Production Supervisor I

Imagine: A Career with Purpose and Possibility

Picture this: You are part of a global team of problem-solvers whose innovations in materials science can make life better. Every day, you help turn ideas into impact using science, technology, and creativity to tackle real-world challenges. You are part of a company whose work helps improve patient outcomes in healthcare and protects essential consumer goods that people around the world rely on every day.

At TekniPlex, you’ll join more than 8,000 colleagues across 12 countries, all united by one purpose: creating safer, smarter solutions that touch daily life. Through our two divisions, TekniPlex Healthcare and TekniPlex Consumer Products, you’ll help shape industries that matter: healthcare, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, beauty, and personal care.

Here, your ideas count and your work matters. You’ll be encouraged to think boldly, collaborate across cultures, and keep growing every step of the way. You will help protect the integrity of essential products, support patient safety and comfort, and contribute to innovations that make everyday life better, all while building a career that makes an impact.

Because at TekniPlex, you don’t just deliver products – you help shape what’s next.

JOB SUMMARY

TekniPlex is hiring a Production Supervisor for our Van Wert, OH facility. This is a day shift role from 4:45 am to 5:00 pm with a rotating 2/2/3 schedule. Direct and coordinate the line manufacturing operations of a department or shift to meet company standards as to SAFETY, quality, quantity, cost, schedules and profitability. Serves as primary conduit for fostering a work environment consistent with company philosophy and objectives. The pay range for this role is $75,000 to $95,000 annually. Pay is based on experience.

Key Accountabilities:

• Maintain a Safe Working Environment: Ensure safety requirements are met and ensure diverse, respectful workplace conditions are adhered to for an overall “safe workplace”
• Employee Experience: Partner with HR and plant leadership team to attract, embrace, and empower people. Maintain a structure of skilled staffing level to accomplish department mission. Directly supervise, coach, and mentor, & develop production crew, driving & adhering to a “We Grow People” approach to training/growth/development
• Accelerate Innovation: Understand business needs & goals and transform ideas into action. Lead team through changes & business growth. Encourage open dialogue and sharing of ideas- recognize & reward teams for innovative ideas. Drive a culture of trust, inclusiveness, and celebration of shared ideas for product and/or process improvements
• Win as a Team: Collaborates with team members in all departments and across all levels of the plant team to develop and install methods, improvements, and cost saving ideas
• Drive Customer Satisfaction: Works closely with the Plant Manager & Production Manager to drive plant standards, procedures and program plans for achieving and maintaining the required level of product quality

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

• Plans and coordinates work, trains and motivates, monitors and evaluates performance of forming employees; ensures their ability to SAFELY operate equipment to produce product; Counsels, records, and disciplines as necessary. Develops & mentors shift LEAD to effectively oversee the daily routines of their assigned crew
• Responsible for 40+ employees on shift
• Be alert to existing and potential production problems and take necessary corrective action
• Maintain shift reports/records; ensure that necessary operating supplies/materials are on hand
• Maintain a personnel structure and staffing level to accomplish the manufacturing mission in a SAFE, effective and efficient manner
• Interview and recommend applicants for hire as forming employees
• Collaboration with other employees at all levels to develop and install methods, improvements and cost saving ideas
• Maintains thorough knowledge of all processes and equipment
• Ensures that established company Safety Philosophy, policies, rules, regulations and procedures are followed
• Responsible for all processes, equipment, employees’ safety, and housekeeping of the area and meeting productions quality and quantity standards on the shift; ensuring compliance with SQF/HACCP policies
• Off-shift Production Supervisors will coordinate the activities of support department personnel assigned to the same shift
• Responsible for budgets and business planning for department and responsible for establishing and meeting department goals and objectives

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Requires a minimum of 5 years’ experience leading teams in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated leadership
• Servant leadership
• Strong verbal/written communication skills as well as interpersonal and conflict resolution skills are critical in this position
• Ability to speak Spanish is a plus

TekniPlex provides a comprehensive and flexible benefits program that you can customize to fit your personal needs. Our programs offer you and your family health care coverage and financial security. You can take advantage of life insurance, disability coverage and voluntary benefits for extra financial protection and peace of mind. Plus, our work-life benefits provide support and assistance whenever you need it.

Some of your benefits are paid in full by TekniPlex and some costs are shared between you and TekniPlex. Other benefits are made available to you at reasonable group rates.

• Medical Coverage
• Prescription Drug Coverage
• Telemedicine
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Basic Term Life/AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Life/AD&D Insurance
• Short Term Disability (STD)
• Long Term Disability (LTD
• Voluntary Buy-Up LTD
• Hospital Indemnity
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Daily Pay
• Business Travel Insurance
• Legal Plan
• Identity Protection

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and legibly complete time cards and work orders.  Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures and read blueprints and technical drawings, such as machine, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small groups situations to other employees of the organization.  Ability to effective present information and respond to questions form groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

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.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, geometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variable in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.  Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration.  The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic, flammable or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and extreme heat.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Opportunity Company

Tekniplex is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.