Sr. Production Supervisor

Stamford, CT

How can you make a difference at your job and can have the opportunity to grow?

Join the Stamford – Spartech Team!

We are currently looking for a Sr. Production Supervisor to join our team full-time to support our variety of customers. If you meet the qualifications and 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 you become “just a number”, and who has a large focus on safety and success, Spartech might be the ideal company for you!

The Senior Production Supervisor position encompasses the staffing, supervision, direction, training and evaluation of all employees onthe production lines. Directs and controls multiple production operations and production work teams, all production lines and all buildings while on shift. This person is the on-site supervisor for the production teams plus support group staff.

Requirements

Essential Job Duties

• 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 sales, marketing, scheduling, quality/lab, maintenance, and warehouse support groups to ensure production schedules are met.
• Coordinates and administer all aspects of training for new hires as well as long term associates.
• Complies with and enforce all company policies and procedures, providing feedback in a professional manner.
• Ensures consistent and maximum throughput while maintaining acceptable quality control.
• Ensures efficient use of manpower by effective planning of vacation schedules and arranging the required manpower coverage when necessary.
• Ensures that product loss and scrap production are kept to a minimum.
• Administers performance appraisals of production associates and supervisors.
• 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.
• Ensure production supply inventories are maintained and notification of the appropriate purchasing associates when items need to be re-stocked.
• Reviews and maintains correct information in E-Time for proper allocation of production team members’ hours.
• Ensures that performance issues (positive and negative) are reported and handled in accordance with the company policy by partnering with department manager and human resources.
• Coordinates with other Production Supervisors to provide seamless shift turnover and manpower coverage as well as sharing best practices.
• Coordinates with other Production Supervisors to ensure 24/7 coverage of site.
• Ensures plant production area housekeeping is maintained in accordance with housekeeping guidelines.
• Update metrics and KPIs as required.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Education & Experience

• Associate's degree or equivalent work experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• 5 years cross functional experience within a manufacturing industry, managing direct reports, and leadership.

Benefits

We offer competitive salary, incentive, and benefit programs. - Most Benefits Start Day One!

Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision.
• Company paid life and long-term and short-term disability programs.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 401(k) with a strong matching program.
• 120 hours Paid Time Off (pro-rated based on hire date).
• 11 paid holidays.

Spartech LLC headquartered in Maryland Heights, Missouri is a leading manufacturing organization in the Custom Sheet & Roll Stock and Packaging markets with over a dozen locations throughout the United States. We have a broad customer base with extensive product offerings and technologies. Many of our materials are used in products you might see every day - for example, if you start your morning with a single serve yogurt, the container you ate from may be made from one of Spartech's products or the refrigerator where the yogurt was stored could have Spartech products in its interior features. More unique uses of our products can be seen in military or security applications, for example in fighter jet canopies or bullet resistant windows. 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.

Spartech, LLC provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status, or other legally protected classification in the state in which a person is seeking employment. Spartech will use E-Verify to ensure employment eligibility of newly hired employees where required.