Production Supervisor

The Production Supervisor is a critical role responsible for overseeing the daily operations of pre-production and administrative activities within the production plant.

SUMMARY OF JOB: The Production Supervisor is a critical role responsible for overseeing the daily operations of pre-production and administrative activities within the production plant. This position ensures the smooth execution of production schedules, adherence to quality standards, and efficient use of resources. The incumbent will manage the reporting processes, supervise production inputs, administer personnel, and control production activities to maintain high levels of productivity and efficiency. By fostering a collaborative environment, the Production Supervisor will work closely with cross-functional teams to identify and implement process improvements, drive cost reduction initiatives, and support continuous learning and development within the production team.

In addition to these core responsibilities, the Production Supervisor will act as a key support to the Production Manager, assisting in strategic planning and reporting. This role requires a proactive approach to problem-solving, strong leadership skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have a background in engineering or operations management, with significant experience in a supervisory role within the printing or manufacturing industry. Proficiency in production management software and a commitment to maintaining high safety and quality standards are essential for success in this role. By ensuring the effective coordination of production inputs, managing personnel performance, and maintaining rigorous control over production processes, the Shift Production Supervisor will play a pivotal role in achieving the company's operational goals and driving overall production excellence.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• HSSE: Lead by example in building a proactive safety culture through daily checks, near miss reporting, and continuous safety conversations. Maintain compliance, PPE discipline, and a safe workspace at all times.
• Housekeeping: Sustain 5S standards as a reflection of process stability and readiness.
• Inputs: Manage and support the red-to-green process with Input Coordinator ensuring inks, plates, anilox, tooling, staging, 
  • and materials are ready and performing to standard before every run. Anticipate issues rather than react to them.
  • Outputs: Track performance by the hour using BI dashboards and short interval control. Drive actions on yield, speed, and uptime gaps in real time and ensure accurate reporting of downtime and waste.
  • Departments: Provide ownership and flow control across functional areas — Inks, Staging, Digital, Flexo, Finishing, Laminating, Roll Management, and Shipping — ensuring standards, coordination, and smooth handovers between shifts.
  • Consumables / Assets: Manage chemicals and tooling through preventive care and consumption tracking. Partner with maintenance on PM compliance and participate in root cause reviews for recurring downtime.
  • Process Control: Maintain print standards and processes by ensuring jobs run within specification through support from the SSTs.
  • Quality: Enforce sign-off before assembly, in-process checks, and defect containment. Work with QA and SSTs to maintain compliance.
  • People Development: Conduct shift huddles, coach operators and assistants, manage cross-training, and reinforce discipline, teamwork, and communication across shifts. Recognize and develop high performers.
  • Continuous Improvement: Lead small Kaizen sessions focused on setup reduction, waste elimination, and efficiency improvement using OEE and BI data.
  • Documentation & Compliance: Ensure all logs, inspection sheets, and downtime codes are complete and accurate. Support audits and maintain traceability standards.
  • Sustainability: Monitor chemical usage, waste segregation, and recycling activities to align with cost savings initiatives.

  Reporting

  • Non-Conformance Reporting: Report and process non-conformances when identified, ensuring timely communication to all stakeholders and appropriate actions are taken.
  • KPI Monitoring: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor the effectiveness of process improvements and quality initiatives.
  • KPI Evaluation: Regularly evaluate KPI data to track progress and identify opportunities for further optimization.
  • Report Generation: Generate and communicate process, audit, and quality reports as required by management.
  • Reporting: Provide regular updates and reports to the Production Manager on production activities, issues, and performance metrics.

   

  General

• Participate in root cause analyses (Fish Bone), when necessary, and taking corrective action where there are variations from targets including troubleshooting problems and assisting employees with resolving issues as they arise.
• Ensures timely notification of HSE Initial Incident Notifications in accordance with policy and procedures.
• Seeks to continuously identify opportunities for improvement in the assigned processes.
• Liaise with external customers when necessary.
• Required to perform plant visits on weekends for a minimum of 20 minutes to ensure smooth production run.
• Comply with the activities listed in the daily duties document.