Manufacturing Supervisor

Essity•Cherokee, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Essity is seeking a salaried Manufacturing Team Leader to oversee a shift at its Professional Hygiene North America facility in Cherokee, Alabama. The role works closely with production employees and other departments to achieve production results and continuous improvement while maintaining a safe work environment. The Team Leader is accountable for shift operating results and employee development, including safety, productivity, quality, efficiency, and cost control.

Requirements

Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and rotating shifts.
Strong coaching skills.
Ability to identify problems and implement solutions, and to handle conflict and confrontation.
Good planning, organizing, and prioritizing skills.
Mechanical troubleshooting skills.
Knowledge and experience using manufacturing best practices and applied improvement processes.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree; equivalent work experience may be substituted.
Five years of experience as a supervisor in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Uphold Essity’s Beliefs and Behaviors and serve as a role model for employee safety.
Lead efforts to promote a safe work culture; identify and correct hazards and unsafe acts, take timely action, and communicate with employees about safety.
Manage the assigned shift’s productivity, quality, efficiency, and cost-control performance.
Set priorities and promote continuous improvement using the zero loss flowchart to solve problems.
Identify needs and measure factors that affect productivity; ensure performance KPIs are collected and reported accurately.
Communicate expectations, evaluate employee performance, and share important information with supervisors, peers, and management.
Enforce company policies consistently and ensure the team works to established standards.
Participate in employee selection and support the development of new employees.
Direct, coach, and train employees to improve skills and support individual growth toward objectives.
Ensure team members have the education and training needed to participate effectively.
Build employee relationships and foster open communication, creative thinking, and cohesive teamwork.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary and annual incentive bonus.
United Healthcare PPO medical insurance.
EyeMed vision insurance.
Delta Dental insurance.
Wellness program through Rally.
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution.
Company-paid basic life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
Employee Assistance Program.
PTO and paid holidays.
Voluntary critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance.
Employee discounts program.
Scholarship program for children of Essity employees.