The Production Supervisor is a frontline leadership position that is responsible for supervising production line operations and personnel in accordance with plant policies and procedures.  

FRONTLINE LEADER ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accountable for the safety of all employees for whom they are responsible through active engagement in safety activities and provides clear, consistent communication of safe work expectations.
• Supports and investigates situations in which line/equipment stoppage occurs due to perceived, imminent safety risk.
• Completes responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures, and applicable laws
• Actively leads risk assessment activities for their area of responsibility by driving prioritized corrective and preventive actions to eliminate/reduce environmental, health or safety risks.
• Lead all required meetings with safety (i.e. Pre-shift, Department, Change Management, General communication, Town Hall, etc.)
• Completes incident investigations, root cause analysis and implements corrective actions accordingly in a timely and thorough manner.
• Ensures the proper training and development of all assigned employees for whom they are responsible.
• Sets goals for their organizational unit; achieves goals and ensures that all employees understand and work toward achieving goals.
• Motivates and coaches employees through good communication and frequent performance feedback. Identifies and coordinates additional training as needed.

BERRY GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Follow all Berry safety and environmental policies and procedures
• Follow OSHA rules and regulations
• Monitor quality of product; inspects bottles for defects, inspects boxes for damage and properly follows customer pack patterns
• Communicates and cooperates with other employees in a positive and constructive manner to achieve the Goals of the Department and the Plant
• Adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) guidelines; wear protective clothing, long-sleeved shirt, jeans or slacks, hair net, latex gloves and practices good hygiene
• Willing and able to work overtime when needed
• Identify and report violations and unsafe conditions to appropriate personnel
• Effectively respond in an Emergency Situation such as Fire, and Accident and direct the activities of others
• Follow all Department Procedures and Directives

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide supervision, motivation and work direction to operator, material handler, mechanics and leads in the injection department
• Assist in staffing and maintaining a fully qualified and efficient team to meet production standards
• Assign work and provide technical assistance to meet production schedule and inventory requirements
• Perform daily reviews/analysis to determine status against production goals
• Ability to lead teams and committees and special projects as required
• Daily reporting of downtime, efficiency and production scrap
• Minimize scrap and maximize efficiency on each shift
• Prepare for and monitor product changeovers, verify line clearances.
• Pack bottles to support packers at breaks/lunches
• Ensure completion of daily and weekly preventive maintenance on shift
• Responsible for identifying and reacting to various sounds and alarms
• Provide appropriate and timely feedback on performance
• All other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma/GED or three years of experience as a production supervisor or two years as a Berry Production Team Leader
• Must be able to pass a background check and drug test
• Must be able to monitor quality of machine output
• Capable of lifting (up to 35 pounds).
• Able to work in a production environment, recognizing various sounds and alarms
• Must be able to follow all department procedures and directives.
• Must be able to perform all duties in a safe and effective manner.
• Must have written and verbal communication skills

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Associates Degree
• Manufacturing experience
• Experience with Stretch/ Injection Blow Molding Equipment, especially Nissei, Aoki, Sidel and Husky
• Computer skills in Word, Excel Power Point and JDE