Overview

The Production Supervisor will be responsible for the oversight of assigned shift safety, uptime, quality, waste, rate, and cost performance of the asset. Responsible for leading and directing people to perform assigned job duties, adhere to basic expectations, and execution of JSAs, SOPS, 5S, and systems.

Berry Global, headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, is committed to its mission of ‘Always Advancing to Protect What’s Important.’ Berry is a leading global supplier of a broad range of innovative nonwoven, flexible, and rigid products used every day within consumer and industrial end markets. Berry operates over 290 manufacturing facilities worldwide, on six continents, and employs over 48,000 individuals.

At Berry, we pursue excellence in all that we do and are always advancing to improve the way we work along with the products and services we provide. Our culture fosters trust and partnerships through appreciation, acknowledgement, and inclusion. At Berry, we are continuously improving to support our mission and exemplify our values of partnerships, excellence, growth, and safety. To learn more about Berry, visit berryglobal.com

Responsibilities

• Assist in the establishment and leadership of plant safety objectives.
• Ensure compliance to all safety policies and procedures.
• Maintain required internal certifications. 
• Lead, counsel, train and develop team members as appropriate.
• Initiate and deliver any required disciplinary actions for team members.
• Conduct periodic performance reviews for team members. 
• Actively participate in team member employment decisions including hiring, promotions and terminations. 
• Track and manage attendance data for team members. 
• Responsible for individual and team compliance with applicable laws and company policies.
• Establish and maintain a culture of continuous improvement, quality, high performance and process excellence.
• Establish team and individual accountabilities for problem solving and cost reduction. 
• Perform 5S, safety, process, and quality audits. 
• Address any identified gaps and ensure resolution. 
• Provide coaching and feedback to team members
• Responsible for the accurate reporting of asset quality, productivity and other required metrics.
• Ensure employees are following JSAs and confronts any unsafe acts observed
• Resolve conflicts among team members and refer issues to higher authority when needed.
• Positively communicate changes in business situations, production schedules, and company policies.
• Monitor quality and make recommendations on when to stop production based on material being out of specification in conjunction with the Process Tech and Sr. Team Leader. 
• Attend downtime meetings, schedule meetings, safety meetings, asset meetings, safety reviews and down day planning meetings.
• Conduct and manage Shift Handover Meetings, Natural Work Team meetings and other required team meetings.
• Responsible for the accurate completion of all paperwork including, but not limited to, production and downtime reports and incident reports.
• Prepare or participate in safety and incident reporting.
• Actively participate in root cause analysis sessions, Kaizen events and other improvemtn strategies.
• Assist operators and coordinate trouble-shooting activities.
• Serve as a resource to Production Technicians and Plant Leadership in resolving custimer complaints.
• Responsible for fulfilling daily task lists.
• Serve as member of Emergency Response Team with training on Emergency Response, First Aid/CPR/BBP, and Fire Extinguisher. 

Qualifications

- High school diploma required. 

- Six Sigma Certification preferred.

- OSHA 10 Hour preferred.

- 5 years manufacturing experience in a leadership role.