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Job Summary:

The Production Supervisor will direct and lead assembly operations, and schedule and coordinate both assembly and injection molding.

Key Accountabilities:

• OEE
• 5S and Safety (6S).
• Direct labor efficiencies
• Inventory accuracy
• Worker compliance

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Overseas material handling area including accumulation of scrap, regrinding, regrind and resin storage.
• Conducts production meeting with all shift lead process technicians.
• Coordinates and schedules all assembly and injection molding operations using the shift schedule.
• Oversees manufacturing inventory to include cardboard, resin, regrind, pallets, components, WIP ,and shipping supplies.

• Conducts inventory and cycle counts ensuring materials are available based on production schedule.
• Communicates material requirements with purchasing manager.
• Establishes assembly production goals and ensures BOM cycle times are met.
• Ensures that assembly production meets customer, quality, and BOM requirements.

• Accurately records team members in ADP, assembly, or injection. Ensures team member time reports are accurate.
• Authorizes full production once setup is complete and first piece approvals are validated.
• Manage IQMS end of shift reporting, cycle counts, scrap data entry, and resolving disposition errors.
• Enforce worker compliance with all work instructions, workorders, TWI’s, quality inspections, procedures, employee handbook, process discipline, and time and attendance policy.
• Completes reporting requirements including equipment repair, damage, accident, injury, and production.
• Complies with three-point control, reporting changes, abnormal conditions, and worker compliance.
• Ensure team members are safe, adhere to PPE requirements, follow safety policies, complete assigned tasks in a safe manner.

• Additional responsibilities as assigned by manager.
• Communicates regularly with Director of Operations regarding problems or issues impacting production.
• Develops workflow policies and procedures that improve efficiency without compromising safety or quality.
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
• performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Bilingual preferred.
• Basic skills with computers including Microsoft Outlook, word, and Teams.
• Ability to complete assigned tasks with little or no guidance.
• Provide shift personnel with a safe and friendly work environment.
• Adhere to Starplast guiding principles including, positive can-do attitude, teamwork, coachability, respect, recognition, and accountability.
• Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Thorough understanding of o rthe ability to quickly learn production operations and machinery.
• Excellent supervisory and leadership skills.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma preferred.
• Prior experience with production as a lead or supervisor.
• Four years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.