Supervisor, Production – Night Shift

Jobtailor; Chippewa Falls (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Premium Waters in Wisconsin is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead shift operations and maintenance on the production line. You will drive safety, quality, and efficiency while coordinating with Supply Chain to meet the schedule.

The role requires a hands-on leader with strong communication and problem-solving skills, capable of training staff and maintaining a safe, organized work environment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Leadership experience, preferably in a manufacturing setting.
• Some manufacturing experience with a beverage, food or liquid consumer products manufacturer is preferred.
• Prior knowledge of GMPs, sanitation standards and FDA requirements is helpful.
• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time – 12 hour shifts.
• Basic math skills are needed.
• Must be able to work flexible hours.
• Good organizational skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills – oral and written.
• Safety - Everyone at Premium Waters, Inc. must be involved and committed to safety.

Responsibilities

• Manage shift operations and maintenance activities.
• Maintain a safe, quality-focused, cost-conscious production group.
• Troubleshoot machines when needed.
• Determine commitments that production can make, then execute to meet them.
• Utilize production resources efficiently.
• Follow and execute production schedule.
• Ensure on-time delivery per the production schedule.
• Set and enforce safety guidelines for all employees.
• Provide safety training for all direct reports.
• Maintain organization and cleanliness of the production area.
• Provide proper maintenance and care to machines, tools, forklifts, racks and other equipment.
• Communicate issues and changes to Supply Chain and management.
• Complete all paperwork on time and accurately.
• Verify time sheets for accuracy relating to hours worked.
• Attend required meetings.
• Must know operation of all machines and be forklift certified to rotate breaks.
• Lead the team to obtain the best results.
• Contribute to premium Waters management to improve organization and image.
• Supervise, train and motivate personnel in Production area.

Skills

troubleshooting

machine operation

forklift operation

GMP

sanitation standards

FDA requirements

basic math skills

production scheduling

safety training

maintenance

leadership

organizational skills

interpersonal skills

communication skills

teamwork

motivation

commitment to safety

people development

problem-solving

time management

Education

High School diploma

GED

forklift certification

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing shift operations and related maintenance activities.
• Maintaining a safe work group that is focused on quality, customer service, people development, and producing product at the lowest cost possible.
• Experience with troubleshooting machines is a plus.
• Determining commitments that production can make, making those commitments, and then executing to meet those commitments.
• Utilizing the production resources in the most efficient manner possible.
• Following and executing to production schedule.
• Ensuring on time delivery of our products to all our customers as dictated by the production schedule.
• Setting and enforcing safety guidelines for all employees.
• Providing safety training for all direct reports.
• Maintaining the organization and cleanliness of the entire production area.
• Providing proper maintenance and care to all machines, tools, forklifts, racks and all other equipment.
• Communicating to Supply Chain, other Production Supervisors, Production Manager and all other parties concerned of any issues, concerns, and/or changes.
• Completing all paperwork on time and accurately.
• Verification of time sheets for accuracy relating to hours worked by employees.
• Attending all required meetings.
• Must have knowledge of the operation of all machines on the production line and forklift certified in order to help rotate all breaks.
• Leads the team in order to obtain the best results.
• Makes contributions as a member of the Premium Waters management team to improve the organization and its image in any way possible.
• Supervises, directs, trains and motivates the efforts of personnel in the Production area of responsibility.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED is required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel is required.
• Leadership experience, preferably in a manufacturing setting.
• Some manufacturing experience with a beverage, food or liquid consumer products manufacturer is preferred.
• Prior knowledge of GMP’s, sanitation standards and FDA requirements is helpful.
• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time – 12 hour shifts.
• Basic math skills are needed.
• Must be able to work flexible hours.
• Good organizational skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills – oral and written.
• Safety - Everyone at Premium Waters, Inc. must be involved and committed to safety. This must be a team effort. Together, we can prevent accidents and injuries and keep each other safe and healthy in the work that provides our livelihood.

Hard Skills

• troubleshooting
• machine operation
• forklift operation
• GMP
• sanitation standards
• FDA requirements
• basic math skills
• production scheduling
• safety training
• maintenance

Soft Skills

• leadership
• organizational skills
• interpersonal skills
• communication skills
• teamwork
• motivation
• commitment to safety
• people development
• problem-solving
• time management

Certifications & Qualifications

• High School diploma
• GED
• forklift certification