Mauser Packaging Solutions

Global industrial packaging and lifecycle services.

Manufacturing Production Supervisor

Manufacturing & Production OperationsUpdated on Nov 10

Full-timeWoodbridge Township, NJ, USA$85k - $110k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Bilingual ability in Spanish is required.
A high school diploma or GED is required.
Three years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, is required.
Previous labor relations experience is required.
Previous experience working in a lean environment and embracing continuous improvement is required.
Flexibility to work multiple shifts is required.

Responsibilities

Provide front-line leadership and day-to-day direction to a designated production team, including safety, quality, efficiency, scheduling, performance management, training, and meeting customer expectations.
Provide leadership and training to employees to accomplish objectives for safety, quality, production, packaging, and maintenance.
Coordinate production activities with other departments to accomplish production goals and objectives in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Work with the operations team to ensure vacancies are covered, whether planned or unplanned.
Establish and monitor shift performance against safety, quality, and production standards.
Accurately enter production data into the system to measure and monitor key performance indicators for efficiencies, downtime, inventory, and overall production.
Update communication boards to inform production-floor team members about safety, quality, and efficiency metrics, and lead employee start-up meetings.
Work with team members to control and improve efficiencies and minimize labor overtime, downtime, and repair expenses; implement cost-effective systems as needed.
Promote shop-floor organization and plant housekeeping by using lean techniques such as 5S with shift personnel.
Serve as the first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failures or production issues; direct maintenance employees to troubleshoot mechanical problems and perform preventative maintenance.
Conduct tool-store inventory reviews as needed to ensure proper tools and parts are available.
Prepare and review employees' worked hours for submission to payroll.

Desired Qualifications

A bachelor's degree in engineering or operations management is preferred.
Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification is a plus.

The Production Supervisor is responsible for front-line leadership in day-to-day operations of a designated production team to include safety, quality, efficiencies and meeting customer expectations. Provides overall direction to production floor employees in the areas of production, scheduling, performance management, training and other related areas striving to improve overall operational efficiencies.

Responsibilities:

Provides leadership and training to accomplish production objectives to all employees for Safety, Quality, Production, Packaging, and Maintenance.
Coordinates production activities with other departments to ensure production goals/objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Works with operations team to ensure vacancies are covered for any planned/unplanned.
Establishes and monitors shift performance for safety, quality, and production standards.
Enters production data accurately into system in order to measure and monitor KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) around efficiencies, downtime, inventory and overall production.
Updates communication boards to keep production floor team members informed about safety, quality and efficiency metrics. Leads employee start-up meetings
Works with other team members to control and improve efficiencies, minimize labor overtime, downtime and repair expenses. Implements cost-effective systems around this as necessary.
Promotes shop floor organization, plant house-keeping with employees lean utilizing techniques such as 5S with shift personnel.
Acts as first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues; Directs maintenance employees to troubleshoot mechanical problems and perform preventative maintenance.
May conduct tool store inventory reviews to ensure proper tools and/or parts are available for use in the event they are needed.
Prepares and reviews employees' worked hours for submission to payroll.

Requirements:

Bilingual/Spanish is required
Minimum of a High School diploma or GED.
A bachelor degree in engineering or operations management preferred
3 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification a plus
Previous Labor Relations experience
Previous experience working in a Lean environment; Embraces continuous improvement
Self-directed team player
Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Flexibility to work multiple shifts

Competencies:

Excellent Communication
Strong Business Acumen
Results Orientation
Building Collaborative Relationships
Influencing Others
Strategic Thinking
Customer Orientation

Pay Range: The pay range is $85K-$110K annually. Exact salary offered will depend on candidate's experience, work location, skills, etc.

About the Company

Mauser Packaging Solutions

Global industrial packaging and lifecycle services.

Mauser Packaging Solutions provides industrial packaging products and services for industries such as food, beverage, personal care, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and paints. Its offerings include IBCs, drums, cans, tight head containers, jerrycans, pails, bottles, reconditioned packaging, specialty containers and recycled materials. It covers the full lifecycle from production to reconditioning and recycling, with services like fleet management and empty-packaging collection supported by a global network of 180 facilities. Its approach combines a broad product line with end-to-end lifecycle services at scale, focused on reliable, efficient packaging and lower environmental impact.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Oak Brook, IL
Founded: 2003

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