Shift Lead/Supervisor - 2nd Shift (REQ144)

Spartech, LLC is looking for a Shift Lead/Supervisor to join our leadership team in McMinnville, OR.Headquartered in Maryland Heights, Missouri is a leading manufacturing organization in the Custom Sheet & Roll Stock and Packaging industries with over a dozen locations throughout the United States. We have a broad customer base with extensive product offerings. Many of our materials are used in products you might see every day— for example if you start your morning with a yogurt or your child eats a single serving peanut butter—you may have already seen some of our materials. More unique uses of our materials can be seen in Military or security applications for example with bullet proof materials. From routine daily-life to life-saving applications—we make a difference. Our broad scope of products and services keep our environment interesting and challenging with a culture focused on success. If you want to make a difference in a fast-paced environment with a company large enough to offer you room to grow but not so large that you become just a “number”, Spartech might be the ideal company for you.

General Summary and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Position encompasses the staffing, supervision, direction, training, and evaluation of an assigned production team. Directs and controls multiple production operations.

Key Responsibilities to include:

• Safely ensures all phases of manufacturing are being performed efficiently and effectively.
• Identifies and solves any issues or problems with equipment or personnel.
• Recommends and drives formula improvements, equipment, and engineering revisions.
• Maintains open lines of communication with Supply Chain Planning, Quality/Lab, Maintenance and Warehouse support groups to ensure production schedules are met.
• Coordinates publishing of process condition set up sheets; updating these conditions and maintaining the process conditions database.
• Produces all shop floor paperwork as required for process order production.
• Coordinates and administers all aspects of training for new hires as well as long term associates.
• Complies with and enforces all company policies and procedures.
• Ensures consistent and maximum throughout while maintaining acceptable quality control.
• Ensures efficient use of staffing by effective planning of vacation schedules and arranging the required coverage when necessary.
• Ensures that product loss and scrap production are kept to a minimum.
• Administers performance appraisals of production associates. Establishes, communicates, and provides timely feedback to assigned workforce on objectives, goals, and expectations.
• Ensures complete and accurate information is entered into SAP in a timely manner.
• Ensures production supply inventories are maintained and notifies the appropriate purchasing associates when items need to be restocked.
• Reviews and corrects information in E-Time for timekeeping of production associates’ hours.
• Ensures that attendance issues are reported and handled in accordance with the attendance policy.
• Coordinates with other Shift Supervisors to provide seamless shift turnover and appropriate staffing.
• Ensures plant production area housekeeping is maintained in “Tour Ready” conditions at all times in accordance with housekeeping guidelines.
• Other projects/duties as assigned.