Production Supervisor-First Shift

Sika; Grandview (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sika is seeking a skilled supervisor for a 12-hour injection molding shift in Grandview, Missouri. You will manage daily manufacturing operations, enforce safety and quality standards, and coordinate with materials and Quality to meet delivery goals.

Responsibilities include maintaining SAP-based reporting, shift start-up/shutdown, and team development. The role requires hands-on leadership on the shop floor and continuous improvement of processes.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in injection molding environment preferred.
• Ability to supervise and motivate shop floor staff.

Responsibilities

• Operate assigned 12-hour shift safely while meeting goals for safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Maintain a strong shop floor presence on the line and ensure production, scrap and labor are accurately reported in SAP.
• Enforce plant safety rules, union policies, and process controls.
• Coordinate with materials and Quality to meet delivery and quality requirements.
• Support testing, training, and documentation updates; create incident tickets as needed.

Skills

Safety leadership

Shift supervision

Production scheduling

Quality control

Team management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Broad Function and Purpose of Position

Responsible for effectively operating assigned shift while meeting company goals for safety, quality, delivery and cost. This particular open position is for a 12-hour shift in injection molding.

Specific Responsibilities

• Maintain a presence on the shop floor at least 90% of the time
• Ensure that plant safety rules are enforced
• Ensure that union contract and policies are enforced
• Work with materials and Quality to ensure delivery and quality requirements are achieved
• Ensure existing manufacturing processes are being followed: Start-up and shut-down procedures First and last piece inspection Hourly quality checks 5 S practices Safety devices in use and procedures followed SAP labeling process
• Meeting assigned financial goals and budgets
• Effectively managing shop floor, manufacturing operations including: Accurate reporting of production, scrap and labor in SAP Timely shift start-up and shutdown
• Adherence to production schedule: priorities and run rate
• Training, development and motivation of shop floor personnel
• Support local end users for knowledge gaps and overall digital process strength.
• Perform and support testing for newprojects, change requests, upgrades, etc.
• Create incident tickets as needed for any technical issues.
• Continuously update training materials, testing information and process documentation.
• Participate with CPR for regional/global collaboration.