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Plant Supervisor and Process Improvement Lead

urgent recruiting
Hanover, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 4/10/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/4/2025

About the job Plant Supervisor and Process Improvement Lead

Our client is looking to hire a Production Supervisor (Day Shift) and a Process Improvement Lead in Hanover, MD! :

Production Supervisor

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provides guidance and leadership to production, quality, maintenance and warehouse drivers during shift hours.
  • Ensures adherence to safety, quality, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Quality Foods (SQF) and ISO standards and programs.
  • Evaluates performance of team members, enforces policy and administers disciplinary action when necessary.
  • Makes recommendations for improved and more efficient methods of operation.
  • Controls rework and regrind levels.
  • Determines utilization of workforce based on production demands.
  • Responsible for accuracy of production reporting(JDE / WEBEFF). Adheres to all manufacturing standards and production schedules.
  • Effectively communicates company directives and plant information to staff via regular meetings.
  • Coordinates production activities for manufacturing areas to ensure production goals of EFF and MEEF are achieved.
  • Complete and submit production related paperwork.
  • Responsible for maintaining and adhering to established Good Manufacturing Procedures (GMP) and Safety Quality Foods (SQF) compliance requirements.
  • Responsible for adhering to Food Safety Compliance.
  • Respond to any emergency or potential emergency.
  • Constant vigilance and participation in GMP and SQF practices.
  • Assist in the prevention of nonconforming product from being shipped to customers.
  • Identify and record problems relating to product, process and quality systems.
  • Track, confirm and verify training for employees in the department and schedule training as needed and required.
  • Initiate action to prevent occurrences of any non-conformity of product or quality systems.
  • Initiate, recommend or provide solutions through designated channels.
  • Suggest actions for continual improvement to products, processes or systems and very the implementation of solutions.
  • Accountable for the safety of all employees for whom they are responsible through active engagement in safety activities and provides clear, consistent communication of safe work expectations.
  • Supports and investigates situations in which line / equipment stoppage occurs due to perceived imminent safety risk.
  • Actively leads risk assessment activities for their area of responsibility by driving prioritizing corrective and preventive actions to eliminate / reduce environmental, health, or safety risks.
  • Lead all required meetings with safety (ie. Pre-Shift, Departmental, Change Management, General Communications, Town Hall, etc.).
  • Completes incident investigations, root cause analysis and implements corrective actions accordingly in a timely and thorough manner.
  • Ensures the proper training and development of all assigned employees for whom they are responsible.
  • Sets goals for their organizational unit; achieves goals and ensures that all employees understand and work toward achieving goals.
  • Motivates and coaches employees through good communication and frequent performance feedback.
  • Identifies and coordinates additional training as needed.
  • Ensure that all Quality, ISO and SQF Plans are understood and followed by staff.
  • Confirm that all quality checks are being performed by all production personnel as established by the Quality Plans.
  • Work closely with the quality inspectors and supervisor to identify and minimize quality defects and complaints.
  • Lead staff to accomplish activities in an efficient and safe manner by providing definition of job duties.
  • Provide training opportunities for staff.
  • Conducting performance evaluations.
  • Defining criteria for personnel succession planning.
  • Administer coaching / counseling as required in a timely manner.
  • Provide accurate attendance records to human resources indicating any point assessments.
  • Enforce personnel policies and procedures and complete and submit all associated paperwork in a timely manner.
  • Maintain safe working conditions.
  • Assist other departments with special projects as assigned.
  • Actively participate in production management team meetings as requested.
  • Recommend / justify equipment / tooling purchases.

Qualifications

  • Demonstrated ability to provide guidance and leadership to peers and subordinates.
  • Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment.
  • Process Improvement Lead

    Responsibilities-

  • Responsible for achieving safety, quality, and productivity goals in the Molding Department.
  • Assist in managing molding activities and provide direction and support for all shifts.
  • Assist in directing activities of Molding Shift Supervisors, establish molding procedures, determine priorities and secure results through the creation of teams.
  • Initiate, recommend or provide solutions through designated channels.
  • Suggest actions for continual improvement to products, processes or systems and very the implementation of solutions.
  • Responsible for employee development and improving overall performance.
  • Drive cost saving initiatives, efficiency gains, and process improvements.
  • Take a hands-on approach to increasing production capacity through improvements in scrap, run rates, and machine uptime.
  • Work as a project leader focusing on specific production lines.
  • Implement process improvements, SOPs, and PMs, to maximize production.
  • Monitor the daily EFF and MEEF of the lines through personal involvement and data monitoring.
  • Direct, hands-on involvement with low performing lines.
  • Determine possible machine upgrades and replacements to improve production.
  • Identify trends in production data and isolate variables to suggest root cause.
  • Analyze quality data to center processes.
  • Combine data from quality, production, tribal knowledge, and experimentation to generate actionable results.
  • Train and coach company policies, safety standards, quality, GMPs and ISO procedures.
  • Responsible for accurate production reporting (WebEFF) and other efficiency trackers as needed.
  • Drive improvements in production efficiency with cost effective solutions.
  • Direct work assignments and ensure efficient labor utilization.
  • Other duties as assigned by Production Manager and or Plant Manager. Serves as the back up for the Production Manager.
  • Qualifications-

  • 4-year degree or equivalent work experience.
  • Must have strong interpersonal and leadership skills with ability to motivate employees.
  • Strong technical, business, and organizational skills.
  • Able to plan and organize daily activities, analyze data and react to changes and challenges in the business.
  • Knowledge of molding operations and company procedures.
  • Able to communicate effectively both written and verbal.
  • Good software skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, Email Software, Financial Software Systems (JDE, WebEFF) etc.)
  • Able to work in a production environment, recognizing various sounds and alarms
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