Supervisor Compounding 3rd shift

Nice-Pak Products, LLC; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nice-Pak Products, LLC in the United States is seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to promote the company vision and ensure capacity across materials, equipment and personnel to meet production planning demands. You will monitor waste, equipment downtime, and attendance, and implement process improvements to boost performance and safety.

On shift, provide coaching to continuous improvement initiatives, maintain strong floor leadership for 80% of time, and drive Lean activities like 5S and Kanban.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of GMPs and SOPs required.
• Experience applying lean tools (5S) for continuous improvement.
• Ability to coach and develop manufacturing personnel.

Responsibilities

• Train and guide employees to ensure GMP/SOP compliance.
• Utilize Lean and 5S to drive continuous improvements.
• Participate in production meetings and report progress toward goals.
• Maintain safety compliance and accurate attendance/records.
• Maximize productivity and equipment utilization on the production floor.
• Lead on-shift, answer questions, and coordinate with process and equipment teams.
• Schedule personnel to meet production plans; manage overtime and vacations.
• Promote Visual Management and Kanban on the floor; communicate priorities.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

People management

SOP compliance

GMP awareness

5S

Production planning

Job description

The Manufacturing Supervisor will promote and model the company vision and mission. Ensure adequate capacity in resources such as; material, equipment, and personnel to meet production planning demands. Monitor waste, equipment downtime, and personnel attendance. Implement process recommendations and equipment modifications to improve process performance and/or safety requirements. Facilitate optimal integration of all human resources in the manufacturing area to effectively meet production budget and operational objectives. Promote good employee relations by supporting and coaching continuous improvement initiatives in the daily operation activities. Establish corrective action plans to eliminate process deviations and documentation errors. Prepare personnel evaluations and take personnel actions for performance improvement as necessary. Monitor manufacturing employees by floor presence with real time monitoring of manufacturing activities to assure procedural adherence and provide corrective feedback to employees during operations. Monitor and take actions to maintain/improve metrics such as: yields, compliance (FPQ, QE, and human errors), and cycle time.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Train and provide direct guidance to manufacturing employees to ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).
• Utilize Lean and 5S tools to engage the associates in continuous improvement efforts.
• Participate in production meetings and report on progress to goals.
• Maintain required Safety compliance among the team.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records of attendance, performance, training, corrective/disciplinary action, and salary administration. Monitor team and individual performance.
• Maximize productivity, equipment utilization and overall efficiency.
• Act as the “go to” person on shift. Provide answers for all personnel questions on the floor, or retrieve answers quickly for associates.
• Interact very closely with the process and equipment teams to ensure the operators and technicians follow proper protocol and ensure product quality.
• Schedule adequate personnel to support the objectives of the production plan. Solicit overtime and coordinate vacation schedules so as to not impact production.
• Maintain leadership presence by spending a minimum of 80% of time on the floor.
• Help support and establish Visual Management, 5-s, Kanbans, and other Lean initiatives on the production floor.
• Establish and communicate production priorities. Execute production plans and internal goals. Track performance and adjust priorities accordingly.
• Develop cross-training plans for productivity objectives and personnel development.
• Provide staff with constructive and timely feedback. Enforce company and local policies and procedures.
• Lead and participate in training, disposition of material, and production as necessary.
• Maintain positive working relationships with all levels in the organization.