Provides on-the-job leadership and task supervision of assigned employees in a department or area of the plant. Acts in a capacity to extend the supervisory abilities of the immediate reporting supervisor in charge of the overall area.

Job Responsibilities

• Assigns employees to work stations and assigns individual tasks to employees where required.
• Be familiar with the equipment in the department.
• Trains employees, checks their work and corrects improper performance of tasks.
• Assists the Supervisor with the responsibility of meeting safety, quality, and production goals.
• Assists with the set-up, adjustments, and inspection of production and production equipment.
• Performs various pre-op and in-run checks daily or as scheduled.
• May locate supplies, check code dates and perform similar tasks to optimize scheduled production runs.
• Diagnoses production problems that occur in a variety of areas including quality, line supply, mechanical down-time and initiate corrective action.
• Complete reports, maintain production records or enter operating data into system input points, as required.
• Ensures work area is kept clean and sanitary.
• Follow GMP's and make sure employees are following GMP's.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Experience & Skills

• Basic computer competency
• Knowledge of SAP
• Knowledge of KPI is a plus
• 1 year of on the job experience with demonstrated understanding of process flow, quality, efficiency, safety and organizational requirements in the department assigned

Education

• High school or equivalent. Associate degree or trade certificate preferred

Work Environment

• Work is generally performed within a manufacturing environment subjected to temperatures of cold and warm along with wearing the proper PPE, with standard office equipment available along with plant manufacturing environment.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, bend, walk, use hands or finger, talk, hear, feel objects, tools, or controls; may be required to lift up to 50 pounds. Vision abilities include close vision to a computer screen.