Packaging Front Line Supervisor

OilDri Corporation of America is a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty sorbent products for consumer and businesstobusiness markets that has been voted as a Top 100 workplaces in the Chicago Tribune. OilDris products are sold in the pet care animal health fluids purification agricultural sports field industrial and automotive markets. OilDri controls millions of tons of specialty mineral reserves including calcium bentonite attapulgite and diatomaceous shale. The companys mines and manufacturing facilities are located in Georgia Mississippi Illinois and California. OilDri is a familycontrolled and operated organization that emphasizes honesty integrity and accountability. The company is dedicated to fulfilling its mission to Create Value From Sorbent Minerals.

Job Overview

The Packaging Front Line Supervisor provides leadership and direction to teammates to attain short and longterm goals optimize team effectiveness and meet daily work schedules in the Packaging Department. Drive improvements in safety morale and cost control. Achieve departmental goals and metrics by supervising packaging teammates to achieve safety goals productivity goals material usage targets inventory targets product quality requirements and equipment yield.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure teammates perform work according to established safety rules and practices environmental and housekeeping standards while striving for ZERO Accidents.
• Understands customer quality requirements assures teammates understand and follow these requirements.
• Implements and assures procedures are followed to detect and eliminate nonconforming incoming supplies.
• Implements and assures procedures are followed for the packaging department.
• Partner with Human Resources in staffing and retention of packaging
• Coordinate purchase of supplies necessary to insure functioning of packaging department.
• Coordinate with Processing Supervisor to ensure clay supply for packaging operations is satisfactory.
• Supervise train and develop and review packaging staff.
• Plans packaging and loading operations establishing priorities and sequences for packaging products.
• Communicate key metrics to Plant leadership and production teams to stimulate process improvement and cost reduction.
• Partner with Maintenance and Process Improvement to coordinate maintenance activities to meet established preventative maintenance goals.
• Maintain procedure manuals and training aids
• Establish and ensure effectiveness of packaging teammates training
• Gather and analyze data; make recommendations for process improvements and cost reductions.
• Meet line efficiency goals along with crew efficiencies and maximize daily packaging production.
• Complete required reporting and documentation.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 2 years experience in a packaging environment proven leadership experience preferred
• Experience with an ERP Manufacturing system preferred.

Skills & Abilities:

• Experience in bulk material handling and packaging equipment and supplies
• Familiarity with MS Excel spreadsheets word processing and Outlook. Working knowledge of HRIS system strongly preferred.
• Have demonstrated expertise in process management to ensure production efficiency
• Relentless determination and courage to make things happen; strong skills; resultsoriented
• Demonstrated understanding of quality processes continuous improvement and problem solving such as Six Sigma certification
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact across all levels of the organization while accomplishing organizational goals
• Able to analyze problems and present workable solutions
• Familiarity with MSHA (or OSHA) regulations and practices desired
• Possess core values of Honesty and Integrity.
• Experience with an ERP Manufacturing system.

Why Join Us

• Competitive pay and benefits.
• Handson role with room for growth.
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
• 401K with a 6 match
• Annual Bonus

OilDri is committed to providing equal opportunity for all teammates and qualified candidates without regard to race color creed religion sex age sexual orientation national origin ancestry citizenship marital status mental or physical disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. Accordingly all employment decisions and personnel actions or programs such as hiring promotion discipline compensation benefits transfers reductions in workforce and training etc. will be consistent with the principle of equal employment opportunity.