Production Supervisor - Bloomington
About The Position
POSITION SUMMARY: To oversee the daily operation of the Production department in producing a quality, on-time product; train employees to maximize productivity, minimize waste and downtime, and maintain a clean, organized, safe working environment that exceeds OSHA and GMP standards. This is a safety sensitive position. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Follows schedule and shop communications log; communicates any order priorities/changes to employees; records any variances to the schedule; Investigates safety issues; fills out accident reports and administers first aid; Monitors housekeeping; delegates tasks; Posts and awards overtime; Provides guidance and interacts with outside contractors and plant visitors; directs outside parties to desired location within the plant and/or department; answers questions if necessary; Trains departmental employees on work instructions, procedures, and any safety-related issues; Administers employee discipline; Edits and approves employee time sheets; Ensures employees are at their assigned work station(s) performing required job functions; Handles crewing issues such as equally distributing workload when operating while short staffed; Fills out repair forms; interacts with maintenance to get items repaired and determine status of repairs; Assists in troubleshooting molding machines; Fills out end of shift report; provides updates on current department activity to incoming supervisor and/or manager; Delegates special work assignments daily; Recommends and implements improvements; Reduces cycle times of molding machines through processing; compares actual to standard cycles and makes necessary adjustments to achieve standards; Increases cavitation; troubleshoots process to produce good parts; unblocks cavities to investigate and resolve problems; Determines various problems related to molding process (i.e. hydraulic, electrical, etc.); keeps Production manager informed of problems. OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES: Prepares work orders; Fills out production replacement tickets; Prints emergency work orders; Ensures mold changes are complete; fills out the appropriate paperwork; Prints Production Carton Labels; Presides over daily Safety and Shift Communication Meeting; Prints daily reports and charts report results; Responsible for enforcing all Food Safety related policies and procedures; Responsible for enforcing and following all Safety Rules policies, procedures and work instructions; Performs 45-day, 90-day, & annual performance evaluations for all subordinates; Performs other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Requirements
- Associate’s Degree preferred; knowledge of injection molding processes and procedures; knowledge of plastics; computer literate; good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Minimum of 3 years Molding supervisory experience; previous plastic injection molding, troubleshooting, and processing experience.
Responsibilities
- Follows schedule and shop communications log; communicates any order priorities/changes to employees; records any variances to the schedule
- Investigates safety issues; fills out accident reports and administers first aid
- Monitors housekeeping; delegates tasks
- Posts and awards overtime
- Provides guidance and interacts with outside contractors and plant visitors; directs outside parties to desired location within the plant and/or department; answers questions if necessary
- Trains departmental employees on work instructions, procedures, and any safety-related issues
- Administers employee discipline
- Edits and approves employee time sheets
- Ensures employees are at their assigned work station(s) performing required job functions
- Handles crewing issues such as equally distributing workload when operating while short staffed
- Fills out repair forms; interacts with maintenance to get items repaired and determine status of repairs
- Assists in troubleshooting molding machines
- Fills out end of shift report; provides updates on current department activity to incoming supervisor and/or manager
- Delegates special work assignments daily
- Recommends and implements improvements
- Reduces cycle times of molding machines through processing; compares actual to standard cycles and makes necessary adjustments to achieve standards
- Increases cavitation; troubleshoots process to produce good parts; unblocks cavities to investigate and resolve problems
- Determines various problems related to molding process (i.e. hydraulic, electrical, etc.); keeps Production manager informed of problems
- Prepares work orders
- Fills out production replacement tickets
- Prints emergency work orders
- Ensures mold changes are complete; fills out the appropriate paperwork
- Prints Production Carton Labels
- Presides over daily Safety and Shift Communication Meeting
- Prints daily reports and charts report results
- Responsible for enforcing all Food Safety related policies and procedures
- Responsible for enforcing and following all Safety Rules policies, procedures and work instructions
- Performs 45-day, 90-day, & annual performance evaluations for all subordinates
- Performs other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
