Production Supervisor - W Trade St.

Mauser Packaging Solutions•Charlotte, NC

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor provides leadership and training to accomplish production objectives for all employees, focusing on Safety, Quality, Production, Packaging, and Maintenance. This role coordinates production activities with other departments to ensure goals are met efficiently and cost-effectively. The supervisor acts as the first point of contact for operators facing mechanical failures or production issues, and works with the operations team to cover any planned or unplanned vacancies. They also collaborate with Human Resources on attendance and employee relations matters, including preparing and reviewing employee work hours for payroll. The supervisor establishes and monitors shift performance against safety, quality, and production standards, and accurately enters production data to track KPIs. They are responsible for updating communication boards, leading employee start-up meetings, and addressing employee questions and concerns. Additionally, the role involves counseling employees to achieve desired performance levels, working with team members to control and improve efficiencies, minimize labor overtime, downtime, and repair expenses, and implementing cost-effective systems. Promoting shop floor organization and plant housekeeping through lean techniques like 6S is also a key responsibility. The supervisor orders production supplies and may conduct tool store inventory reviews. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering or operations management
3 years supervisory experience in manufacturing environment or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification a plus
Previous Labor Relations experience
Previous experience working in a Lean environment; Embraces continuous improvement
Self-directed team player
Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills

Responsibilities

Provides leadership and training to accomplish production objectives for all employees in Safety, Quality, Production, Packaging, and Maintenance.
Coordinates production activities with other departments to ensure production goals/objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost effective manner.
Acts as first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues.
Works with operations team to ensure vacancies are covered for any planned/unplanned absences.
Works with Human Resources in reporting excused/unexcused absences as necessary.
Prepares and reviews employees worked hours for submission to payroll.
Establishes and monitors shift performance for safety, quality, and production standards.
Enters production data accurately into system to measure and monitor KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) around efficiencies, downtime, inventory and overall production.
Updates communication boards to keep production floor team informed about Safety, Quality and Efficiency metrics.
Leads employee start-up meetings, and communicates past day performance vs. goals and objectives.
Responds to employees’ questions and concerns as necessary.
Works with Human Resources for guidance in handling more sensitive employee relations issues, investigations, or disciplinary matters.
Ability to counsel employees to obtain performance levels desired.
Works with other team members to control and improve efficiencies, minimize labor overtime, downtime and repair expenses.
Implements cost effective systems around this as necessary.
Promotes shop floor organization, plant house-keeping with employees lean utilizing techniques such as 6S with shift personnel.
Orders any production related supplies such as boxes, labels etc. needed.
May conduct tool store inventory reviews to ensure proper tools and/or parts are available for use in the event they are needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.