Production Supervisor Nightshift 6pm to 6am 12hrs shift

American Plastics, LLC•Simpsonville, SC

About The Position

American Plastics is a designer and manufacturer of plastic-injection molded products for household and garage storage and commercial cleaning markets. The Production Supervisor works at the Simpsonville, South Carolina location and reports to the Production Manager. This night-shift role plans, directs, and coordinates production activities, assigns work, and leads production staff in a high-volume manufacturing operation. The supervisor manages production resources and is accountable for order fulfillment, quality, safe operations, productivity, and profitability. The role also involves training and developing employees to achieve production goals, with a mix of shop-floor and office management work.

Requirements

Three to five years of related experience.
Plastic injection-molding knowledge is required.
Willingness to work both on the production floor and in office management.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Business Management, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Plan, direct, and coordinate production activities for the assigned shift.
Assign jobs and provide leadership to production staff.
Manage production resources in a high-volume manufacturing operation.
Maintain order fulfillment, quality, and safe operating conditions.
Train and develop the team to achieve safety, quality, service, productivity, and profitability goals.
Use injection-molding experience and plastics-processing knowledge to troubleshoot and adjust molding parameters for quality and product output.
Address production problems with corrective technical or mechanical solutions.
Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
Communicate production KPIs to staff.
Evaluate employee performance, provide timely feedback, motivate and develop the team, and maintain production and attendance records.
Make timely decisions, analyze situations, and direct production staff to maintain output.
Recommend and implement process improvements to increase productivity, reduce waste and costs, improve quality, and support workplace safety.
Monitor processes to ensure productivity and quality standards are met.
Analyze and resolve processing issues and follow the escalation process from maintenance to engineering.
Understand production schedules and priorities and interact with all levels of the organization.
Report incidents and conduct root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
Monitor waste-management activities and conditions on the production floor.
Communicate effectively with Process and Maintenance when issues arise to prevent safety concerns or provide direction based on production demand.