Supervisor - Production

ProAmpac; Matthews (NC); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

ProAmpac in Matthews, NC seeks a Production Supervisor to oversee manufacturing operations on 2nd shift, with potential 12-hour or 8-hour shifts as needed. Responsibilities include safety compliance, coaching teams, and coordinating materials and scheduling to meet demand.

The role requires leadership, problem-solving, and strong communication to drive continuous improvement in a lean environment; candidates should be prepared to rotate shifts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 2+ years supervisory experience in manufacturing.
• Strong interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office 365; Kronos experience a plus.
• Lean manufacturing knowledge and Standard Work experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Motivate, coach, and mentor production employees; practice servant leadership.
• Manage production to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Ensure efficient operation through training and development of associates.
• Utilize lean concepts to improve quality, delivery, manufacturability, cost, and variation.
• Monitor performance vs. standard and implement corrective actions.
• Recruit, train, coach, and evaluate direct reports.
• Manage labor scheduling to optimize on-time delivery and productivity.
• Coordinate response to daily production problems with technical support as needed.
• Enforce GMP, safety policies and 5S housekeeping.

Skills

Read and write

Basic math

Tape measure

Microsoft Office 365

Kronos Workforce Ready

Hand-eye coordination

Self-motivation

Team-based environment

Education

Bachelors degree or 2+ years supervisory experience in manufacturing

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Kronos Workforce Ready

Job description

Description

The Production Supervisor must understand, follow, and strictly comply with ALL safety rules and regulations . This includes recognizing and responding to potential hazards and safeguards such as:

• Motivate, coach, and mentor production employees. Practice servant leadership.
• Manage the production process to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Ensure efficient operation of the departments through training and development of associates.
• Leverage the performance system tools and lean concepts to improve quality, delivery, manufacturability, cost, and variation reduction.
• Monitor performance vs. standard-document variances and implement Corrective Actions (CA); identify issues and implement solutions.
• Perform supervisory activities including recruitment and selection, training and development, coaching and mentoring and administering performance review process for direct reports.
• Make recommendations for direct labor staffing requirements.
• Manage the labor schedule to optimize on time delivery, crew consistency, and productivity in line with the demand plan.
• Serve as focal point for daily production problems involving technical support as needed.
• Enforce good manufacturing practices, safety policies and good 5S housekeeping, always.
• Coordinate disposition of Hazardous Waste materials as needed.
• Verify that needed materials for upcoming Jobs, are available and quantity on hand is correct.
• Conduct Job closing of orders completed on machines to make sure all charges have been completed correctly.
• Conduct physical inventories
• Assist in ordering production materials and supplies as needed.

Maintaining housekeeping standards and a clean, organized work area is an essential part of this role.

Work Schedule

This position works 2nd shift

Shift length may be 8‑hour or 12‑hour shifts , depending on production needs.

• 12‑Hour Shifts: 3:00 PM – 3:00 AM
• 8‑Hour Shifts:
• 2nd Shift: 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Candidates must be willing and able to work any and/or all shifts as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Preferred – a bachelor’s degree or 2+ years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
• A high degree of initiative and motivation to achieve expected results
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills and be able to interface within cross-functional teams
• Good problem solving, observational, writing and communication skills
• Computer competence is required (proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, Kronos Workforce Ready, etc. a plus)
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools
• Standard Work implementation experience is a plus
• Willing and able to rotate shifts as assigned
• Preferred union experience
• Ability to motivate, coach, and mentor others.
• Can effectively work with difficult team members and engage in crucial conversations. Practices servant leadership.
• Communicates in a professional manner with other team members.
• Able to train others, treats others fairly and consistently, thinks and plans ahead.

Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to read and write
• Ability to perform basic math using a calculator
• Ability to read a tape measure accurately
• Basic computer skills (email and electronic documentation)
• Good hand‑eye coordination
• Self‑motivated with the ability to work with limited supervision
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team‑based environment

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. multiple times per shift
• Ability and willingness to complete powered industrial vehicle (PIV) training and certification , if required

Qualifications

Behaviors

Required

• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them

Preferred

• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

Preferred

• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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