Production Supervisor

Graham Packaging Company•West Chicago, IL

4d•$61,700 - $92,500•Onsite

About The Position

Graham Packaging is a leader in sustainable packaging manufacturing. Its Blue Culture emphasizes safety, continuous improvement, innovation, accountability, collaboration, integrity, respect, learning, and employee growth. Production Supervisors oversee hourly employees in all phases of manufacturing blow-molded containers. The role is responsible for shift operations, including safety, quality, customer service, housekeeping, training, performance management, productivity, labor utilization, warehousing, and raw-material control. This position is in the West Chicago (St. Charles) area and works a rotating 12-hour night shift from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. The supervisor exercises shift-level authority and judgment in managing personnel and operations, resolves production and quality issues, documents shift decisions and status, and works with production, operations, and plant management to improve efficiency and meet plant objectives. The role also requires professional communication and collaboration with employees, vendors, customers, and other supervisors.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree and/or related operations experience, or an equivalent combination of education and related operations experience.
Ability to maintain regular, predictable, and punctual attendance.
Computer usage and typing skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including effective communication with internal and external customers.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
Ability to work independently and complete assignments within the parameters of given instructions, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
Ability to communicate facts and information clearly.
Ability to collaborate, contribute proactively to group objectives, and volunteer to help others.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of two years of experience in an operations supervisory or management role in a manufacturing environment, with demonstrated leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Understand, follow, and enforce established safety, health, quality, GMP, and company policies, procedures, and recognized practices.
Exercise shift-level authority and independent judgment regarding personnel actions, including hiring, transfers, suspensions, layoffs, recalls, promotions, discharges, assignments, rewards, discipline, complaint adjustments, or recommendations for such actions.
Manage shift personnel training and development, safety, security, quality, inventory, housekeeping, and implementation of company policies and procedures.
Resolve production and resulting quality problems on the shift and frequently check product quality.
Document shift decisions, issues, actions, and status updates for compliance and continuous quality improvement.
Attend production and safety meetings and conduct shift meetings as required.
Review and authorize employee time records for the shift.
Manage temporary staffing assignments to meet plant production and labor objectives.
Manage machine utilization to meet or exceed efficiency goals and recommend or direct personnel, maintenance, or engineering changes to achieve those goals.
Develop methods and procedures to improve manufacturing efficiency, labor utilization, and operating costs as part of continuous quality improvement.
Assist the Production, Operations, or Plant Manager in reviewing shift operations and recommend changes to operations, staffing, equipment, and procedures.
Assist with physical inventories in accordance with company procedures.
Maintain a supportive and productive work atmosphere through professional conduct and effective communication with internal and external customers, vendors, coworkers, subordinates, and other supervisors.
Participate in job safety training and follow plant rules and work procedures to support a safe and healthy work environment.
Execute daily leader standard work.