Production Supervisor

Opportunity: PRODU001137

Overview

Viskase Osceola’s Production Supervisor

role demands a well-rounded manufacturing individual with a combination of leadership, technical, safety oversight, and communication skills to effectively manage production activities in the Chemical, Extrusion, Drying Area at the Osceola plant. This is a critical supervisory position that requires strong leadership, technical skills, and a commitment to safety.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Production Planning and Control: Plan and control production and waste activities in the chemical areas, ensuring adherence to budget standards and production schedules. Provide explanations for any variances.
• Line Responsibilities: Take on line responsibilities for a specific area within the Chemical, Extrusion, Drying Area.
• Team Leadership and Development: Lead, train, motivate, and develop the production team associates. Foster a cohesive group that works well together and delivers results. Ensure the team's future growth and development.
• Production Monitoring: Monitor and maintain records of daily production activities, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in the manufacturing processes.
• Quality and Productivity Goals: Monitor area operations to maintain and achieve quality and productivity goals, driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Operating Procedures: Update, develop, and recommend operating procedures to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Personnel Issues: Review and address personnel issues, recommending corrective action to department management and HR.
• Communication and Information: Provide information and service to management on operational matters, fostering effective communication channels.
• Safety Oversight: Lead and provide training to emergency brigade members, ensuring adherence to all local and corporate safety policies. Promote department and overall plant safety objectives.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Education: High school diploma or GED required; an AA degree or higher is preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience as a supervisor in a manufacturing plant, with a track record of supervising a medium-sized hourly team (20 or more).
• **Technical Skills: **Troubleshooting experience in electrical and mechanical equipment, ideally with knowledge of chemical processes.
• Leadership Skills: Strong leadership skills, including the ability to manage, mentor, coach, and develop a team.
• **Process Understanding: **Ability to follow product and chemical flow, understanding processes involving pipes, valves, and chemical control.
• Safety Oversight Experience: Experience in safety oversight for your shift, including incident report writing.
• Payroll: Error-free timekeeping using Kronos.
• Software Skills: Intermediate level skills in MS Office, including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
• Math Skills: Strong math skills and aptitude.

Thank you for your interest and consideration of a position with Viskase!

www.viskase.com

About Us

Viskase is a global powerhouse in the food packaging industry, renowned for delivering top-tier artificial casings and a comprehensive range of casings and nettings. With a remarkable legacy spanning over a century, Viskase has consistently revolutionized the meat processing sector. Notably, the company is responsible for manufacturing 30% of the world's hot dog casings, underscoring its dominant position in this market. What sets Viskase apart is its extensive global presence, boasting 11 manufacturing facilities and 9 sales offices strategically located in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, Italy, Brazil, Poland, and the Philippines.

Viskase Companies Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

You should be proficient in:

• Lean Manufacturing Principles
• ISO 9001 Certification Experience
• Scheduling Experience
• High-level Operations Analysis
• Recruiting and Training Experience
• Budgeting / Forecasting Experience
• Leadership / People Management

Salary info:

$28 - $39 / hr