Production Supervisor - Bloomington en PHOENIX CLOSURES

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.

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;
• Monitors set up and start up machines for 1st run production of a mold, or after major mold repair/modification when engineering support is not available;
• 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 weekly Safety Green Area Meeting;
• Presides over Green Area Meetings once a shift;
• 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 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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Lifting or Carrying (0-50 lbs. typically 0-15% of the day) - work orders, clipboard;
• Simple Grasping (0-15%) - work orders, forms and reports;
• Fine Manipulating (10%) - inputting production into computer.

EQUIPMENT USED:

• Computer, printer, copier, telephone.

CONTACTS:

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

SUPERVISION/BACKUP:

• Production Manager.