Production Supervisor

Company: Huhtamaki US
Location: Paris
Posted on: July 31, 2022

Job Description:

Inspired to grow with your experience, learn and share with new colleagues?

Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste.

We are committed to protecting food, people and the planet and are on the lookout for passionate and consummate professionals to join our growing team to help us deliver on our ambitious 2030 Strategy. We look for colleagues who Care, Dare and Deliver.

Summary of Primary Purpose

* Oversees and supervises the shift production functions, developing progressive plans for the improvement and maximization of resources and fulfilling capacity potential in conjunction with meeting or exceeding customer requirements and achieving profitability for the company.

Description of Major Responsibilities

* Direct production employees in activities, policies, practices, procedures, and quality output to meet or exceed customer requirements. Maximize efficiencies. Minimize costs through waste reduction, process improvements, and other activities with employees in department.
* Maintain scheduled production to meet customer quality and delivery expectations.
* Support/assist duties required for training employees for compliance to procedures. Recommend changes to system as needed for continuous improvement.
* Insure quality verifications and checks are achieved in each department.
* Supervise preventive maintenance activities in affected department.
* Ability to discuss important issues with the Production Manager and Plant Manager
* Participate in evaluation and recommend new equipment for long term needs.
* Participate in evaluating, hiring, and discipline of production workers.
* Support safety program. Act as a First Responder
* Manage and support production employees to gain favorable results.
* Assist in the investigation of root causes and corrective/preventive actions for identified issues.
* Comply with procedures in Internal Controls Policies & Procedures
* Commitment to Quality & Continuous Improvement: A climate of cooperation, teamwork, and never-ending quality improvement is the best way for the Company to be successful in a highly competitive industry and to provide job enhancement and increased job security for its employees. The Company's way of doing business is built around: internal and external customer satisfaction, designed to provide the highest quality products at the lowest costs; dedicated to employee involvement and continuous improvement of every aspect of the business; trust and integrity; respect for dignity of individuals; productivity; the ability to adapt to an ever-changing business environment; recognition of effort and achievement; and openness.

Physical Requirements

* Will work in a manufacturing environment and will use the following equipment: computer, printer, copier and telephone. Requires walking (40%), standing (50%) and sitting (10%). Requires full range of body motion such as twisting, bending, squatting, reaching at/above/below shoulders. Visual requirements include near/far acuity, depth perception, and peripheral vision. Will be required to travel by plane and auto for training and exposure to new processes and equipment as needed.

Qualifications

* To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. High School diploma required. 5 to 10 years related experience and/or training. BS Ops Management or equivalent combination of education and experience

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