Imagine: A Career with Purpose and Possibility
Picture this: You are part of a global team of problem-solvers whose innovations in materials science can make life better. Every day, you help turn ideas into impact using science, technology, and creativity to tackle real-world challenges. You are part of a company whose work helps improve patient outcomes in healthcare and protects essential consumer goods that people around the world rely on every day.
At TekniPlex, you’ll join more than 8,000 colleagues across 12 countries, all united by one purpose: creating safer, smarter solutions that touch daily life. Through our two divisions, TekniPlex Healthcare and TekniPlex Consumer Products, you’ll help shape industries that matter: healthcare, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, beauty, and personal care.
Here, your ideas count and your work matters. You’ll be encouraged to think boldly, collaborate across cultures, and keep growing every step of the way. You will help protect the integrity of essential products, support patient safety and comfort, and contribute to innovations that make everyday life better, all while building a career that makes an impact.
Because at TekniPlex, you don’t just deliver products – you help shape what’s next.
JOB SUMMARY
TekniPlex is hiring a supervisor-3rd Shift for our South Madison, WI facility. This role is responsible for day-to-day direction of shift team members, health & safety, maintenance, and supporting engineering for the Madison facility. It will have an ongoing focus area will include: Continuous improvement, project management and Lean Management Operating System (MOS) - implementation and sustainment.
A successful candidate will understand and practice Servant Leadership to lead a production team through the manufacturing of materials from raw product to finished product. It also requires an enhanced ability to analyze data for equivalency, trends, and meet specifications while adhering to quality procedures and systems. The salary range for this role is $80,000 to $100,000 annually. Pay is based on experience.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Directly supervises up to 20 employees in the Production team, with both direct and indirect labor. Approving timecards for hourly staff every payroll cycle. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's Safety Philosophy, policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- Plans and coordinates work, trains, motivates, monitors and evaluates performance of employees; ensures their ability to SAFELY operate equipment to produce product; counsels, records, and disciplines as necessary.
- Responsible for all processes, equipment, employees’ safety, and housekeeping of the entire operations area and meeting productions quality and quantity standards on the shift.
- Support the plant to manufacture and deliver quality products to meet customer expectations.
- Collaborate with members of the supply chain; operations, product management, and customer support teams, to engage and work effectively across all levels of the organization.
- Facilitate training and development in lean techniques.
- Active member of Plant Safety Team
- Initiate actions to prevent any non-conformances related to product, process and systems.
- Work with operational leadership to ensure appropriate plant KPIs are established.
- Investigate and understand MUV (Material Usage Variance) for the plant.
- Work directly with machine operators to identify needs and develop solutions; work with Maintenance on equipment modifications and preventative /predictive maintenance to ensure reliability.
- Identify, propose and execute projects to improve customer satisfaction, through performance and product reliability. Develops / improves product reliability, performance consistency and cost effectiveness.
- Provide manufacturing waste, Overall Equipment Effectiveness and other key operational reports to the site leadership team.
- Ensures Quality products and processes are maintained by:
- Understanding and supporting both quality policies and the Quality System while assisting with customer quality audits as needed.
- Performing work at a level that ensures quality of this position meets or exceeds internal and external customer specifications.
- Identifying and correcting, if possible, any identified quality issues both in the department and plant as a whole.
QUALIFICATIONS
- At least 3 years in operational roles or equivalent combination of education and experience in a supervisor role within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience in printing, extrusion, injection molding are a plus.
- Ability to lead, motivate, select, train and instruct personnel.
- Good interpersonal, organizational and communication skills are a must.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is a Plus
- Demonstrated Project Management skills are a must.
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of ERP systems and ERP implementation protocols and procedures.
- Knowledge of continuous Improvement tools and their application (PDCA, root cause analysis etc.) Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Outstanding interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability to lead others, coach and model effective teamwork. Ability to plan, organize and handle a variety of tasks and responsibilities simultaneously.
- Ability to work independently and self-directed. Ability to interface with all levels of management and external community contacts and possess strong relationship management and negotiation skills.
- Strong ability to influence and work through others to achieve results.
- Strong computer skills i.e. MS Office, pivot tables, and Share Point.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and legibly complete time cards and work orders. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures and read blueprints and technical drawings, such as machine, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small groups situations to other employees of the organization. Ability to effective present information and respond to questions form groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, geometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variable in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic, flammable or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Equal Opportunity Company
Tekniplex is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.
