Production Supervisor Nightshift 12hr 2-2-3 Schedule

American Plastics, LLC; Findlay (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

American Plastics, LLC seeks a Night Shift Production Supervisor for our Findlay, OH location. The role leads the injection molding floor, directing assignments and coordinating high-volume production while ensuring safety, quality and on-time fulfillment.

The candidate will manage staff performance, monitor KPIs, and drive improvements to maximize productivity and reduce waste in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in operations, engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years of related experience in plastic injection molding.
• Experience leading a manufacturing floor team on a night shift.

Responsibilities

• Direct job assignments and provide leadership to production staff on the night shift.
• Plan, coordinate and direct production activities for a high-volume plastics operation.
• Maintain safety, quality and productivity by monitoring KPIs and coaching staff.
• Implement process improvements to reduce waste and costs while sustaining output.
• Resolve production issues promptly and communicate escalation to maintenance/engineering as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Injection Molding

KPIs & Production Metrics

Safety Compliance

Troubleshooting

Team Development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Management/Engineering/Business Management or related field

Job description

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 an Night Shift Production Supervisor for our Findlay, OH location.

The Production Supervisor reports to the Production Manager, the Production Supervisor will plan, direct, and coordinate the production activities of their shift. The primary responsibilities of the Production Supervisor include directing job assignments and providing leadership to the production staff; managing production resources for a high-volume manufacturing operation; maintaining high levels of order fulfillment with good quality and operating in safe conditions. The Production Supervisor is accountable for inspiring, training, and developing their team to achieve optimum safety, quality, service, productivity, and profitability.

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.