Winpak Portion Packaging is seeking a Production Supervisor (Nights) to join our Production team based out of South Chicago Heights, IL. In this role, you will lead daily manufacturing operations, coach and develop production employees, and help drive safety, quality, efficiency, and performance across the shift. This is a great opportunity for a hands-on manufacturing leader who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and building high-performing teams in a fast-paced production environment. You will play a key role in supporting plant performance while ensuring employees have the direction, tools, and support needed to succeed.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead daily production operations to achieve safety, quality, output, and efficiency goals.
- Supervise, train, coach, and support hourly production employees across the shift.
- Monitor production performance, downtime, scrap, and labor usage, and take action to improve results.
- Troubleshoot production issues to reduce downtime and maintain operational flow.
- Prepare and maintain shift documentation, including production reports, attendance records, performance reviews, disciplinary actions, and training records.
- Promote a safe working environment and ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and food packaging safety requirements.
- Communicate staffing needs, production issues, schedule changes, and operational updates to leadership and employees.
- Partner with other departments to maintain productive working relationships and support business goals.
- Help ensure raw material inventory is properly identified, stored, and managed to support production needs.
- Support continuous improvement efforts and day-to-day operational excellence across the department.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 5+ years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience leading or coordinating employees in a production setting.
- Experience supporting daily production, safety, quality, and staffing objectives.
- Mechanical aptitude and ability to identify and respond to production issues.
- Written and verbal communication skills.
- Computer skills and experience completing production-related documentation and reporting.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- ERP experience is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a supervisory or team leadership role within manufacturing.
- Experience in packaging, food manufacturing, or other regulated production environments.
- Experience with employee training, coaching, performance management, and disciplinary documentation.
- Experience working with production metrics such as downtime, scrap, labor efficiency, and shift output.
Additional Details
- This position is for Night.
- This role is 100% onsite.
- Work environment includes approximately 20% office and 80% production floor.
- Production floor conditions may include noise, heights, temperature changes, and working around equipment.
- This role regularly supervises hourly shift employees.
- Physical requirements include standing and walking for extended periods and occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds.
Compensation Range
The compensation range provided is a general guideline only. The pay range is $80k- $95k. Pay will be determined based on the candidate’s experience and expertise and is subject to vary.
Why Winpak?
Winpak is committed to providing comprehensive benefits to support the physical, mental, financial and social well-being of our employees and their families. Our benefit package includes the following:
- Medical, dental, vision & prescription coverage
- Travel coverage
- Disability coverage
- Voluntary life insurance
- Life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Tuition assistance program
- Retirement savings plans
- A comprehensive employee and family assistance program which includes short term counselling, wellbeing coaching, financial and legal consultations services.
Winpak’s vision is to provide the best packaging solutions for people and planet. We are a leading supplier of innovative packaging solutions, known for providing high-quality products that meet the needs of a variety of industries, including food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and consumer products. With a commitment to sustainability, safety, and excellence, Winpak continues to grow as a global leader in the packaging industry.
At Winpak, inclusion is one of our core values. We believe that an inclusive culture fosters a sense of belonging, drives innovation, and provides our brand a competitive advantage. Our goal is to create an environment free from harassment and discrimination, and where every individual feels respected, valued, and appreciated.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to an equitable and inclusive recruitment process, evaluating applicants based on merit, capability, and qualifications related to the job - never on identity factors such as race, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, disability, national origin, or any other protected status. To support this commitment, if you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.
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