ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR Nights - Berry Global, Inc

The Assistant Supervisor will perform an essential and unique role during his/her normal course of duty, so as to complement, but not duplicate the role of the Production Supervisor.  While the supervisor is present on the shift, the Assistant Supervisor will take the lead role in; 1^st piece quality inspections, changeovers, relief breaks and troubleshooting.  The Assistant Supervisor is expected to spend 90% of their time on the floor, providing “hands-on” floor leadership.

In the absence of the Supervisor, the Assistant Supervisor will assume the duties of the Supervisor and provide plant wide leadership as necessary.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Accountable for the safety of all employees for whom they are responsible through active engagement in safety activities and provides clear and consistent communication of safe work expectations.
• Supports and investigates situations in which line/equipment stoppage occurs due to perceived, imminent safety risk.
• Completes responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures, and applicable laws.
• Actively leads risk assessment activities for their area or responsibility by driving prioritized corrective and preventive actions to eliminate/reduce environmental, health or safety risks.
• Lead all required meetings with safety (i.e. Pre-shift, Department, Change Management, General communication)
• Completes incident investigations, root cause analysis and implements corrective actions accordingly in timely and thorough manner.
• Ensures the proper training and development of all assigned employees for whom they are responsible.
• Sets goals for their organizational unit; achieves goals and ensures that all employees understand and work towards achieving goals.
• Motivates and coaches employees through good communication and frequent performance feedback. Identifies and coordinates additional training as needed.

Production Responsibilities

• Provides production floor leadership
• Monitors and corrects safety issues
• Performs 1^st Piece Quality Inspection on all changeovers
• Provides break relief to machine operators as needed
• Completes necessary paperwork including; Production Reports, Work Orders, Quality forms, etc.
• Follows AIB Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) per written procedures and practices.
• Directs housekeeping tasks
• Assists in evaluations of employees
• Provides leadership necessary to meet safety, quality, and productivity targets of the shift team
• Performs temporary duties as Production Supervisor as needed
• All other duties as assigned.

• H.S. Diploma or GED required
• Knowledge/experience of extruders, recycling procedures and profiles or resins and their properties
• Mechanical aptitude/experience for troubleshooting
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a team environment
• Must be able to work 12-hr shift schedule (including nights & weekends)
• Strong mathematical & mechanical aptitude
• Positive attitude & good work ethic
• Previous manufacturing experience preferred
• Quality focused
• Excellent Safety record and mindset