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Injection Supervisor 3rd Shift - Omaha West

Airlite Plastics Co

  • Omaha, NE
  • 5 days ago

    Highlights

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hand dexterity to operate office equipment including computer keyboards; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIRED: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, instructions, and manuals in English; ability to speak effectively with company employees and other leaders in English.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationOmaha, NE
    IndustryManufacturing - Other
    Company Size500 to 999 employees
    Websitehttp://www.airliteplastics.com/

    Description

    This position will not start at Omaha West until Production begins in early 2027. This facility is located at 9575 N 109th Ave Omaha, NE 68142. Job duties for this position may differ from the same position at Omaha-Injection, due to Omaha West's smaller initial startup scope.

    SUMMARY:

    The Injection Supervisor is responsible for the oversight of the manufacturing process for assigned production area, ensuring that operations run smoothly and efficiently. This role involves monitoring equipment, assisting with production tasks, and ensuring that quality and safety standards are met. The Injection Supervisor will act as first line resolution for minor personnel issues and will refer complex employee relations concerns to senior leadership.

    ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Oversee assigned production operations to ensure efficiency, quality and safety standards are met.
    • Coordinate and assign tasks to production team members, ensuring optimal labor utilization.
    • Ensure new team members are properly trained on operations, safety protocols and company policies.
    • Monitor production processes to ensure compliance with quality standards and adjust as necessary.
    • Collaborate with other departments to coordinate production activities and resolve production or quality issues.
    • Escalate equipment issues for necessary repairs or processing adjustments to appropriate personnel to minimize downtime.
    • Maintain accurate records of production data, including output, downtime and quality issues.
    • Prepare and submit reports to production leadership as requested.
    • Ensure compliance with safety regulations and company policies.
    • Foster a positive work environment through effective communication, conflict resolution and team building.
    • Identify employees with potential for development and facilitate employee development with leadership support.
    • Model and enforce all required policies, including Safe Quality Foods (SQF), Good Manufacturing Principles (GMPs), and Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO).
    • Responsible for reporting food safety problems to management.
    • Maintain safety, housekeeping, reliability and attendance standards.
    • Perform other duties and audits as assigned.

    SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

    Lead assigned teams through daily operational tasks and success measures. Engage in training, coaching, mentoring, influencing and oversight of assigned work groups. Using servant leadership principles, model the company core values as they pertain to established policies, procedures and state law.

    EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE / CERTIFICATIONS:

    • Associate's degree (A. A.) from two-year college or technical school, 1 year of successful front-line supervisor experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
    • Passing of the Munsell Hue Color Assessment.
    • Must successfully pass a pre-employment background check and drug screening.

    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIRED:

    • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, instructions, and manuals in English; ability to speak effectively with company employees and other leaders in English.
    • Capability to utilize problem-solving skills
    • Must be able to work well with others, build partnerships and support team members
    • Able to utilize interpersonal and communication skills in daily work
    • Must be self-motivated and positive
    • Flexible and adaptable
    • Display highest ethical standards
    • Detail oriented, with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
    • Basic computer skills with the ability to operate Microsoft Office products
    • Upholds and supports organizational goals and Core Values
    • Ability to maintain regular and reliable attendance
    • Takes initiative and asks for help when needed

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hand dexterity to operate office equipment including computer keyboards; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the office work environment is typically quiet; when visiting the production floor the noise level may be loud.

    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS:

    All positions must have a current Job Hazard Analysis attached to the job description. See the JHA, located on the Company Intranet: Corporate Services> Safety> Job Hazard Analysis,

    About Company

    Airlite Plastics is a privately held, family owned company which has been located in Omaha, Nebraska for more than 50 years. Our product lines include containers and lids for food packaging, drink cups and lids, as well as polystyrene coolers, insulated concrete form (ICF) building blocks, and other custom plastic products. We are proud of our history and our commitment to the timeless values of providing exceptional customer service, consistently delivering the highest quality products, collaborating with a team of experts to provide dynamic customer solutions and retaining a highly-skilled staff of approximately 650 employees. Each year, our two state-of-the-art Omaha manufacturing and warehouse facilities, totaling more than one-half million square feet of production and storage area, will produce approximately 1.5 billion molded units, including both stock and custom-designed packaging decorate over 1 billion units with in-mold labeling, shrink sleeves, pressure sensitive labeling or offset printing process approximately 60 million pounds of plastic. We don’t just talk about innovation, we weave it through everything we do. Airlite Plastics was the first to develop the four-level stack mold commercializes creative, award-winning stock in-mold labeled packages that allow our customers access to new designs at economical entry costs applies new technologies to develop new molds and molding processes remains a trendsetter in developing new and customized approaches to molding plastic packaging We’ve worked hard to remain a leader in our industry, ensuring each customer receives the highest quality products and service available. When we see retail stores lined with brands packaged in our products, we know we’re making a difference in the market.

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