Production Supervisor Nightshift 6pm to 6am 12hrs shift

American Plastics•Simpsonville, SC

13h

About The Position

American Plastics is seeking a Production Supervisor for its night shift at the Simpsonville, South Carolina location. Reporting to the Production Manager, this role plans, directs, and coordinates shift production activities in a high-volume manufacturing operation. The supervisor assigns work and leads production staff while managing resources to maintain order fulfillment, product quality, safe operations, and productivity. The role also involves training and developing the team to support safety, quality, service, productivity, and profitability goals. The position requires hands-on leadership of an injection molding team and working knowledge of plastics processing. The supervisor troubleshoots and adjusts molding parameters, responds to technical or mechanical problems, monitors production and quality, and works with Process, Maintenance, and Engineering as needed. The role combines time on the production floor with office management responsibilities.

Requirements

Minimum 3–5 years of related experience.
Knowledge of plastic injection molding is required.
Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Business Management, or a related field is preferred.
Willingness to work both on the production floor and in office management.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Business Management, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Plan, direct, and coordinate production activities for the assigned shift.
Assign jobs and provide leadership, training, and development to production staff.
Manage production resources in a high-volume manufacturing operation to support order fulfillment, quality, and safe operations.
Lead an injection molding team and troubleshoot or adjust molding parameters to maintain quality and product output.
Respond to production problems with corrective technical or mechanical solutions.
Maintain a safe and clean work environment and monitor waste and activity on the production floor.
Communicate production KPIs to staff and maintain production and attendance records.
Evaluate employee performance, provide timely feedback, and motivate a cohesive production team.
Make timely decisions, analyze situations, and direct staff to maintain production output and meet schedules and priorities.
Recommend and implement process improvements to maximize productivity, reduce waste and costs, improve quality, and maintain safety.
Monitor processes to ensure productivity and quality standards are achieved; analyze and resolve processing issues.
Follow escalation processes for issues moving from Maintenance to Engineering.
Prepare incident reports and conduct root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
Communicate effectively with Process and Maintenance when issues arise, preventing safety risks or providing direction based on production demand.
Interact effectively with all levels of the organization.