Shift Supervisor

Cirkla Inc.; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Travel reimbursements for work-related

Paid public holidays

Job summary

Cirkla Inc. in Georgia is seeking a Shift Supervisor to run end-to-end production at our new molded fiber lamination facility.

You will own the floor during your shift, supervising the crew, line, output, quality and safety, and delivering a clean handover to the next supervisor. You’ll lead line operators, perform first-line troubleshooting, manage changeovers, enforce GMP and safety protocols, monitor waste and yield, and report performance in ERP.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years in manufacturing production, including at least 2 years directly supervising a crew on a shift.
• Hands-on and technical; able to stand at the line, monitor run and spot issues early.
• Experience supervising 10+ hourly employees, including attendance and performance management.
• Comfortable in a food-contact environment with GMP discipline and documentation.
• Willing to work nights, weekends and overtime and move between shifts as needed.
• Bilingual English and Spanish; OSHA 30; lean or 5S exposure; startup or new-line commissioning preferred.

Responsibilities

• Run the shift: own production output against the daily schedule, manage line and breaks, and hand over to the next supervisor.
• Lead the crew: supervise operators, quality checkers and material handlers; train and coach.
• Own the line: monitor lamination quality, film tracking, trimming and downtime logging; perform basic troubleshooting.
• Plan and execute tooling and SKU changeovers; verify first-off samples.
• Enforce quality and food safety: in-process checks, GMP, and quarantine non-conforming material.
• Own yield and waste: manage scrap, film yield and first-pass yield; identify losses and act.

Skills

Crew supervision

Line leadership

Safety compliance

Quality awareness

Lean / 5S exposure

Education

OSHA 30 certification

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Cirkla develops and manufactures high performance fiber packaging solutions to help global brands reduce plastic in their packaging. We've built a variety of industry-first packaging solutions such as trays for meat, produce and ready meals, dairy tubs, scoops, and more.

Role Overview

Cirkla is seeking a Shift Supervisor to run end-to-end production on shift at our new US molded fiber lamination facility. You will own everything that happens on the floor during your hours - the crew, the line, the output, the quality and the safety of the people on it. This is a fully accountable floor leadership role, not a coordination role: you set the pace of the shift, you make the call when the line is not running right, and you hand over a plant in better condition than you found it.

What You’ll Do

• Run the shift: Own production output against the daily schedule - manning the line, sequencing jobs, managing breaks and coverage, and making real-time calls on where to push and where to stop. Deliver a clean, documented handover to the incoming supervisor every shift.
• Lead the crew: Directly supervise line operators, quality checkers and material handlers. Assign work to skill level, train and cross-train against the skills matrix, coach performance day to day, and escalate the issues that need the Plant Manager.
• Own the line: Monitor lamination quality, film tracking and tension, trimming and stacking, and intervene early when the process drifts. Perform first-line troubleshooting and minor adjustments, call maintenance when it is beyond that, and log downtime accurately with real reasons rather than generic codes.
• Changeovers and setup: Plan and execute tooling and SKU changeovers with the crew, and drive changeover time down as a tracked number. Verify first-off samples before releasing the run.
• Quality and food safety: Enforce in-process checks - seal integrity, lamination adhesion, dimensional and visual standards - and hold or quarantine non-conforming material rather than passing the decision downstream. Maintain GMP and housekeeping standards on the floor at audit level, every shift, not just before an audit.
• Yield and waste: Own scrap, film yield and first-pass yield on your shift. Understand where the losses are coming from and act on them rather than reporting them.
• Safety: Enforce LOTO, machine guarding, PPE and safe work practices with no exceptions. Conduct shift safety talks, respond to and report incidents and near misses immediately, and stop work when conditions require it.
• Reporting and systems: Record production, material consumption and scrap accurately in the ERP. Report shift performance against targets and contribute to daily production meetings and continuous improvement work.

Who You Are

• 4-6 years in manufacturing production, including at least 2 years directly supervising a crew on a shift
• Hands-on and technical. You can stand at the line, watch it run, and tell them that something is wrong before the quality check does.
• Proven at running a crew of 10 or more hourly employees, including managing attendance, performance and the day-to-day friction that comes with it
• Comfortable in a food-contact environment with GMP discipline and the documentation that goes with it
• Willing to work nights, weekends and overtime as the plant ramps, and to move between shifts if the schedule requires it
• Bilingual English and Spanish, OSHA 30, lean or 5S exposure, and startup or new-line commissioning experience are all preferred
• Health insurance
• Travel reimbursements for work-related travel
• Paid public holidays
• Impact: Be a part of the early team of a business that will create a large meaningful impact on the planet while being profitable
• Culture: People who are super-driven, grounded and nice to work with!