Shift Supervisor

ABOUT BOXED WATER™

Boxed Water Is Better® was the first national company to offer an alternative to plastic bottles and aluminum cans. Over our ten-year history, we have become the leader in the sustainably packaged category. We obsess on providing the purest water in the most sustainable manner. Our mission is to remove plastic and aluminum from the single-use portable water market and help the planet by cleaning beaches and replanting forests. We believe a small change can make a big impact; to-date, we have planted over 1,300,000 trees and committed to cleaning 3,000 miles of beaches based on consumer response.

At Boxed Water, we offer our employees the chance to make a lasting and impactful difference in our world. Giving back to the planet is personal for us, so we take time to volunteer in our communities and clean up beaches as a team. When you join our company, we want to make sure you are coming to a place where you can grow and develop. Besides professional development opportunities and training, our employees enjoy medical, dental, and vision insurance, a generous 401k match, and the chance to work for a growing company that’s aimed at changing the world.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Shift Supervisor is a frontline member of the Operations team who leads their team by example, sets clear expectations, and holds others accountable when the expectations are not met. The supervisor will also work with a in a smart, efficient, and effective manner to create and oversee the execution of the daily plan and position their team for success.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Supervise production and shipping employees for a specified shift.
• Participate in the hiring and training of the Boxed Water workforce.
• Assess and identify training needs for production, packaging, and shipping employees to ensure an efficient operation.
• Participate in the assessment of crew leadership capabilities working with the Plant Manager and Human Resources to enhance the leadership skillset of the group.
• Manage seamless transitions between production shifts.
• Manage overtime needs while balancing employee preference and business needs.
• Develop, promote, and maintain safety programs designed to ensure safe working conditions.
• Promote safety as the company’s number one priority.
• Ensures compliance with legal requirements in all areas such as personnel administration, product liability and environment protection.
• Control production costs consistent with the annual budgets, monitoring crew direct labor hours.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or equivalent. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Three of more years as a production leader, or equivalent experience preferred
• Experience in a production environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot production and quality related issues, determine root cause and implement sustainable solutions.
• High energy, a positive attitude and strong initiative to accomplish tasks and goals is required.
• Coaches employees to develop their skills and abilities and resolve conflict in the work environment.
• Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve safety, production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product
• Suggests changes in working conditions and processes to increase efficiency of production, department, or workers
• Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists workers in solving work problems
• Directs workers in performing rework on products which fail to meet standards
• May recommend, schedule and/or perform training

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)