Production Supervisor - Afternoon Shift

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact. 

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities May Include:

• Provide hands-on leadership by mentoring, coaching, and guiding employees, addressing employee relations issues, and fostering a positive and productive work environment.
• Lead and enhance safety performance on shift, promoting a proactive safety culture through training, accident prevention, and rehabilitation programs, ensuring compliance with safety standards.
• Manage shift maintenance activities, resolving equipment breakdowns in coordination with the maintenance team to maintain uninterrupted plant operations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives on shift, implementing best practices to enhance efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness across end to end operations.
• Monitor and manage the plant's operational costs and yield, working closely with the Plant Manager to optimize performance and contribute to the overall plant objectives.
• Address performance and attendance matters in collaboration with HR, ensuring that all plant staff meet operational expectations.
• Ensure full compliance with CHEP procedures and work instructions, ensuring tasks are completed accurately and in line with company standards and operational goals.

Are you an experienced Production Team Supervisor or a Team Leader looking to take the next step in your career?

As part of the Supply Chain team, this role will be to lead the production team at one site in Christchurch, providing direction and support to the team, ensuring productivity targets are met and leading innovation and change across the afternoon shift (2 pm to midnight) Monday - Friday.  This site is undergoing significant change, improvement and investment and will require the skills of an accomplished leader to help drive this change.    

The key responsibilities of this role include:

• Creating a positive, productive and safe working environment

• Ensuring continuous improvement in safety and quality

• Providing leadership, direction, coaching and support to the team

• Driving team performance, providing recognition or creating improvement plans as required

• Ensuring productivity targets are met via appropriate resourcing and planning

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills, experience and qualifications:

• Demonstrated supervisory experience in an automated and fast paced industrial production or operations environment

• The leadership capability to drive and motivate a diverse multi-cultural workforce

• Solid experience in performance management and conflict resolution

• A commitment to safety, continuous improvement, innovation and change

• Some exposure to production and maintenance planning, embracing the use of technology

• Strong communication and team building skills

• Experience in a highly unionised environment preferred

Remote Type

Not Remote

Skills to succeed in the role

Adaptability, Adaptability, Change Management, Coaching, Computer Literacy, Cross-Functional Work, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision Making, Data Literacy, Delegation, Digital Literacy, Emotional Intelligence, Feedback, Inclusive Leadership, Innovation, Inspiring Others, Learn From Mistakes, Mathematic Literacy, Mentoring, Mentorship, Motivating Teams, Prioritization, Scheduling, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Thinking {+ 1 more}

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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