Production Supervisor in Brookfield, Missouri at Apex Plastics LLC

BACKGROUND: FirmaPak, Your Packaging Friend, is a rapidly growing packaging manufacturer committed to helping our customers succeed with high-quality, reliable, and customizable packaging solutions.

At FirmaPak, we are committed to providing a meaningful experience for all our team members. We invest in our people and our company, combining the best of a large organization with extensive resources and a business rooted in family values. Our strong culture fosters an environment that promotes growth — for our people, for our customers, and for our company.

SUMMARY: Assist in managing the production floor to produce the final product. Follow standard work methods and practice safe work habits to ensure production is as efficient and safe as possible. Train employees in proper work methods and procedures. Inspects products to verify conformance to specifications and directs setup and adjustments of machines or production lines.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure proper staffing for the number of machines or production lines running i.e. shutting machines or lines down, sending employees home when necessary due to lack of work.
• Responsible for ensuring that product quality meets specifications and criteria set forth by quality spec sheets and management expectations.
• Communicate any concerns or changes in current processes to all employees.
• Set production quotas and give feedback in relation to performance to those expectations.
• Make production related decisions, which include planning work cell/product transition assignment of tasks, material/equipment handling and allocation of resources.
• Generate work orders for machine repair issues.
• Manage material usage and scrap loss to reduce cost.
• Review pertinent information with the supervisor coming on to relieve your shift – participate in shift change meetings.
• Assure necessary adjustments to machines or production lines are made to maintain product quality.
• Eliminate overtime unless approved by the Production Manager.
• Prepare operators and line leads for shift startup.
• Support operators as necessary to keep products moving through the work cell.
• Follow instructions assigned by the engineers & managers.
• Accurately report production information to managers.
• Keep work areas clean and orderly.
• Assist in identifying continuous improvement opportunities.
• Perform duties as backup during absence of Production Manager.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment with multiple product changes.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Trained to safely operate a forklift.
• Capable of lifting to 40 lbs.
• Hand/eye coordination.
• Able to perform job function while standing for an entire shift.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Three to five years’ production experience preferred.

FIRMAPAK DIFFERENCE

From your first day on the job, you are eligible for:

· Medical insurance, including an option for a company contribution to an employee HSA

· Dental and vision insurance

· 401K with company match

· Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

· Life Insurance

· Paid time off and holidays

· Internal promotion opportunities

· Bonuses based on company profitability

· Annual raises based on individual performance

We know the importance of creating a strong culture, and we live by our BOTTLE Core Values:

· Be Customer Focused

· Ownership Mindset

· Teamwork

· Trusted Partner

· Learn Every Day

· Excellence

FirmaPak is an equal opportunity employer.