Supervisor, Manufacturing Operators

Job Description

Supervisor, Manufacturing Operators

Location: Bridgewater, NJ

Schedule: 1st shift, 6am-4pm Mon-Fri

How will you make an impact?

The Bridgewater Packaging Facility Supervisor (Operations Supervisor) provides leadership by overseeing all functions and employees in the Value Stream. Responsible for day-to-day Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost Leadership throughout the Bridgewater Packaging Facility on the second shift. With a focus on continuous improvement, this people manager role will make an impact by ensuring operations run in line with customer and company standards.

What will you do?

• Maintain a safe work environment, and a high level of safety awareness among associates, and implement 5S principles.
• Mentor and develop employees (approximately 30).
• Listens, supports, engages, and encourages employee suggestions and input to achieve excellent results.
• Optimize sequencing, setup, layout, and job execution to produce a quality product efficiently and achieve daily production targets. Record and report daily metrics within the Daily Visual Management System.
• Ensure all manufacturing orders are followed through to a completed status with accuracy and variance review as it pertain to their department and following all engineering specifications.
• Track worker performance by performing regular Gemba walks and responding to problems immediately.
• Document standard work/SOPs and provide continuous feedback to team members to ensure all are adhering to procedures and aiming for continuous improvement and alignment with the objectives.
• Manage preventative maintenance program in the production area to ensure all PMs are completed on time.
• Ensure proper initial and cross-training is performed to a satisfactory standard and ensure proper cross-training to avoid capacity delays. Identify all additional training needs and requirements and complete all necessary training requirements.
• Monitor, review, and improve manufacturing and quality-related activities and drive corrective and preventative actions. Focuses team on using standardized work practices.
• Maintain proper staffing levels of all roles on shift, scheduling and organizing work assignments within the company policies and procedures.
• Coverage other shifts and OT to support customer and business needs.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field is preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Minimum of 3+ year's experience working in a manufacturing environment, or fast-paced strong environment where leadership is required.
• Experienced working as a supervisor, or people leader in a metrics-driven environment.
• Experience leading, training, and developing teams.
• FDA/GMP experience a plus.
• Experience with PRMS or other ERP/MRP systems is preferred.
• Experience with Process Safety Management (PSM) systems and operating distillation processes and tanks is preferred.

• Proven ability to follow policies procedures, and instructions, and to meet project timelines consistently and independently.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite to support daily operations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to apply a problem-solving methodology to understand the root cause and implement solutions.
• Working conditions require the ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, climb stairs, and work at a computer station and on the manufacturing shop floor.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.