Position: Elk Grove Village Plant - 2nd Shift Supervisor

Reports To: Plant Manager

Salary Range: $65,000 - $70,000

Summary

Oversees daily production operations, ensuring efficient and timely output while maintaining quality and adhering to safety standards. Responsible for supervising and communicating production operations to personnel in order to ensure that all goals and standards are met.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Facilitate production needs and oversee day-to-day operations
• Create a work environment that motivates and empowers associates to meet and except expectation for productivity, quality, waste, sanitation and safety
• Utilize IFS ERP system to assign the schedule to the floor
• Schedule coverage for employee breaks and lunches
• Arrive 20 minutes before shift starts to facilitate shift handover
• Check attendance phone line for absent employees and fill out necessary paperwork
• Coordinate work assignments if lines are down, e.g. cleaning lines and manifolds
• Assist operators with product issues
• Work within IFS ERP system to monitor raw material needs and supply: order needed materials from in-house supply and follow up on all requisitions and requests to ensure materials are received, available, assigned, and back-flushed correctly
• Complete a report assessing production, down time and problems
• Supervise, train, and coordinate activities of employees engaged in the manufacturing process to be sure employees are complying with company work rules, procedures and good manufacturing practices
• Coordinate production flow of different departments within the facility.
• Ensure that the proper start up and shut down procedures are followed as necessary
• Ensure quality of product through proper sanitation and housekeeping procedures
• Coordinate with the Quality Assurance department to insure a quality product is produced
• Motivate employees to gain efficiencies and meet targets/expectations
• Communicate any mechanical and/or process issues to the proper personnel and follow up to ensure completion
• Contact management and contractors regarding any major breakdowns or repairs
• Responsible for the safety of plan associates, leads by example and corrects any unsafe behavior observed or reported.
• Compliance with OSHA regulations
• Report all injuries and near misses to the Plant Manager and HR Department at the time of injury; conduct accident investigation and ensure timely implementation of corrective actions
• Must be able to work overtime, weekends and other shifts
• Performs other duties as assigned
  
  
  

Qualifications

Education:

• A 4-year college degree is preferred
• Must have PC knowledge, including Word, Excel, Power Point and order-processing systems.
  
  
  

Experience:

• 4 years minimum supervisory job experience in confectionary, food or pharmaceutical companies.
• Mechanical knowledge, including high-speed packaging machinery knowledge in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrate problem solving and decision-making abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in a union environment a plus
  
  
  

Experience with IFS, SAP, GMPs, HACCP, Safety and OSHA.

• Ability to stand and walk 8 hours per day and able to lift 50 pounds