Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

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This is a leadership role that gives production associates direction in safety, quality, and productivity. This role facilitates and executes the production department’s action plans. Implements corrective action plans that create long‑term solutions to systemic problems. Supports operators to ensure the ongoing operation of the facility. Performs all tasks safely to ensure achievement of Quality, Service, and Cost objectives. Supports and develops standard operating procedures and requirements.

The Production Supervisor will work to naturalize and propagate a Continuous Improvement (CI) culture on the production floor by coaching and facilitating the use of the CI toolsets and standard processes to production employees. Responsible for leveraging team‑based problem‑solving techniques (e.g., Production floor gembas, 5S, root cause, etc.) to investigate, analyze, identify, and mitigate causes of performance gaps on the production line.

Responsible for building associate capability and proficiency in operating and maintaining line equipment with the objective of instilling a sense of “machine ownership” in each associate that will be the foundation of the CI initiative. The Supervisor will be accountable for ensuring that production line associates complete the required training matrix for (his/her) line and machine in a specified time determined by plant management.

The Supervisor must be energetic, self‑motivated, and comfortable in leading teams, maintaining a sense of urgency in “Making Success Routine” on the production floor, and building the case for CI initiatives focused on enhancing the stability and reliability of the production line.

Full time

MO St Louis

Production Operations

Shift is 7am - 7pm

611

E. Marceau St., St. Louis MO

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(K) with match
• STL/LTD/AD&D/Life
• HSA
• FSA
• EAP
• Hospital indemnity
• Accident insurance
• Identity and Fraud Protection plan
• Legal and Critical Illness

$73,000 to $124,000 annual

• Facilitate daily start up, routine production and changeover processes for assigned lines using SAP tools.
• Scheduling of personnel to include training, callouts, and Temporary employees.
• Maintaining records for reprocess.
• Collect and verify the accuracy of downtime worksheets.
• Update and verify the accuracy of the daily production reports.
• Collect, verify, and file the production checklists.
• Verify production numbers with the warehouse and pack production numbers.
• Implement the production plan for the shift.
• Ensure that the current production schedule is being followed.
• Manage the indirect material inventory levels to ensure that the demands for production are available.
• Follow up with the Quality Control department on hold situations to facilitate the creation and implementation of new procedures into the daily production routine to prevent future issues.
• Coordinate the maintenance work order process for Production.
• Manage recovery of any non‑conforming product delivered to warehouse, coordinate reworking back into production run (missing codes, incorrect coding, and any defective incidents).
• Implement corrective actions and continuous improvements to improve processes per management.
• Manage GMP/5S guidelines.
• Participate in projects as assigned.
• Ensure compliance with all policies and procedures as well as par.
• Achieve and/or exceed safety objectives for area of responsibility.
• Ensure accuracy of all employee documentation.
• Develop and deliver presentations as required.
• Support Plant’s Safety Initiatives and Policies.

• Bachelor’s Degree or related field required.
• Strong experience in CI/Training background.
• Knowledge of SAP preferred.
• Proficient in the use of spreadsheets, and able to assimilate, analyze, and interpret data to effectively drive production line performance – Excel and Power BI utilized.
• Possess effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Effectively lead production employees, communicate goals and objectives.
• Coordinate communication between production floor associates and management.
• Ability to draft…