Supervisor, Packaging Front Line
About The Position
The Plant Supervisor provides leadership and direction to teammates in the Packaging Department to attain short- and long-term goals, optimize team effectiveness, and meet daily work schedules. The supervisor drives improvements in safety, quality, morale, and cost control, and achieves departmental goals and metrics by supervising packaging teammates. These goals include safety, productivity, material usage, inventory, product quality, and equipment yield. This position is based at an active mine site and requires daily onsite presence, Monday through Friday. Working conditions may include uneven terrain, climbing ladders, navigating steps, and exposure to weather such as heat, rain, or mud. The role may also involve a hot, cold, dusty, and loud industrial environment, with appropriate personal protective equipment required. Oil-Dri Corporation of America manufactures and supplies specialty sorbent products for consumer and business-to-business markets. It is a family-controlled and operated organization that emphasizes honesty, integrity, and accountability, and is dedicated to its mission to Create Value From Sorbent Minerals.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, mathematical skills, computer skills, and reasoning ability.
- Strong communication skills.
- Honesty and integrity.
- Ability to bend, reach, twist, stoop, walk, and frequently climb stairways and ladders.
- Ability to climb ladders up to 110 feet.
- Ability to talk and hear radio communications and phone calls.
- Ability to perform the role while wearing appropriate PPE, including safety glasses, hearing protection, a dust mask, protective coveralls, and other PPE as required by the work environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with an ERP Manufacturing system.
- Proven leadership experience.
- Experience with bulk material handling and packaging equipment supplies.
Responsibilities
- Ensure teammates perform work according to established safety rules and practices, environmental and housekeeping standards, while striving for zero accidents.
- Understand customer quality requirements and ensure teammates understand and follow them.
- Implement and ensure compliance with procedures for detecting and eliminating nonconforming incoming supplies.
- Implement and ensure department procedures are followed.
- Partner with Human Resources on staffing and retention.
- Coordinate purchase of supplies needed to ensure the department functions.
- Coordinate with the Processing Supervisor to ensure clay supply for operations is satisfactory.
- Supervise, train, develop, and review staff.
- Plan operations, establishing priorities and sequences for packaging products.
- Communicate key metrics to Plant leadership and production teams to stimulate process improvement and cost reduction.
- Partner with Maintenance and Process Improvement to coordinate maintenance activities and meet preventative maintenance goals.
- Maintain procedure manuals and training aids.
- Establish and ensure the effectiveness of teammate training.
- Gather and analyze data and make recommendations for process improvements and cost reductions.
- Meet line and crew efficiency goals and maximize daily production.
- Complete required reporting and documentation.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and annual bonus.
- 401(k) with 6% company match.
- Paid parental leave.
- Generous PTO and paid holidays.
- Work-life balance.
- Career growth with exposure to senior leadership.
- Annual merit increase opportunity.
- Fitness and gym reimbursement.
- Employer contribution toward health and dental.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
