Production Supervisor- Glass Operations

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead daily manufacturing operations on your shift to achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity, and Cost. Cost items on your shift include raw material usage, scrap, labor utilization, and overtime.
• Provide direct leadership, coaching, and development to production associates while fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, engagement, and continuous improvement.
• Drive Daily Management processes including team meetings, visual management, standard work, and performance tracking and ensure adherence to safety requirements, quality systems, operating procedures, and company policies.
• Monitor operational metrics, identify performance gaps, and implement corrective actions through structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Partner with HR on employee relations matters, attendance management, performance management, and talent development, ensuring your team has the necessary skills to be successful.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives utilizing DBS, Kaizen, root cause analysis, countermeasures, and waste reduction methodologies.
• Manage staffing, scheduling, labor utilization, and resource planning to support customer demand and business objective and support strategic initiatives and organizational transformations that improve safety, quality, productivity, and employee experience.
• Execute the daily production plan as designed by the Production Planner by assigning your team’s resources. Utilize the ERP system to issue raw materials, and close out scheduled jobs as scheduled by the planning department.
• Work with resources to manage equipment changeovers and machine set-ups.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and manufacturing leadership experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a manufacturing or production environment, including at least 2 years in a supervisory, team lead, or other manufacturing leadership role.
• Experience leading employees in a manufacturing, operations, or production environment with accountability for safety, quality, and performance.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and hold employees accountable while fostering a positive and engaged work environment.
• Experience utilizing performance metrics and operational data to drive decision-making and achieve business objectives.
• Preferred working knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System, Daily Management Systems, Kaizen, 5S, or structured problem solving.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration with departments such as Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Materials, Supply Chain, and Human Resources

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Injection and/or blow molding experience.
• Experience in an ISO quality environment with regulated medical products.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP or EPICOR for raw materials usage and job scheduling.
• Supporting multiple shifts and managing diverse manufacturing teams.
• Implementing Lean, Kaizen, or continuous improvement initiatives with measurable business impact.

This position is 100% onsite. This position's hours vary based on business need. M-F with required OT on some weekends.

This position is hourly-non-exempt. Pays $29-$32/hour