Production Supervisor at Paperbags Ltd

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• The Production Supervisor will be responsible for managing shift production to achieve safety, quality, service, waste, productivity, and culture goals. This entails providing strong leadership to the team and managing system operators, machine attendants, bundlers, and materials in accordance with company policies, procedures, specifications, and customer requirements schedules.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee daily production to ensure goals are achieved.
• Monitor products and production to verify conformity to specifications and approved samples.
• Manage daily production schedules, providing recommendations for improved efficiency.
• Evaluate machine and material problems, coordinating with the production head, maintenance team, process engineering, and other relevant parties to solve issues.
• Timely investigate and report when production standards are not met.
• Analyze production information using the production dashboard, job card, and customer-approved samples.
• Foster and support a high-performance culture, promoting a strong teamwork environment.
• Evaluate employee performance, conduct performance reviews, and support employee growth and career development.
• Demonstrate leadership by supervising production employees and proactively addressing employee relations opportunities.
• Interpret and enforce company disciplinary processes consistently and fairly.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• Annual contract with renewal subject to satisfactory performance.

ESSENTIAL REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Strong communication skills.
• Leadership style that encourages team involvement, improved morale, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to handle conflict and make effective decisions under pressure.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to gather and analyze data to identify and resolve problems using both individual and collaborative approaches.
• Good effective report writing and presentation.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SUPERVISORY JOB:

• Diploma holder in either management or engineering.
• At least three (3) years of experience in a similar position in a manufacturing industry, preferably the printing industry.
• Computer literate.