Production Supervisor - Night Shift

Niagara Water•Detroit, MI

About The Position

This position supervises daily production-floor operations and ensures the shift meets safety, quality, and production goals in compliance with applicable legal and food safety requirements. The supervisor manages and directs shift activities, supports a positive and productive working environment, and oversees team-member coaching, development, performance, and employment decisions. The role coordinates production schedules, assignments, materials, quality checks, maintenance responses, shift reporting, safety activities, and cross-functional work to meet customer deadlines. It also identifies and implements opportunities to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, and shift efficiency. The position requires regular and predictable attendance and the ability to work 12-hour shifts, day or night, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or as dictated by production demand.

Requirements

Four years of experience in the field or a similar manufacturing environment.
Four years of experience in the position.
Four years of experience managing people and/or projects; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
Understanding of production processes and controls.
High school diploma or GED.
Ability to work 12-hour shifts, day or night, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or as dictated by production demand.
Regular and predictable attendance.

Nice To Haves

Six years of experience in the field or a similar manufacturing environment.
Six years of experience working in the position.
Six years of experience managing people and/or projects; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
Associate's degree.

Responsibilities

Manage and direct assigned shift activities to ensure products meet safety, quality, and throughput standards.
Maintain effective working relationships through open communication, visibility, and involvement to support safety, employee engagement, productivity, and throughput.
Review the production schedule before each shift and adjust team-member assignments to meet production targets.
Verify discrete jobs in Oracle, the Warehouse Management System, and/or the Line Management System, including quality and bill of material information.
Coach and develop team members, make employment decisions, and resolve issues through conflict resolution.
Hire, train, coach, and review the performance of team members.
Partner with Human Resources and the Production Manager on recruitment, corrective actions, and terminations; participate in interviews with hiring managers.
Inspect raw materials before changeovers and perform first-pass quality checks after changeovers.
Collaborate with Maintenance to resolve production-line downtime.
Complete shift reports covering production numbers, downtime, attendance, overtime, and quality checks for the Production Manager.
Conduct shift walkthroughs to verify safety, quality, and housekeeping compliance.
Coordinate with departments across the organization to meet customer deadlines.
Work with plant leadership and shift team members to champion a world-class safety culture.
Conduct weekly safety talk trainings, daily safety/quality/production meetings, and hourly safety walks.
Follow company and plant safety programs, guidelines, rules, and regulations, as well as Niagara Good Manufacturing Practices and Food Safety Standards.
Develop, recommend, and implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and product quality.
Recommend changes to working conditions and equipment use to increase shift-team efficiency.
Monitor and review assigned team members’ time and attendance for accuracy.
Use Efficiency Improvement Tools to understand and comment on line downtime and communicate according to the escalation plan.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance and work 12-hour shifts on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or as production demand dictates.

Benefits

Paid time off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time.
Paid parental and caregiver leaves.
Medical benefits, including virtual care options.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
401(k) with company match.
Health Savings Account with company match.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Expanded mental wellbeing benefits, including free counseling sessions for team members and household family members.
Family Building Benefits, including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation, plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements.
Income protection, including Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability, critical illness, and accident plans.
Special discount programs, including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, and airport parking.
Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan, and scholarship opportunities.