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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 the 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 the 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 housekeeping with employees utilizing Lean techniques such as 5S with shift personnel.
• Acts as the first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues; Directs maintenance employees to troubleshoot mechanical problems and perform preventative maintenance.
• Prepares and reviews employees' worked hours for submission to payroll.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in operations management or manufacturing preferred
• 3 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in plastics manufacturing preferred
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification preferred
• Previous Employee 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