Production Supervisor Nightshift 6pm to 6am 12hrs shift

American Plastics; Simpsonville (SC); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

American Plastics in Simpsonville, SC is seeking a Night Shift Production Supervisor to lead a high-volume injection molding operation. You will direct on-floor activities, assign tasks, monitor KPIs, and drive safety, quality and productivity on the night shift.

You will manage resources, coach a production team, and partner with maintenance and engineering to resolve issues, implement process improvements, and maintain on-time delivery while controlling costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in operations management, engineering, business management, or related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of related experience in plastic injection molding.
• Hybrid candidate willing to be on the floor and in the office.

Responsibilities

• Direct on-floor activities and assign tasks for the night shift.
• Manage high-volume plastic injection molding operations and resources.
• Monitor KPIs and ensure safety, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Coach and develop the production team; manage attendance and performance.
• Collaborate with maintenance and engineering to resolve issues and pursue process improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Production planning

Problem solving

Quality focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Business Management, 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 an Night Shift Production Supervisor for our Simpsonville, SC 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.

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

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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.