Production Supervisor - 1st Shift
About The Position
The Production Supervisor trains and supervises hourly employees to meet established production, quality, and safety criteria while maintaining a clean and orderly work environment. The role oversees production in an assigned plant area, including employee training and supervision, support for equipment, tooling, and material issues, and basic startup and shutdown of injection molding machines and auxiliary equipment. The supervisor may also maintain robot programming software. The position supports quality assurance and timely delivery by helping develop and maintain work instructions and standard operating procedures, conducting safety reviews and meetings, monitoring production and quality data, and ensuring accurate shop-floor reporting and inventory control. It checks production schedules and monitors material, staffing, and equipment availability, corrective actions, and production efficiency. The Production Supervisor reviews setup and operation plans, communicates operational constraints to the Production Manager, and leads continuous improvement initiatives, including Kaizen. The role also maintains a motivated and disciplined workforce by communicating company policies, procedures, and operational changes, and providing counseling as needed. Duties may be expanded by management.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree or similar program requiring two years to complete; additional experience may substitute for the education requirement.
- Previous experience working in a plastic injection molding facility is required.
- General knowledge of plastics.
- Work experience requiring a good working knowledge of manufacturing procedures, operating methods, and management practice.
- Knowledge of quality and continuous improvement initiatives.
Nice To Haves
- Three to five years of experience in a plastic injection molding facility is highly preferred.
- Previous supervisory experience is highly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Train, evaluate, and supervise employees in the assigned production area to meet customer, production, quality, and safety standards.
- Assist with production-related equipment, tooling, material, maintenance, or engineering issues and report findings.
- Perform basic startup and shutdown of injection molding machines and auxiliary equipment; may maintain robot programming software.
- Assist in developing and maintaining work instructions and standard operating procedures to support quality assurance and timely delivery.
- Conduct periodic safety reviews and meetings for assigned employees.
- Oversee shop-floor reporting, including review of timekeeping and production reports for accuracy and completeness, to support inventory control.
- Develop short-term departmental procedures that support continuous production.
- Review production schedules and report issues with material, staffing, and equipment availability; monitor corrective actions needed to meet schedules.
- Monitor statistical process control data, quality concerns, and other production data, ensuring data is charted according to existing quality control instructions and procedures.
- Review setup and operation plans for practicality and adequate manpower to meet projected schedules.
- Inform the Production Manager of general operations, workflow, and constraints that may affect production schedules.
- Lead and facilitate continuous improvement initiatives, including Kaizen, evaluating cost-effective methods and promoting teamwork to improve production flow and processing.
- Communicate company policies, procedures, and operational changes to employees, use behavior modification techniques, and provide counseling as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
