LifeMade - Supervisor, Operations

Human Resources•Erlanger, KY

14d

About The Position

LifeMade Products LLC, a Jadex Inc operating company, is a global provider of disposable tableware and temperature control packaging solutions supporting a variety of sectors including healthcare and food preservation. We are the industry leader in U.S temperature-control packaging and single-use consumer goods manufacturing. Our brands include LifeMade Consumer Products, Diamond®, FreezPak®, Envirocooler® and ProPak®. LifeMade Products LLC has 8 manufacturing locations in the domestic United States. Our mission is to create superior products that push industries forward, LifeMade strives to make life – better. Position Summary Accountable for maintaining a safe, productive, efficient, quality-oriented work atmosphere during their assigned shifts operation along with ensuring positive, fair and equitable treatment for all employees.

Requirements

Three to five years of supervisory or equivalent experience.
Thorough knowledge of safety specifications and procedures.
Understanding of quality standards and systems.
Ability to work day or night shift (12 hours), including every other weekend.

Nice To Haves

Processing injection molding experience.
Technical competence in maintaining electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
Experience developing, delivering, and/or managing training programs.
Experience in GMP and/or SQF environments.

Responsibilities

Instructs employees in safe operating procedures and plant conduct and holds them accountable to following these instructions and policies. Identifies safety hazards and takes appropriate steps to control them.
Maintains enforcement of and compliance with policy and procedures to ensure that the results conform to planned and/or desired results and to assure a safe working environment is maintained.
Ensure fair and equitable treatment of all employees by coordinating with other supervisors, managers, and departments to ensure consistency in the manufacturing operation.
Ensures equitable distribution of work assignments and prioritization of same for subordinates along with follow through until completion.
Responsible for the ongoing and timely assessment and follow-through on employee performance management. This includes consulting with Human Resources when necessary, ensuring proper documentation, completing informal and formal performance review discussions, providing coaching and disciplinary measures when necessary, and ensuring proper follow-up and resolution to issues or concerns.
Ensures shift production goals and customer expectations are met or exceeded by monitoring quality, productivity, and other performance indicators during shift.
Trains and develops shift personnel to maximize efficiency.
Provide timely submission of reports and miscellaneous documentation as required by policy and procedure and/or requested by management.
Manage the production floor including timely and efficient mold set-ups and/or changes, resource utilization, material efficiencies and documented quality evaluations to ensure that maximum capabilities are met.
Ensure accurate, up-to-date and complete cycle/set-up sheets and road maps are maintained at each machine for the specific job currently running and proper filing and distribution of these sheets when the job is completed.
Ensure adequate supplies are on hand to ensure smooth and efficient operations. Order/request additional supplies as needed.
Provide timely and detailed information “pass-on” to other supervisors, managers and departments, detailing problems and corrective actions that were taken during their shift’s hours of operation along with detailed production/KPI reporting and attendance management.
Troubleshoots and evaluates the molding process within documented specifications, making appropriate adjustments when needed to assure standards are maintained.
Investigate root cause of severe process shifts and take appropriate corrective action to bring process back within specifications.
Directs the performance of real time and preventative maintenance on all primary and auxiliary equipment as required and within skill level.
Coordinates with Maintenance Staff on all maintenance issues that are beyond the skill level of the shift team to ensure accurate communication of needs for repair and timeliness for completion.
Performs such individual assignments as management may direct. Other duties as assigned.