Production Supervisor at The Judge Group Inc. in Victoria, Texas

Job Description:

Location: Victoria, TX

Salary: $65,000.00 USD Annually - $75,000.00 USD Annually

Description: Our manufacturing client is currently seeking a Production Supervisor for night shift in the Victoria TX area. Hours are 11pm to 7am Monday to Friday.


This job will have the following responsibilities:

• Supervises training, evaluation, and performance reviews of shift personnel.


• Handles administrative tasks such as maintaining employee attendance records, initiating personnel action forms, writing counseling forms, processing vacation requests, and generating necessary reports.


• Leads risk assessment activities within their area of responsibility, prioritizing corrective and preventive actions to mitigate environmental, health, or safety risks.


• Ensures the safety of all employees under their supervision through active engagement in safety activities and clear communication of safe work expectations.


• Supports the shift safety program to minimize accidents and injuries, ensuring a safe working environment.


• Must be knowledgeable in blown film, troubleshooting, extruder drives, heaters, and controls.


• Monitors quality and production, making necessary decisions to maintain maximum rates with high quality efficiently.


• Coordinates with Maintenance for scheduled shutdowns and repairs to achieve necessary maintenance work with minimal operational losses.


• Inspects each line to ensure products are being run according to job specifications and takes corrective action to resolve issues.


• Closes out production work orders and records daily production, forecasting equipment needs for future orders.


• Reads work orders and checks production reports on the lines.


• Communicates verbally with all shift employees, Production Manager, Management Staff, and Maintenance.


• Leads all required safety meetings (e.g., Pre-shift, Department, Change Management, General communication, Town Hall, etc.).


• Promotes a safe and productive team work environment.


• Completes incident investigations, root cause analysis, and implements corrective actions promptly and thoroughly.


• Ensures proper training and development of all assigned employees.


• Sets and achieves goals for their organizational unit, ensuring all employees understand and work towards these goals.


• Motivates and coaches employees through effective communication and frequent performance feedback, identifying and coordinating additional training as needed.


• Ensures efficient and economical use of materials, improves methods, and eliminates wasteful practices within the department.


• Communicates between shifts and departments to anticipate and prepare for potential production concerns.


• Accurately records daily production in the computer and submits various reports to the Production Manager.


• Maintains good employee relations by promoting maximum efficiency and productivity through effective communication and regular performance reviews.


• Provides appropriate training (e.g., toolbox meetings, safety, etc.).


• Keeps accurate records of training, production, and other related activities.


• Assign tasks and provide technical support to meet production schedules and inventory needs.


• Conduct daily reviews and analyses to assess progress against production goals.


• Lead teams, committees, and special projects as needed.


• Report daily on downtime, efficiency, and production scrap.


• Minimize scrap and maximize efficiency on each shift.


• Prepare for and oversee product changeovers, ensuring line clearances.


• Assist packers by packing bottles during breaks and lunches.


• Ensure the completion of daily and weekly preventive maintenance on shift.


• Identify and respond to various sounds and alarms.


• Provide timely and appropriate performance feedback.

Qualifications & Requirements:

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• High school diploma or GED equivalent.


• 4 year college degree in manufacturing or engineering is a plus


• 3-5 years of experience working in a manufacturing plant with experience in plastics and more specifically blown film extrusion is highly preferred.


• Ability to influence people effectively and efficiently in order to meet production and organization goals.


• Ability to effectively manage complex, difficult, and emotional situations involving employees.


• Self-starter that uses initiative within established policies and procedural guidelines.


• Ability to multi-task and effectively manage rapidly changing priorities.


• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.


• Ability to adhere to Safety, Health, and Environmental Vision, Policy, and Standards.


• Work a night shift of 12 or more hours with a flexible work schedule including holidays and weekends.


• This is a night shift position. Hours are 11pm to 7am Monday to Friday


• Ability to stand, sit, kneel, bend, stoop, climb, reach, and crawl for extended periods multiple times per day.


• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted.


• Ability to work in warm, humid, and cool climates.


• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) which includes safety glasses, safety goggles, hearing protection, steel toe shoes/boots, face shield, and gloves.


• Ability to operate a forklift and pallet jack; maintain a forklift operator license.

Contact: apatt@judge.com


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