Supervisor - Production

ProAmpac; Granite City (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading packaging company is seeking a Production Supervisor in Granite City, IL. You will oversee production activities, ensuring efficiency, safety, and quality. The role involves direct supervision of staff, performance management, and maintenance of production schedules to meet company goals.

Qualifications

• Experience in production management and supervisory roles required.
• Ability to lead and coordinate teams effectively.
• Knowledge of production methods and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Directs and coordinates activities related to production processes.
• Completes performance reviews and implements training programs.
• Ensures adherence to safety and quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem Solving

Team Management

Job description

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Directs and coordinates, through subordinate personnel, activities concerned with production of company products, utilizing knowledge of product technology, production methods and procedures, and capabilities of machines, equipment, and personnel.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Plant walkthrough with supervisors between shifts to discuss any issues or hot items.
• Maintain goals of machine production, quality, waste, plant safety, and cleanliness.
• Complete final job approvals on daily production runs.
• Coordinate routine maintenance checks of machines for preventative maintenance and repairs needed and writes maintenance work orders if necessary to ensure efficient operation of machinery.
• Communication of production schedules established by Production Planner with previous and following shift.
• Monitor and track daily attendance of all employees on shift.
• Check unavailable roll stock report on a daily basis
• Implements and maintains training program for employees.
• Maintains a working knowledge of the policies and procedures in company handbook and enforces when necessary.
• Completes performance reviews of employees in a timely manner.
• Conducts monthly safety and quality meetings with employees.
• Verifies that daily housekeeping tasks are completed.
• Oversees other departments when supervisors are unavailable.
• Participates in rotation of supervisors to ensure weekend coverage within the plant.
• Assist in the generation of multiple reports from AS400.
• Oversees and maintain upkeep of production equipment
• Communicates with Customer Service Department to answer questions on production capabilities.
• Reviews jobs for appropriate specifications and the department’s ability to run them when new orders are being placed.
• Assists operators when needed in maintaining and adjusting equipment.
• Researches items that may lead to a more efficient operation (i.e. new equipment)
• Develops and implements operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality in ones’ area of responsibility and continually monitor them to ensure they are effective.
• Answering customer complaints through the analysis of bags, drafting a resolution, reviewing the measures with work crews, and educating crews on quality standards.
• Attends supervisors’ meeting with Plant Manager to discuss complaints, quality, monthly goals, and other concerns.
• Assesses need for staffing and assigns weekend crews and work.
• Initiates personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, discharges, or disciplinary measures.
• Complete accident reports and send employees for medical treatment when necessary.
• Confirmation of job specifications on production runs in process.
• Ensure that materials are staged for production for oncoming shift.
• Accountable for team work and team development
• Coach’s employees in all areas of work to promote a productive working environment.
• Plan, organize, and execute the assembly plan to complete the schedule; on time and complete to provide the highest degree of customer service possible
• Inspect and monitor work areas and employees behaviors for unsafe acts or unsafe conditions and take corrective action
• Balances quality, productivity, cost, safety and morale to achieve positive results in all areas
• Supervision, including employee hiring and retention, performance review and discipline.
• An ability to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost and employee relations.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Work Environment

Work primarily in a climate controlled indoor environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential. Hearing protection, safety shoes and vision protection required on the production floor at all times.

This role operates in a professional environment that requires some exposure to a manufacturing environment. Employee is rarely exposed to non-toxic/nuisance smells from chemicals, airborne dust, moving mechanical parts, high noise levels and hot/humid environmental conditions in the manufacturing area during extremely hot summer months.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands/fingers to type, hold, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Packaging and Containers Manufacturing

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