Production Supervisor – Sustainable Packaging

Huhtamaki; Waterville (ME); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K

Pension

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referral bonus

Wellness program

Onsite medical staff

Monthly plate store benefits

Monthly onsite boot truck

Mentorship programs

Paid time off

Job summary

Huhtamaki is seeking a Production Supervisor for our Waterville, ME facility. You’ll oversee shift personnel and production activities, ensuring safety and quality while coordinating with maintenance and plant leadership.

Ideal candidates will have experience in operating and supervising complex plant processes, upholding policies, and maintaining efficient shift operations. This role offers traditional manufacturing benefits and a path to professional growth.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of reactors, instruments, dryers, centrifuges, filters, pumps, forklifts, steam baths, temperature recorders, scales, banding machines, standard test equipment, and plant processes.
• Values similar to ours: Care, Dare and Deliver

Responsibilities

• Supervises all personnel and operations on the shift.
• Maintains thorough knowledge of all processes and equipment.
• Reports any process and equipment problems.
• Calls the Maintenance Supervisor on evenings and weekends for assistance with problems.
• Verifies that discharges from the plant are within limits.
• Trains, upgrades, evaluates, and reviews chemical operators.
• Organizes work for smooth operations.
• Ensures that established policies, rules and regulations, and procedures are followed.
• Verifies correct identification, weights, and warehousing of products.
• Distributes plant status reports to the next-shift Foreman and General Foreman.
• Supervises loading and unloading of trucks and verifies that paperwork is correctly signed.
• Responsible for all processes, equipment, employees, safety, and housekeeping of the area and meeting production quality and quantity standards on the shift.
• Completes run sheets.
• Troubleshoots problems.

Skills

Reactors

Instruments

Dryers

Centrifuges

Filters

Pumps

Forklifts

Temperature recorders

Scales

Banding machines

Test equipment

Plant processes

Job description

Huhtamaki is seeking a Production Supervisor for our Waterville, ME facility. You’ll oversee shift personnel and production activities, ensuring safety and quality while coordinating with maintenance and plant leadership.

Ideal candidates will have experience in operating and supervising complex plant processes, upholding policies, and maintaining efficient shift operations. This role offers traditional manufacturing benefits and a path to professional growth.