by giving our people the opportunity to do important work, solve interesting problems and be part of a diverse, forward-looking team. At Mauser Packaging Solutions, you can be proud to work for a company that’s always striving to innovate and serve customers better—and help them be better stewards of the environment. Whether you’re a seasoned professional—or just beginning your career—there’s a place where you can help make a difference at Mauser Packaging Solutions.

Mauser Packaging Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.