Job Description

About Pure Fishing
Pure Fishing is a global leader in the fishing tackle industry, with a portfolio of iconic brands that includes Abu Garcia®, Berkley®, Fenwick®, Frabill®, PENN®, Pflueger®, Plano®, Savage Gear®, Shakespeare®, SpiderWire®, Ugly Stik®, and many more. The brands that came together to form Pure Fishing were founded by inventors and innovators responsible for many of the advancements in the fishing tackle industry that anglers worldwide benefit from today. Our team of industry-leading experts and our global network of operations and innovation hubs strive to find those next innovations and produce world-class products designed to delight our consumers, strengthen business for our customers, and build love for our brands globally.

But to us fishing is not just about business, it is about time shared with family and friends, for some the peace derived from time on the water or for others the thrill of the battle and satisfaction of the earned triumph, and for all that feeling you get with every catch. We are a passionate team hungry to win while dedicated to creating memorable experiences with our brands and products and helping anglers everywhere have more fun catching more fish. We want your next day on the water to be your best day on the water. At Pure Fishing we have high expectations for Execution, we strive to Empower our people every day, expect and encourage Authenticity.

Pure Fishing
is looking for its next
Mendota PM Shift Supervisor!!

What you will do:
• The Shift Supervisor oversees all operations for the shift: injection molding and assembly, technical support, warehousing, and plant operations. The supervisor is expected to be out in the plant throughout the shift, guiding staff for efficient operations and following a continuous improvement philosophy.

The ideal candidate will have:
• Lead shift personnel, assign duties, coordinate all activities on shift: job changes, rework, maintenance, and technical activities.
• Assure staff is trained properly in safety, quality, and operations.
• Communicate shift status, issues to other shifts and upper management.
• Understand and follow company policy and apply disciplinary actions if necessary.
• Understand and follow quality standard for start-up and production of all jobs.
• Participate, support, and lead PSH continuous improvement objectives.
• Execute quality decisions when manufacturing processes are not running efficiently and seek resolutions.
• Maintain record keeping for attendance, production paperwork, shift notes.
• Participate in various meetings off shift.
• Provide training for new employees.
• Provide a safe work environment. Investigate/resolve any safety incident.
• Supervise multiple activities in plant (molding, technical, warehouse, quality).
• Evaluate staff performance toward company goals.

Additional qualifications that will help you be successful in this role:
• SAP, MRP, Simply Works, Exponent HR, ADP, Mattec
• Previous supervisory experience required
• Experience with Lean manufacturing a plus
• MS office, Outlook, Excel, Word (used daily in status reports, attendance logs, CI reports, mold date)
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements, labor laws, OSHA is desired
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong leadership, decision making, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Background in injection molding or plastics is preferred

Travel:
• Local monthly travel to Illinois facilities