About the position
KDC is a network of best-in-class custom formulators and manufacturers of color cosmetics, skincare, haircare, bath & body, fragrance, deodorant, home, health, industrial, and auto care products. KDC delivers high-touch innovation, operational excellence, and speed to market to well-known and emerging beauty, personal, and specialty companies from coast to coast. KDC has its head office in Longueuil, Québec. In addition, KDC has 10 operating facilities located throughout North America. Altogether, the company employs nearly 4,800 talented and dedicated employees in North America. kdc/one Groveport is part of the kdc/one network, the leading best-in-class producer of beauty and personal care products. We are a diverse and passionate team of experts offering innovative, turn-key solutions to our customers through ideation, formulation, design, packaging and manufacturing of products. With over 15,000 passionate, innovative employees working in 25 manufacturing sites across the world, we want you to join our growing team. We have an immediate opening for an experienced 3rd shift Production Supervisor who will be responsible for supervising, directing and organizing activities of product packaging lines to achieve the highest levels of employee engagement, safety, service, quality, inventory control, and customer service for a designated shift with the goal of delivering targeted financial results.
Responsibilities
- Leads, assigns, and manages the tactical activities of the Production department to achieve the strategic direction established by senior leadership.
- Develop shift team capability and solve problems through close collaboration with engineers, peers, quality, maintenance, warehouse, and planning.
- Trains, coaches, and develops employees within the department to ensure performance expectations and department objectives are met according to established standards.
- Identifies, leads, and drives opportunities around equipment and/or methods to improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), LEAN manufacturing principles, labor utilization and quality requirements.
- Controls operational costs, including but not limited to standard labor costs, inventory costs, scrap rates and equipment downtime.
- Coordinates with other departments on planning and scheduling production runs, changeovers, preventative maintenance and work order assignments.
- Collaborates with the Focused Factory Managers to establish and/or revise Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions (WIs) and best practices for the production department.
- Directs and performs all work in a manner that is consistent with the company's quality system and FDA good manufacturing practices.
- Coordinates and participates in root cause analysis on OEE shortfalls and develops and executes corrective actions.
- Follows, promotes, and enforces KDC's safety and environmental policies, practices, and procedures.
- Assists with safety investigations and corrective actions related to safety hazards and/or incidents.
Requirements
- High School Diploma, G.E.D or equivalent degree is required.
- Associate or bachelor's degree in engineering, Business Management, Operations Management or related field is preferred.
- In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 3 (three) years' experience in a filling/packaging environment is required.
- Minimum of 2 (two) years of supervisory experience in a filling and packaging environment is required; cosmetics or pharmaceutical experience is strongly preferred.
Benefits
- Fast-paced work environment
- Competitive compensative package
