Production Supervisor - Bloomington

Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

• To oversee the daily operation of the Production department in producing a quality, on-time product; train employees to maximize productivity, minimize waste and downtime, and maintain a clean, organized, safe working environment that exceeds OSHA and GMP standards. This is a safety sensitive position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Follows schedule and shop communications log; communicates any order priorities/changes to employees; records any variances to the schedule; 
• Investigates safety issues; fills out accident reports and administers first aid; 
• Monitors housekeeping; delegates tasks; 
• Posts and awards overtime; 
• Provides guidance and interacts with outside contractors and plant visitors; directs outside parties to desired location within the plant and/or department; answers questions if necessary; 
• Trains departmental employees on work instructions, procedures, and any safety-related issues; 
• Administers employee discipline;  
• Edits and approves employee time sheets; 
• Ensures employees are at their assigned work station(s) performing required job functions; 
• Handles crewing issues such as equally distributing workload when operating while short staffed; 
• Fills out repair forms; interacts with maintenance to get items repaired and determine status of repairs; 
• Assists in troubleshooting molding machines; 
• Fills out end of shift report; provides updates on current department activity to incoming supervisor and/or manager;  
• Delegates special work assignments daily; 
• Recommends and implements improvements; 
• Reduces cycle times of molding machines through processing; compares actual to standard cycles and makes necessary adjustments to achieve standards; 
• Increases cavitation; troubleshoots process to produce good parts; unblocks cavities to investigate and resolve problems; 
• Determines various problems related to molding process (i.e. hydraulic, electrical, etc.); keeps Production manager informed of problems.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares work orders; 
• Fills out production replacement tickets; 
• Prints emergency work orders; 
• Ensures mold changes are complete; fills out the appropriate paperwork; 
• Prints Production Carton Labels; 
• Presides over daily Safety and Shift Communication Meeting; 
• Prints daily reports and charts report results; 
• Responsible for enforcing all Food Safety related policies and procedures; 
• Responsible for enforcing and following all Safety Rules policies, procedures and work instructions; 
• Performs 45-day, 90-day, & annual performance evaluations for all subordinates; 
• Performs other duties that may be assigned from time to time. 

Requirements

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

• Associate’s Degree preferred; knowledge of injection molding processes and procedures; knowledge of plastics; computer literate; good communication and interpersonal skills.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 3 years Molding supervisory experience; previous plastic injection molding, troubleshooting, and processing experience.

CONTACTS:

• Management; Production Personnel; Scheduling; Maintenance; Warehouse; ADT; Fire Department; Police; Contractors; Customers

SUPERVISION/BACKUP:

• Production Manager.