Production Supervisor

Graham Packaging Company•Casa Grande, AZ

20d•Onsite

About The Position

Graham Packaging is a sustainable packaging manufacturing company with a people-, planet-, and values-based culture focused on safety, collaboration, accountability, innovation, learning, and continuous improvement. The Production Supervisor oversees hourly employees engaged in all phases of manufacturing blow-molded containers. This position is based in Casa Grande, Arizona, and works a rotating 12-hour night shift from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The supervisor is responsible for shift operations covering safety, quality, customer service, housekeeping, training, performance management, productivity, labor utilization, warehousing, and raw-material control. The role exercises or recommends personnel actions under established company policies and procedures, addresses production and quality issues, documents shift decisions and status, and works with plant leadership to improve operations and efficiency.

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 the ability to communicate effectively 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 given instructions, routines, and accepted practices.
Ability to communicate facts and information clearly.
Ability to collaborate, contribute to group objectives, and proactively help others.

Nice To Haves

At least 2 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 or recommend personnel actions on the shift, including hiring, transfers, suspension, layoffs, recall, promotion, discharge, assignments, rewards, discipline, and complaint adjustments, in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Manage shift functions including personnel training and development, safety, security, quality, inventory, housekeeping, and administration of company policies and procedures.
Resolve production and resulting quality problems on the shift and frequently check product quality.
Provide shift documentation of 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 accurate time records for shift employees.
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 support 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 recommending changes to operations, staffing, equipment, and procedures.
Assist with physical inventories in accordance with company procedures.
Maintain a supportive, 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.