Production Supervisor-New Manufacturing Plant in West Omaha! Job in Omaha 68130, Nebraska Us
Production Supervisor
Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your talents with one of the most recognized pet care products manufacturers in the country. Our company has been in business since 1868 and our solid growth has given us the opportunity to open an additional manufacturing plant, our first in the Omaha area. This is your chance to get in on the ground floor of a company with lots of upward mobility and build and lead the team as we plan to staff the plant with up to 70 people in the next 9 months. This is a full time exempt position that reports directly to the Plant Manager.
Position Summary
The Production Supervisor's responsibilities include labor efficiencies, product quality, overall GMP/Housekeeping and employee safety. The incumbent must be outgoing, energetic and technically talented with firm supervisory skills. As this is a new plant opening, the person in this role will have many responsibilities as we move equipment and get everything set up in this new building. This is a day shift position but we are looking for people who can work the night shift from time to time as needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Supervise employees with mutual respect and integrity, fairness and accountability to achieve production and quality goals.
- Learn to run the equipment on all 4 packaging lines and fill in on lines throughout the shift.
- Ensure/utilize proper staffing for line operations.
- Supervise manufacturing operations and maintenance activities on the shift.
- Requires the ability to act independently as well as support a team to accomplish critical and timely objectives.
- Supervise shift manufacturing operations to ensure safe production of quality products.
- Provide employee training in GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and safety procedures.
- Communicate and ensure compliance with all policies and procedures and maintain appropriate records.
- Investigate and resolve employee issues, production and quality problems.
- Conduct performance reviews and deal effectively with performance and disciplinary issues.
- Monitor raw material supplies to ensure adequate inventory.
- Define, prepare, and analyze productions reports.
- Ensure that all necessary paperwork is completed prior to the end of the shift.
Knowledge and Skills
- Manufacturing equipment experience with at least (2) years production or maintenance supervisory experience.
- Strong leadership skills, proven interpersonal skills, team work, planning and organizational skills, fundamental knowledge of packaging and processing equipment.
- Experience maintaining or improving key indicators in the areas of quality, cost, safety, reliability and customer service, ensuring the optimum performance and development of all personnel, equipment and systems .
- Experience coaching and supervising team of employees.
- Review roles, responsibilities and goals of your team to ensure delivery against departmental goals and alignment with overall company objectives
- Able to meet deadlines to deliver production requirements.
- Willingness to work 2nd shift when needed.
- Must have a thorough knowledge of manufacturing operations (blending and packaging), equipment usage, and setup procedures.
- Must possess good written and oral communication skills and be able to work with all levels of management.
- Computer skills required.
What We Offer
- A competitive base salary
- Convenient, west Omaha location
- Medical insurance with 75% employer paid premiums
- Voluntary dental insurance
- Voluntary vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401K retirement plan with up to a 4% company contribution and instant vesting
- Generous paid time off package
- Tuition reimbursement
- Medical and dependent care flexible savings account
If you’re interested in getting in on the ground floor of a new plant opening with lots of opportunity for upward mobility, this is the job for you! We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.