Primary Function:

Responsible for the supervision and direction of hourly production employees. Operate the department within all safety regulations, quality standards and maintain production standards as efficiently as possible. Will assume responsibility for the department in the absence of the Production Manager. Will maintain the highest standard of professionalism and maintain a positive attitude while handling multiple tasks and priorities.

Essential Functions:                              

• Staff planning to ensure adequate coverage on all machines for scheduled production
• Maintain good employee relations by stimulating maximum efficiency and productivity of all production employees through good communication and regular performance reviews
• Provide training as appropriate (i.e. tool box meetings, safety, etc.)
• Recommend the hiring and releasing of production personnel as required to maintain production schedules
• Responsible for all processes, equipment, employee’s safety and housekeeping of the areas and meeting production quality and quantity standards of their shift
• Ensure the machines run according to the instructions/specifications on the Traveler (i.e. correct resin, additives and packaging)
• Provide detailed reports to Production Manager and/or Plant Manger
• Correctly record daily production to Web EFF
• Communicate with other supervisors to anticipate issues and ensure smooth a transition from shift to shift
• Assure efficient and economical utilization of materials, improvement of methods and elimination of wasteful practices within the departments
• Keep accurate records of departmental activities
• Collect and summarize raw material usage and inventory, monitoring usage for maximum efficiency
• Perform duties in a safe manner and address all observed safety hazards and unresolved safety issues with the appropriate personnel
• Coordinate with the Plant and/or Production Manager, EHS Representative and Maintenance Manager on maintenance priorities
• Reclaim should be included in normal shift operations with observation at least 4 times per shift.

Safety Commitment:     

• Takes reasonable care for their own health and safety.
• Takes reasonable care for the health and safety of others.
• Authorized to stop work when a perceived unsafe condition or behavior may result in an unwanted event
• Understands and actively participates in the company’s EHS policy, goals, and objectives

Additional Front Line Leader 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.

Special Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals , order forms and checklists    
• Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively with co-workers or groups of co-workers, supervisors or others within the company
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in or from standardized situations

Education: 

High school diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred.

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years manufacturing experience in required

Minimum 2 years leadership experience required

Experience with Cast and/or Blown film extrusion preferred

Special Skills:

Ability to use good judgment and motivate others

Ability to adapt to changes in the work environment