Production Supervisor

Deer Park, New York

$74,625–$124,375
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Job Description

The Opportunity:

The Production Supervisor will be responsible for the safe and efficient operations of their department. In this role you will communicate performance expectations to ensure production targets and metrics are met, achieve production demands, supervise machine productivity and quality, as well as supervising, coaching, and mentoring of team members.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock:

Manage the day-to-day operations of the shift with constant emphasis on safety, quality, delivery and cost.
Acts as first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues.
Support continuous improvement initiatives and enforce control procedures, recommending improvements to the Production Manager, as appropriate.
Coordinates production activities with other departments to ensure production goals/objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Monitor production activities to eliminate waste and ensure adherence to production and shipping schedules.
Input production data accurately into system to measure and monitor KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) around efficiencies, downtime, inventory and overall production.
Provide recommendations to improve safety, environmental and health of the entire facility.
Produce daily reports on daily shift production and daily shift review to assess if daily goals are met.
Control load factors and workflow to ensure maximum use of available capacity and effective use of labor, tools and equipment.
Manage and coach employees, providing performance reviews and enforcing disciplinary actions.
Enforce adherence to plant safety regulations and encourage employees to become safety- conscious.
Ensure daily that plant personnel follow all company standards and meet all customer commitments.

What you need to succeed:

High School diploma or G.E.D. – Required.
Bachelor’s degree (Business Management, Engineering or Operations Management) - Preferred.
3+ years of packaging converting supervisory experience – Required.
Experience working in a Lean environment; Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification.
Proven experience in operations, manufacturing, or supply chain.
Excellent communication and listening skills.
Proven track record of effective problem-solving.
Ability to embrace continuous improvement.
Strong collaboration and teaming skills with stakeholders across functions.
Ability to coach and train employees.
Ability to be an on-shift resource for troubleshooting problems in the process as well as maintenance issues.
Ability to make independent, effective decisions.
Possess the ability to be a self-directed team player.
Flexibility to work multiple shifts.

What we offer:

Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
Benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with match and more.
A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

Numbers & Facts

Location	Deer Park, New York
Salary	$74,625–$124,375

Skills

Coachingunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Data Entryunmatched
Disciplinary Actionunmatched
Environmental Healthunmatched
High School Diplomaunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Insuranceunmatched
Maintain Complianceunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Mentoringunmatched
Metricsunmatched
Operations Managementunmatched
People Managementunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Performance Reviewsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Procedure Developmentunmatched
Procedure Implementationunmatched
Production Controlunmatched
Production Managementunmatched
Production Scheduleunmatched
Productivity Managementunmatched
Regulatory Complianceunmatched
Reporting Skillsunmatched
Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
Six Sigma Black Beltunmatched
Six Sigma Green Beltunmatched
Staff Trainingunmatched
Supply Chainunmatched
Team Playerunmatched
Time Managementunmatched

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