Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor_Chicago, IL_Full-Time(FTE)_Direct Hire

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Position Title: Production Supervisor
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Chicago, IL
Base Salary: $80,000 to $95,000 + Best-in-class benefits
Industry: Food & Beverages
Job Category: Manufacturing - Production

Job Description: 
How you will contribute:
*You are a key ingredient in helping us change how the world snacks. 
*You will operate and maintain equipment to build technical mastery and to deliver on safety, quality, cost, delivery, sustainability and morale targets, understanding losses in your area and taking the appropriate action to eliminate them. 
*You will use autonomous and progressive maintenance standards to maintain equipment and support new product development. 
*In this role, you will ensure that safety processes are observed [e.g. safety maps, lock out tag out (LOTO) , behavior observation system (BOS) and root-cause analysis (RCA)], that quality assurance activities are performed to ensure zero harm and 100 percent good-quality products, and that resources are properly allocated and available during the shift. You will take the lead for shutdown maintenance, root-cause analysis, stops reductions loss analysis and breakdown elimination.

What you will bring:
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:
* Autonomous maintenance (AM) Step 4 systems and progressive maintenance (PM) Step 3 systems
* Maintaining equipment at basic conditions independently, including the execution of AM & PM (break-down maintenance, planned maintenance) standards on dedicated equipment
* Total productive maintenance and Six Sigma including qualification of AM steps 5-6, and PM step 3
* Leading line teams
* Handling challenging interpersonal situations tactfully
* Influencing people in a union environment
* Communicating effectively verbally and in writing and good attention to detail

Education / Certifications:
*Bachelors required

Work schedule:
Fri, sat, Sun (12 hours shift) 5pm - 5am
Mon - Fri (1st, 2nd, 3rd shift) flexibility working in weekend

Must Have:
- 3-5 years manufacturing/production experience.
- 1-2 years supervisory/lead experience (led 15+ people).
- Safety knowledge present (LOTO, GMP, BOS —
doesn’t need to be perfectly worded)
- Some technical fit — TPM, SAP/ERP, quality systems

(doesn’t need all):
- Some quantified results — any numbers showing impact is a positive signal (full benchmark formula not expected from everyone)
- Resume is coherent, role-appropriate, and shows progression
- Continuous Improvement / Lean Manufacturing experience
- FMCG or Packaging is must

Compensation:
*Full-time
*Benefits - Full

Candidate Details:
*Seniority Level - Mid-Senior
*Management Experience Required - Yes
*Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree

Ideal Candidate:
* Ideal candidate should be from FMCG / packaging industry, have been in supervisory role for 2+ years. Hands on experience in continuous improvement, RCA, TPM, Autonomous maintenance step1, step2. having good leadership style leading team successfully. 
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Screening Questions:

# How many years of FMCG, food manufacturing, beverage, or packaging production experience do you have?
# How many years have you worked as a Production/Manufacturing/Shift Supervisor or Lead, and what is the largest team you have directly led?
# How many years of hands-on experience do you have with TPM, Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Progressive/Planned Maintenance (PM), RCA and breakdown/loss reduction?
# How many years of experience do you have with Continuous Improvement / Lean Manufacturing, and can you give one quantified improvement you delivered?
# How many years of experience do you have with manufacturing safety and quality systems, specifically LOTO, GMP, BOS, SAP/ERP and quality processes?
# What is the reason for seeking change from your current role?
# What are your annual base salary expectations (USD)?
# Are you open for Chicago, IL (Onsite):
# Current Location, State with zip code:
# Are you authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship?
# Work authorization for working in USA (USC / GC):