Production Supervisor Nights

American Plastics, LLC; Tiffin (OH); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

American Plastics, LLC in Tiffin, OH is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead an injection molding team on the floor and collaborate with the Production Manager. The role emphasizes safety, output, and continuous improvement in a dynamic manufacturing setting.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of related experience with plastic injection knowledge and is capable of prioritizing tasks, mentoring staff, and driving KPI milestones. This is a hybrid role balancing floor work and office duties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in operations management, engineering, business management, or related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of related experience; plastic injection knowledge is a MUST.
• Hybrid candidate—on the floor and in office management.

Responsibilities

• Lead injection molding team and oversee processing plastics.
• Troubleshoot molding parameters to maintain quality and output.
• Respond to problems with corrective technical or mechanical solutions.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment and track KPIs.
• Evaluate employee performance and develop a cohesive production team.
• Make timely production decisions and prioritize schedules.
• Implement process improvements to maximize productivity and reduce costs.
• Monitor processes to ensure productivity and quality standards.
• Escalate issues from maintenance to engineering as needed.
• Interact with all levels of the organization.

Skills

Leadership

Injection molding knowledge

Troubleshooting

Process improvement

Communication

Safety mindset

Team development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Engineering, or related field

Job description

American Plastics, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative plastic injection molded products for the household & garage storage and commercial cleaning end-markets. We are searching for a Production Supervisor at the Tiffin, OH facility. This position will report to the Production Manager.

Job Responsibilities

Injection Molding

• Utilize prior experience leading injection molding team, as well as working knowledge of processing plastics.
• Troubleshoot and adjust molding parameters to maintain quality and maximum product output.
• Respond to problems by performing corrective technical or mechanical solutions.

General

• Maintains safe and clean work environment.
• Knowledge of production KPIs and communicate the KPIs to production staff.
• Evaluate and provide timely feedback on employee performance; motivate and develop a cohesive production team; maintain production and attendance records.
• Make timely decisions to maintain production output and quickly analyze situations and provide direction to production staff.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to maximize productivity, reduce waste, improve quality, reduce costs, and provide a safe work environment.
• Monitor processes to ensure productivity and quality standards are being achieved.
• Analyze and resolve processing issues.
• Understand escalation process for when issues move from maintenance to engineering.
• Understand schedules and priorities.
• Interact well with all levels of the organization.

Safety

• Report incident reports
• Understand how to preform root cause investigation and corrective actions.
• Waste Management and monitoring what is happening on the floor.
• Effectively communicate with Process / Maintenance when an issue needs to be, so it does not become a safety issue, or give direction due to production demand.

Requirements

• Education – Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Business Management, or related field preferred
• Minimum 3-5 years related experience, Plastic Injection knowledge is a MUST.
• Hybrid Candidate – Willing to roll up sleeves and be on the floor as well as office management