Production Supervisor - 2nd shift

About this role

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support hourly production employees
• Ensure production schedules are met while maintaining quality, safety, and efficiency targets
• Monitor injection molding processes, machine performance, scrap, and cycle times
• Enforce standardized work, work instructions, and process control plans
• Ensure compliance with IATF16949, customer requirements, and internal quality systems
• Address production issues, downtime, quality concerns, and labor challenges in real time
• Partner with Maintenance on troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and mold changes
• Coordinate with Quality on inspections, containment activities, corrective actions, and audits
• Conduct shift start-up meetings, hand-offs, and daily production reporting
• Support continuous improvement initiatives including Lean Manufacturing, 6S, and scrap reduction
• Ensure accurate documentation including production records, scrap reports, and downtime tracking
• Enforce company policies and procedures related to attendance, discipline, safety, and performance management
• Train, coach, and develop team members; assist with onboarding and cross-training
• Participate in investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventative actions (CAPA)
• Enforce OSHA and company safety standards
• Conduct safety talks, audits, and incident investigations as required
• Ensure proper use of PPE and safe operation of injection molding equipment
• Maintain compliance with environmental, health, and safety regulations
• Maintain an acceptable level of part quality based on instructions from Quality Control Department
• Respond to complaints of substandard quality parts; make necessary corrections to processing conditions to correct for part defects; review shop floor prior to start of your shift; schedule periodic spot checks as needed to ensure all production is at an acceptable quality level; make suggestions to improve on part quality or on quality consistency; notify quality control manager of any problems which can be corrected; make sure all machine conditions are recorded and reacted to for unstable and out of control conditions; ensure all process changes are documented; participate in LPA's
• Maintain an efficient level of productivity using established standards as guides
• Submit the required amount of cost savings ideas per year
• Start-up presses after mold changes, cycle interruptions or production, start-up shift with same guidelines
• Be capable of starting up or shutting down the plant properly
• It is the responsibility of all employees to take corrective action for all nonconforming items identified by the employee
• Maintain overall Shop 6S and an 85% minimum 6S score in assigned area
• Participate in Kaizens with Lean/CI Specialist and help implement improvements
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's 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