Production Supervisor: Drive Safety, Quality & Productivity

SWM International; Windsor (CT); On-site; USD 76,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) match

Paid vacation

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Mativ Windsor, CT, is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee the production floor for the Sustainability & Adhesives Solutions (SAS) unit. You will drive safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals on the assigned shift, reporting to the Production Manager.

Your role includes supervising staff, scheduling, coaching, enforcing ADP policies, reducing waste, maintaining equipment readiness, and partnering with cross-functional teams to meet KPI targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of working in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a supervisory role.
• Proven "hands-on" leadership ability.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Must have strong leadership skills and the ability to work cross-functionally with all levels of management
• Excellent computer skills. Microsoft Office (Word/Excel) and Access proficiency required
• Fluency in English both verbal and written

Responsibilities

• Be a champion of company safety by adhering to all appropriate safety policies and procedures in the course of directing employees and seeking opportunities to improve safe work practices.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of equipment and resources while maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Assure the successful performance of each production department by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Successfully execute production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel on both regular time and overtime, accomplishing work results, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, revising schedules, resolving problems, and summarizing results of on-shift turnover reports.
• Provide coaching, counseling, and disciplinary action while enforcing policies and procedures including assuring compliance with an employee's work schedule in ADP.
• Maintain a high level of quality in production by understanding quality requirements and working with the team to determine the root cause and corrective action of all non-conformances. Implement and sustain corrective actions.
• Be a champion of waste elimination. Understand sources of waste by performing variance analysis and by using other waste identifying tools. Work with your team to put corrective measures in place.
• Be a champion of employee engagement by Creating content for, scheduling, conducting, and documenting department meetings to maintain open communication between hourly employees and leadership.
• Reviews Production variances and addresses issues with the team.
• Provide manufacturing information as required by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data; answering questions, and responding to requests.
• Assist in defining KPI safety, quality, delivery, cost, scrap, and productivity goals. Update performance on department boards.
• Initiate and foster a spirit of cooperation within and between shifts by assuring there is strong daily communication.
• Maintain capable staff by orienting and training/cross-training new and experienced employees and developing personal growth opportunities. Diligently perform 30, 60 & 90-day reviews along with annual performance evaluations.
• Be a champion of continuous improvement by leading/participating in 5S and other improvement events. Assure continuous cleanliness of work areas.
• Assist in the hiring process by interviewing potential candidates and providing hiring recommendations to HR.
• Ensure operation of equipment by submitting maintenance work requests along with evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Understand and assure all weekend shut down procedures are followed.
• Perform all other assignments as requested by management.

Skills

Safety leadership

Communication skills

Team supervision

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

ADP

SAP ERP

Job description

Mativ Windsor, CT, is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee the production floor for the Sustainability & Adhesives Solutions (SAS) unit. You will drive safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals on the assigned shift, reporting to the Production Manager.

Your role includes supervising staff, scheduling, coaching, enforcing ADP policies, reducing waste, maintaining equipment readiness, and partnering with cross-functional teams to meet KPI targets.