Production Supervisor- Litho

Mauser Packaging Solutions•Homerville, GA

17d

About The Position

The Production Supervisor is responsible for front-line leadership in day-to-day operations of a designated production team including safety, quality, efficiencies and meeting customer expectations. Provides overall direction to production floor employees in the areas of production, scheduling, performance management, training and other related areas striving to improve overall operational efficiencies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering or operations management preferred, but not required
3+ years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Previous Labor Relations experience
Self-directed team player
Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Flexibility to work multiple shifts
Excellent Communication
Strong Business Acumen
Results Orientation
Building Collaborative Relationships
Influencing Others
Strategic Thinking
Customer Orientation

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification a plus
Previous experience working in a Lean environment; Embraces continuous improvement

Responsibilities

Provides leadership and training to accomplish production objectives to all employees for Safety, Quality, Production, Packaging, and Maintenance.
Coordinates production activities with other departments to ensure production goals/objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Works with the operations team to ensure vacancies are covered for any planned/unplanned.
Establishes and monitors shift performance for safety, quality, and production standards.
Enters production data accurately into the system in order to measure and monitor KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) around efficiencies, downtime, inventory and overall production.
Updates communication boards to keep production floor team members informed about safety, quality and efficiency metrics. Leads employee start-up meetings
Works with other team members to control and improve efficiencies, minimize labor overtime, downtime and repair expenses. Implements cost-effective systems around this as necessary.
Promotes shop floor organization, plant housekeeping with employees lean utilizing techniques such as 5S with shift personnel.
Acts as the first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues; Directs maintenance employees to troubleshoot mechanical problems and perform preventative maintenance.
May conduct tool store inventory reviews to ensure proper tools and/or parts are available for use in the event they are needed.
Prepares and reviews employees' worked hours for submission to payroll.