Production Supervisor

Key responsibilities:

The primary responsibility of the Production Supervisor is to plan, coordinate, direct and oversee production teams, material resources, and equipment to ensure the efficient, safe, and high-quality production and movement of products through the operation. This position works closely with key stakeholders across multiple departments to troubleshoot problem areas, identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives, and set up following shifts for success.

Safety - Leads, promotes, and practices safety awareness and proper use of equipment. Ensures employees wear protective equipment and training is completed prior to job assignments. Actively identifies, reports, and eliminates hazards.

Efficiency - Maintains manufacturing efficiency and troubleshoots production issues. Leads employee productivity, costs and quality to ensure optimal performance.

Equipment Training - Oversees and conducts on the job training on machine equipment and operating standards to ensure performance target.

Maintenance - Organize equipment malfunctions and repairs

People – Directs employment decision of shift including; hiring, re-assignment, promotion, discipline, and termination of employees. Approved timecards and controls overtime costs.

Creates and sustains a culture of relentless pursuit of continuous improvement and business excellence. Resolves and prevents disputes that arise among employees on the production floor.

Orders - Maintain close engagement with process partners to consider cost / schedule / performance trade-offs relating to customer orders,

Communication - Conducts daily shift start meetings ensuring product specifications and production goals are clearly communicated and the team is prepared to carry out safe, efficient, and high-quality production operations.

Quality - Executes quality inspections, identify nonconformance issues and works closely with cross functional teams to conduct root cause analyses and implement corrective actions.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

Strong working knowledge of supervising manufacturing operations with a large employee base, in a fast-paced, high volume custom fabrication or relevant industrial manufacturing environment.

Lean mentality, a focus on quality, and a proven track record of identifying and contributing to the implementation of continuous safety, quality, and process improvements. Experience with Six Sigma is a plus.

Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to build, mentor, and develop cohesive, high-performing production teams.

Strong aptitude in diagnosing and taking corrective action to drive machine efficiency and production processes.

Strong written/verbal communication skills and computer literacy with proficiency in the use of production planning/management systems, as well as MS Office platform.

Strong mathematical skills with the ability to calculate figures, measurements, percentages, and totals.

Self-starter with an ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with teams and management across multiple departments.

Ability to drive operational performance through data driven decision making and KPI’s.

Ability and flexibility to think, react, and adapt quickly to changing demands, challenges, and requirements

Required Education:

High School diploma, with the ability to quickly learn new systems, processes, and concepts easily

Required Experience:

5 years of corrugated industry experience including specific knowledge of box manufacturing, people management, production, plant operations, printing, finishing, die-cutting processes, plant efficiencies, and any other best practices.

In accordance with California's wage transparency law (Senate Bill 1162), we are committed to pay equity and transparency. The salary range reflected on the job positing is our good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this role at the time of posting. While we do not typically hire at the top of the salary range, initial offers are based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience, with opportunities for growth and increases over time.

Pay: $75,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year DOE