Swing Shift Production Leader - Lean & Safety Champion

Viking Packaging; New York; On-site; USD 72,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with match

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Time

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Pet Insurance

Profit Sharing

Training & development

Job summary

Viking Packaging in New Paltz, NY is hiring a Production / Manufacturing Supervisor for the Swing Shift. The role leads 30+ production employees, ensuring safety, quality and on-time output, with collaboration on Lean initiatives. Compensation ranges from $72,000 to $86,000 per year based on experience.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on leadership with data-driven problem solving in a fast-paced factory setting, and will work with cross-functional teams to improve processes and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Hands-on manufacturing leader who can run a successful shift while helping us continuously improve how we work.
• Comfortable leading people, using data to solve problems, and improving safety, efficiency, and productivity.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 30+ production employees.
• Establish and maintain a safe working environment, ensuring all employees follow safety policies.
• Manage daily production activities to meet safety, quality, and schedule expectations.
• Monitor production metrics including efficiency, downtime, waste, and quality.
• Partner with Operational Excellence on Lean Six Sigma, 5S, Kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reduce waste, and increase productivity.
• Train employees and address attendance, performance, and safety issues.
• Work with Customer Service, Quality, Maintenance and other departments to resolve production issues.
• Communicate shift priorities and results to management and other shifts.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

5S

Continuous improvement

Data analysis

Team management

Education

High school diploma or GED

Technical or business education preferred

Lean Six Sigma certification preferred

Job description

Viking Packaging in New Paltz, NY is hiring a Production / Manufacturing Supervisor for the Swing Shift. The role leads 30+ production employees, ensuring safety, quality and on-time output, with collaboration on Lean initiatives. Compensation ranges from $72,000 to $86,000 per year based on experience.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on leadership with data-driven problem solving in a fast-paced factory setting, and will work with cross-functional teams to improve processes and efficiency.