Weekend Nights- Supervisor

Alliance Laundry System • Manitowoc, WI

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About The Position

As a Plastics Production Group Leader, you will be the first line leader to support team members within your area. You will be responsible for coordinating day-to-day activities in order to maintain scheduled production requirements and to ensure your team is successful.

Requirements

• Proven history of ability to lead with a servant leadership mindset.
• A minimum of one to three years of experience in a medium/high volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Ability to troubleshoot injection molding process issues.
• Strong knowledge of the plastic injection molding processes
• Must be self-driven and ambitious with proven leadership capabilities, including providing coaching, mentoring and supervision within a team environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel).
• Strong problem-solving skills, including encouraging others on your team to think proactively and create solutions.
• Position involves sitting long periods, standing, manual dexterity, stooping, bending and minimal lifting.

Nice To Haves

• Previous manufacturing supervision experience would be preferred.
• Basic understanding of process control, production scheduling, Kaizen, Kanban and Lean manufacturing is preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Manufacturing Engineering or Operations is preferred.
• Previous professional, internship or co-op experience will be taken into consideration as relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Creates an environment of continuous improvement
• Lead a team of 5-15 production workers
• Coordinate day to day activities to maintain scheduled production requirements
• Empowers and expects every team member to contribute to continuous improvement
• Demonstrates a core value of respectful treatment of all team members in every discussion, interaction and decision
• Desires to eliminate waste and to develop team member skill to improve lean operations
• Ensure that employees are properly trained by their Team Leader or other designated trainer in the areas of safety, quality, equipment operation and 6S
• Interface with technical staff to ensure proper support
• Establish annual goals and objectives that support the attainment of operating metrics
• Work to continuously improve processes and reduce inventories and work in progress
• Serve as the first point of contact for employees regarding employee relations issues
• Interface with Union Stewards in contract and discipline issues
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager