Production Supervisor -- Night Shift Job at Sabert Corporation in Shepherdsville

Description

What is my day to day like?

As our Production Supervisor, you will play a central role in scheduling and assigning work to staff while monitoring production processes to meet goals and troubleshoot issues. This includes ensuring equipment functionality, staff training, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Your day-to-day will include but is not limited to:

• Provide leadership and training to accomplish production objectives maintaining strong floor presence.
• Lead safety by conducting/participating in safety meetings, identify safety issues and follows-up as necessary with appropriate team members.
• Coordinate production activities with other departments to ensure production goals/objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Works with operations team to ensure vacancies are covered for any planned/unplanned time off. Works with Human Resources in reporting excused/unexcused absences, as necessary.
• Prepares and reviews employees worked hours via timekeeping system.
• Establishes and monitors shift performance for safety, quality, and production standards.
• Enters production data accurately into system in order to measure and monitor KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) around efficiencies, downtime, inventory, and overall production.
• Update communication boards to keep production floor team members informed about safety, quality and efficiency metrics. Leads employee start-up meetings.
• Responds to employees' questions and concerns, as necessary. Works with Human Resources for guidance in handling more sensitive employee relations issues, investigations or disciplinary matters.
• Works with other team members to control and improve efficiencies, minimize labor overtime, downtime and repair expenses. Implements cost effective systems around this as necessary.
• Promotes shop floor organization, plant housekeeping with employees lean utilizing techniques such as 5S with shift personnel.
• Orders any production related supplies such as boxes, labels etc. needed.
• Acts as first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues.
• Responsible for ensuring, where applicable, the product safety, quality, regulatory compliance and legality of all products produced and sold
• Work in accordance with all company policies and procedures regarding employment, safety, quality, product safety and legality, security, and regulatory compliance as applicable.

What makes a person successful in this position?

• High School diploma, associates/bachelor's degree preferred
• 5 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to document workflows, processes, and procedures for varying functional and organizational areas. Innovative problem solving capabilities with special attention to accuracy and detail.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and multi-task in high volume, fast paced work environment with a biased towards action.
• Experience with personal computers and materials handling equipment
• Excellent communication, organizational and leadership skills
• Must have knowledge and understanding of OSHA requirements and safety guidelines
• Bilingual Spanish a plus

What will my schedule be like?

This is a full-time position scheduled for 40 hours a week with overtime eligibility. This position is on a 12-hour schedule from 7:00pm-7:00am.