Palletizer Supervisor

You are a hands-on Palletizer Supervisor who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You are a strong leader who enjoys working on the production floor, coaching union employees, solving problems in real time, and driving continuous improvement. You are committed to maintaining a safe workplace while achieving production, quality, and operational excellence.

This Position Pays: $35 – $60 hourly
Compensation is based on experience, qualifications, and skills.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Lead and supervise daily palletizing operations on rotating shifts.

• Ensure production goals for safety, quality, efficiency, and cost are achieved.

• Monitor production performance and resolve issues to minimize downtime and waste.

• Conduct daily shift meetings to communicate priorities, safety updates, and production goals.

• Manage employee performance, attendance, scheduling, overtime, and disciplinary actions in a union environment.

• Train, coach, and develop production employees while promoting teamwork and accountability.

• Coordinate material flow to support production schedules.

• Conduct safety audits and ensure compliance with GMPs, company policies, and regulatory requirements.

• Partner with Maintenance to troubleshoot equipment issues, reduce downtime, and support root cause analysis.

• Complete required production, quality, and safety documentation.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5 Whys, A3, Fishbone, and RedZone performance systems.

What You Bring:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Electrical, Science, or Technical field preferred.

• Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience in an industrial food manufacturing or production environment.

• Experience leading and motivating employees in a unionized manufacturing setting.

• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).

• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to train and develop employees while driving production results.

• Basic mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation knowledge.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and continuous improvement methodologies preferred.

• Industrial electrical, PLC programming, and mechanical troubleshooting experience is a plus.

• Ability to work rotating shifts, overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed.