Production Supervisor-Pail

Mauser-Packaging-Solutions; Homerville (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mauser-Packaging-Solutions in Homerville, GA seeks a Production Supervisor to lead a designated production team in safety, quality, and efficiency. You will direct production floor activities, manage scheduling, training, and performance, and drive continuous improvement across operations.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or operations management, at least 3 years of supervisory experience in manufacturing, and the ability to work multiple shifts.

Qualifications

• 3 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification is a plus.
• Labor relations experience is preferred.
• Experience in a Lean environment and continuous improvement mindset.
• Self-directed team player with flexibility to work multiple shifts.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and training to accomplish production objectives for Safety, Quality, Production, Packaging, and Maintenance.
• Coordinates production activities with other departments to meet goals cost-effectively.
• Ensures vacancies are covered for planned/unplanned absences.
• Establishes and monitors shift performance for safety, quality, and production standards.
• Enters production data to measure KPIs around efficiencies, downtime, and inventory.
• Updates communication boards and leads start-up meetings.
• Works to control and improve efficiencies, minimize overtime, downtime and repair costs.
• Promotes shop floor organization and 5S with shift personnel.
• Acts as first point of contact for operators on mechanical failures; directs maintenance to troubleshoot.
• May conduct tool store inventory reviews to ensure availability of tools/parts.
• Prepares and reviews worked hours for payroll submission.

Skills

Excellent communication

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Self-directed

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or operations management

Job description

The Production Supervisor is responsible for front-line leadership in day-to-day operations of a designated production team including safety, quality, efficiencies and meeting customer expectations. Provides overall direction to production floor employees in the areas of production, scheduling, performance management, training and other related areas striving to improve overall operational efficiencies.

Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and training to accomplish production objectives to all employees for Safety, Quality, Production, Packaging, and Maintenance.
• Coordinates production activities with other departments to ensure production goals/objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Works with the operations team to ensure vacancies are covered for any planned/unplanned.
• Establishes and monitors shift performance for safety, quality, and production standards.
• Enters production data accurately into the system in order to measure and monitor KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) around efficiencies, downtime, inventory and overall production.
• Updates communication boards to keep production floor team members informed about safety, quality and efficiency metrics. Leads employee start-up meetings
• Works with other team members to control and improve efficiencies, minimize labor overtime, downtime and repair expenses. Implements cost-effective systems around this as necessary.
• Promotes shop floor organization, plant housekeeping with employees lean utilizing techniques such as 5S with shift personnel.
• Acts as the first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues; Directs maintenance employees to troubleshoot mechanical problems and perform preventative maintenance.
• May conduct tool store inventory reviews to ensure proper tools and/or parts are available for use in the event they are needed.
• Prepares and reviews employees' worked hours for submission to payroll.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or operations management
• 3 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification a plus
• Previous Labor Relations experience
• Previous experience working in a Lean environment; Embraces continuous improvement
• Self-directed team player
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Flexibility to work multiple shifts

Competencies:

• Excellent Communication
• Strong Business Acumen
• Results Orientation
• Building Collaborative Relationships
• Influencing Others
• Strategic Thinking
• Customer Orientation