Production Supervisor - Manufacturing (Can Assembly)

Mauser Packaging Solutions; Homerville (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mauser Packaging Solutions in Georgia seeks a Manufacturing Production Supervisor to lead safety, quality, production, and maintenance, providing training and coordinating across departments to meet KPIs.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in engineering or operations management, 3 years of supervisory experience in manufacturing, and Lean/Six Sigma exposure. Flexibility to work multiple shifts is essential.

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.
• Labor Relations experience.
• Experience in Lean environment; embraces continuous improvement.
• Self‑directed team player.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Flexibility to work multiple shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and training to accomplish production objectives for safety, quality, production, packaging, and maintenance.
• Coordinates production activities with other departments to meet goals cost-effectively.
• Ensures vacancies are covered for planned and unplanned absences.
• Establishes and monitors shift performance for safety, quality, and production standards.
• Enters production data to measure KPIs around efficiencies, downtime, inventory.
• Updates communication boards and leads start-up meetings.
• Controls costs by improving efficiencies, reducing overtime, downtime, and repairs.
• Promotes 5S and shop floor organization on the production floor.
• Acts as first contact for operators on mechanical issues; directs maintenance to troubleshoot.
• May conduct tool store reviews to ensure tools/parts are available.
• Prepares and reviews worked hours for payroll.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Lean manufacturing

Shift flexibility

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or operations management

Job description

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.

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.