Production Supervisor - Night Shift
About The Position
Inland Packaging is hiring a hands-on Production Supervisor to guide day-to-day manufacturing floor operations on the night shift. The supervisor leads and develops production employees and helps meet safety, quality, productivity, and customer-service goals. This role works closely with machine and press operators, Scheduling, Customer Service, and plant leadership to remove roadblocks, improve production flow, and keep operations running efficiently. The position contributes to a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement. The role is based on-site at 3030 Airport Road, La Crosse, Wisconsin. The required schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Additional hours may occasionally be needed based on production demands, and flexibility to attend important meetings or company functions outside regular working hours may be required. Occasional travel or overnight trips may be necessary. The work takes place in a demanding, fast-paced, people-oriented manufacturing environment with frequent changes and interruptions and multiple project assignments. The supervisor interacts with vendors, customers, employees, managers, and executives. Light physical work may occasionally be required. Applicants must pass the specified color-vision assessments and have 20/40 corrected vision; no unusual physical requirements are necessary.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, including experience leading people, processes, and projects.
- Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and develop employees.
- Hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves leadership style.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, production throughput, and downtime in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to collaborate across departments and lead cross-functional initiatives.
- Comfort working independently and making decisions when needed.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint, and a general understanding of business operating systems.
- Must pass Ishihara Color Assessment and receive at least an average/normal color vision score on Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hues and D-15.
- 20/40 corrected vision.
Nice To Haves
- Associate or bachelor's degree in Graphic Arts, Engineering, Manufacturing, Printing and Publishing, or a related field.
- Prior experience with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
- Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
- Emotional intelligence, including the ability to build trusting relationships, interpret emotions and behavior, and manage responses in line with intended results.
- Financial acumen, including using financial data to assess business strengths and weaknesses and inform strategic decisions.
- Ability to lead organizational and cultural change and help others overcome resistance to change.
- Coaching and developing others through feedback, instruction, and development guidance.
- Ability to translate strategic priorities into operational results through aligned communication, accountability, resources, processes, and measurement.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop the production team through clear expectations, feedback, recognition, and support.
- Coordinate staffing, workload, equipment, and resources to meet production schedules and customer deadlines.
- Build a positive and accountable work environment where employees are supported and equipped to succeed.
- Partner with machine and press operators to improve production flow, troubleshoot challenges, and minimize downtime.
- Promote a safety-first culture and ensure safe work practices are followed.
- Monitor production performance and adjust staffing or resources as priorities change.
- Collaborate with Scheduling and Customer Service to anticipate production needs and support on-time shipments.
- Participate in daily scheduling meetings to prepare staffing, materials, and resources for upcoming production demands.
- Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and productivity.
- Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing operation.
- Communicate production results, constraints, and priorities to employees and plant leadership.
- Ensure standard work practices and company procedures are followed consistently.
- Support hiring, onboarding, training, performance management, employee development, and other people-leadership responsibilities.
- Address issues fairly and consistently and help employees overcome roadblocks and perform at their best.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
