Production Supervisor - Hot End

Company Description

About O-I

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne? A cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us. We are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world.

O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

Job Description

The Production Supervisor - Hot End will supervise hourly employees in the continuous operation of the plant’s hot-end production activities. Assists in maintaining focus on overall plant goals, safety, continuous process improvements, good labor relations climate, and outstanding quality and production efficiencies.

The Hot End Shift Supervisor’s emphasis is to provide a committed and high level of technical service, working in partnership with the Production Manager and other production-related department supervision to produce glass containers at continuously improving levels of quality and efficiency. The Production Shift Supervisor - Hot End, sets goals to make sure the shops perform at a high level, with the long-term in focus. Position communicates with other production related, quality and service departments about line issues and assists with attaining goals.

The Production Supervisor - Hot End Responsibilities:

• Ensures quality and productivity by monitoring and performing mechanical, visual, and informational system checks.
• Reviews shift operation and makes decisions and implements actions relative to changes on shifts that may impact processing, procedures, personnel, equipment, and customer requirements.
• Makes recommendations regarding how plant operations can further improve to meet service, quality, safety and productivity goals.
• Ensures that all people in work group are adequately trained and are knowledgeable of department procedures.
• Monitors control charts and reviews process shifts with key personnel.
• Has knowledge and understanding of all customer requirements.
• Has knowledge and understanding of plant emergency procedures.
• Monitors job change progress through work force and assists in quality decisions.
• Delegates assignments and monitors responsibilities of work groups that effect the throughput, quality and safety of shift operation.
• Communicates with all shift employees and work groups providing information and instruction as needed to address problems and maintain effective working relationships.
• Coaches, counsels and disciplines employees as needed per labor contract and sound employee relations practices. Handles 1st step grievances.
• Responsible for administrative duties involving time records, production reports, general correspondence, absentee and vacation schedules, safety investigations, and disciplinary records.
• Inputs key shift performance indicators into production database.
• Ensure correct use of safety equipment and that company safety policies are followed.

Qualifications

The Production Supervisor - Hot End should have:

• Minimum requirement of High School Degree or equivalent - Prefer Bachelor’s Degree in Production or Operations Management, Business, or other related disciplines
• Minimum of 1 year experience supervising/leading people and processes in a Manufacturing environment
• Must have significant understanding of Flow Manufacturing concepts that use Continuous Improvement and Kaizen events.
• Computer literate w/ proficiency in Microsoft Office Products - Adequate knowledge of informational systems & ability to analyze data (i.e. PIC, MCS, MCSII, VSPC, SAP, WorkBrain, ADP, Lotus Notes, etc.).

What We Offer:

• Competitive Compensation
• Opportunity for future growth and advancement
• DC Pension Plan (3% Base company contribution and optional employee/company match component)
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Paid time off
• and much more…

Next Steps:

If you are smart, passionate, innovative, culturally open, curious and collaborative, we’d like to hear from you.

O-I is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that attracts and embraces the brightest minds and creates a culture that welcomes a diversity of ideas and perspectives while encouraging growth and rewarding performance.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

O-I is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.