Shift Production Leader: Drive Safety, Quality & Efficiency

Porex; Fairburn (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Porex, a global leader in manufacturing solutions, is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead shift employees and meet safety, quality, and production goals.

Responsibilities include scheduling, on-floor supervision, coaching, timecard reconciliation, and coordinating maintenance for efficient changeovers. Ideal candidate holds a BS degree with 2–3 years of leadership experience in manufacturing, plus strong MS Office skills and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree and 2 to 3 years of progressive leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Internal candidates may waive the degree requirement based on performance and relevant experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Attention to detail and organization is a must.
• Strong creative, organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Keep employees safe by conducting regular safety inspections, responding to safety incidents, identifying and resolving safety hazards, and holding all employees accountable to safety procedures and behaving safely.
• Lead safety improvement initiatives on shift in assigned areas.
• Lead by example and set a high standard for safe and professional behavior.
• Oversee daily operation of assigned areas.
• Schedule production team members work assignments.
• Lead in‑the‑moment problem solving in the production environment allowing production team members to safely create the required amount of quality finished goods.
• Reconcile timecards daily and approve timecards and payroll weekly.
• Administer corrective actions, coach employees, and provide performance feedback.
• Administer annual performance reviews for production team members.
• Motivate, support, and provide guidance to production team members.
• Communicate regularly with management regarding problems or issues impacting safety, quality, and production.
• Evaluate machine readiness to ensure continuous and safe production and minimal downtime.
• Lead team to meet established safety, quality, production, service, and cost goals on shift.
• Develop standard operating procedures and policies that improve efficiency without compromising safety or quality.
• Oversee and work with on‑shift maintenance and tooling team members to ensure effective and efficient changeovers.

Skills

Leadership

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Porex, a global leader in manufacturing solutions, is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead shift employees and meet safety, quality, and production goals.

Responsibilities include scheduling, on-floor supervision, coaching, timecard reconciliation, and coordinating maintenance for efficient changeovers. Ideal candidate holds a BS degree with 2–3 years of leadership experience in manufacturing, plus strong MS Office skills and excellent communication.