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Supervisor, Production

Mauser Packaging Solutions•Chicago, IL
•$80,000 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

Mauser Packaging Solutions is seeking a dedicated Production Supervisor to lead and train employees in achieving production objectives related to safety, quality, production, packaging, and maintenance. This role involves coordinating production activities with other departments to meet goals efficiently and cost-effectively, ensuring adequate staffing for planned and unplanned absences, and establishing shift performance standards. The supervisor will accurately enter production data to monitor KPIs, update communication boards with key metrics, and lead employee start-up meetings. This position also focuses on controlling and improving efficiencies, minimizing labor overtime, downtime, and repair expenses through cost-effective systems. Promoting shop floor organization and housekeeping using lean techniques like 5S is essential. The supervisor will act as the first point of contact for operational issues, directing maintenance for troubleshooting and preventative maintenance, and may conduct tool store inventory reviews. Additionally, the role includes preparing and reviewing employee work hours for payroll submission.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or operations management
  • 3 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Previous Labor Relations experience
  • Previous experience working in a Lean environment; Embraces continuous improvement
  • Self-directed team player
  • Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Flexibility to work multiple shifts

Nice To Haves

  • Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification a plus

Responsibilities

  • Provides leadership and training to accomplish production objectives to all employees for Safety, Quality, Production, Packaging, and Maintenance.
  • Coordinates production activities with other departments to ensure production goals/objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
  • Works with the operations team to ensure vacancies are covered for any planned/unplanned.
  • Establishes and monitors shift performance for safety, quality, and production standards.
  • Enters production data accurately into the system in order to measure and monitor KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) around efficiencies, downtime, inventory and overall production.
  • Updates communication boards to keep production floor team members informed about safety, quality and efficiency metrics. Leads employee start-up meetings
  • Works with other team members to control and improve efficiencies, minimize labor overtime, downtime and repair expenses. Implements cost-effective systems around this as necessary.
  • Promotes shop floor organization, plant housekeeping with employees lean utilizing techniques such as 5S with shift personnel.
  • Acts as the first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues; Directs maintenance employees to troubleshoot mechanical problems and perform preventative maintenance.
  • May conduct tool store inventory reviews to ensure proper tools and/or parts are available for use in the event they are needed.
  • Prepares and reviews employees' worked hours for submission to payroll.

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • paid time off
  • other competitive benefits

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