Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

Chicago IL

Available Shift

• 6 pm - 6 am

Overview

The Production Supervisor is responsible for direct oversight of production including supervision training development and support. The incumbent is responsible for providing and promoting a workplace compliant with all Federal State and Local Industrial Standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensures shift employees are following safe work practices and procedures consistently and completely. Audits for compliance and addresses safety issues in a timely manner
• Works safely and is proactively involved in plant safety improvement efforts
• Leads assists motivates and evaluates shift employees in daily operations problem resolution and promotes culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensures shift employees follow all SQF and GMP policies and procedures and provides immediate correction of violations
• Conducts safety and job function training for shift personnel
• Trains employees in proper procedures coaches them to improve results and evaluates performance while providing feedback
• Troubleshoots and resolves process equipment and material issues in conjunction with machine operators and support personnel. Works to find root cause and provide corrective/preventive measures
• Interprets shop orders and specifications to shift employees as necessary
• Studies and understands production schedule and deploys available labor and other resources as required
• Spot checks product quality and ensures specifications are being met and quality procedures are being followed
• Recommends measures to improve safety production methods equipment performance quality of product and reduction of waste
• Suggests changes in procedures labor utilization use of equipment and materials to increase the efficiency of plant shift department or work cell
• Initiates or suggests plans to motivate employees to achieve company and site KPIs
• Double-checks ensures accuracy and finalizes production paperwork including production reports work order documentation safety and sanitation documents quality records finished goods tickets etc.
• Cross-functional teamwork with HR for payroll processing personnel or labor issues and staffing
• Interprets company policies rules and regulations to employees and holds them accountable as such
• Communicates regularly and effectively with incoming and outgoing shift leaders about issues occurring on previous current or following shift

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree not required but preferred

• Minimum of 5 years of successful production supervision experience preferably in a unionized manufacturing environment

• Proficient in Microsoft Office with the willingness and ability to learn new systems

• Ability to effectively communicate information both verbally and in writing to various groups of personnel

• Ability to deal well with change and handle conflict resolutions

• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus

• Must be accountable and self-driven to learn and continuously strive for improvement

• A team player who interacts effectively with co-workers in both group and independent cooperative activities

• Must have strong problem-solving and analytical abilities

• SQF experience is a plus

• Packaging manufacturing experience preferable

You should be proficient in:

• Leadership / People Management
• Labor Management Systems Knowledge
• Continuous Improvement
• Language: Spanish
• Supervisory Experience
• Kaizen
• Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Coaching and Mentoring Experience
• Production Planning & Scheduling
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
• Recruiting and Training Experience