Production Supervisor

Short Summary

Production Supervisor with Avery Dennison. The 1st Shift Production Supervisor is responsible for leading, coaching, and developing an operational team to ensure goals related to safety, cost, quality, inventory, and services are met. This role drives continuous improvement efforts using operational principles to optimize daily performance and draw actionable insights for operational needs. This position is 100% on-site…

Key Details

• Position / opportunity: Production Supervisor
• Organization: Avery Dennison
• Country / coverage: United States
• Location: Liverpool, NY, United States
• Work arrangement: On-site
• Opportunity type: Jobs
• Sector: Education
• Compensation: Not specified
• Duration: Not specified
• Start date: 2026-08-25
• Application deadline: Not specified

Description

The 1st Shift Production Supervisor is responsible for leading, coaching, and developing an operational team to ensure goals related to safety, cost, quality, inventory, and services are met. This role drives continuous improvement efforts using operational principles to optimize daily performance and draw actionable insights for operational needs. This position is 100% on-site, based in Liverpool, NY (Schedule: Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM with the ability to occasionally work overtime). Directly supervise, monitor, and coach site operational team members (managing teams in the 5 to 20 direct report range), altering schedules to optimize available capacity, labor, tools, and equipment. Design and implement operations improvement strategies for safety, cost, quality, training, inventory, and services while leading 5S activities, housekeeping, and continuous improvement efforts. Perform general management duties, exercising standard authority regarding staff development, performance appraisals, annual goals, timekeeping, attendance, and adherence to organizational policies and Code of Business Ethics and Values. Oversee daily warehouse and operational workflows, including shipping, receiving, loading/unloading, inventory reporting, and determining storage and space requirements to meet customer needs. Lead safety initiatives, monthly safety meetings, and daily safety huddles while driving root cause analysis, acting as a team role model and change-agent, and collaborating cross-functionally to reduce downtime and process complexity. High School degree required; Bachelor's degree in an applicable field (such as Engineering) preferred. 5+ years of operational experience with first-line supervisory or team leadership experience preferred, specifically managing teams in the 5 to 20 direct report range. Demonstrated experience in scheduling, planning, budgeting, control, and analyzing operational data for daily performance needs and continuous improvement. Strong ability to manage, coach, and develop a diverse team of individuals while cultivating appropriate group values, norms, and behaviors. Strong sense of urgency with proven troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis skills to reduce downtime, alongside effective cross-functional collaboration. The salary range for this position is $68,400 – $78,000 / year. The hiring base salary range above represents what Avery Dennison reasonably expects to pay for this position as of the date of this posting. Actual salaries will vary within the range, and in some circumstances may be above or below the range, based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant skills, experience, education and training, and location, as well as the job scope and complexity, responsibilities, and regular and/or necessary travel required for the position, which may change depending on the candidate pool. Avery Dennison reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. Equal Opportunity Employer: Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected status. Reasonable Accommodations Notice: If you require accommodations to view or apply for a job, alternative methods are available to submit an application. Please contact (440) 534-6000 or NA.TA.Operations@averydennison.com to discuss reasonable accommodations. Identity Verification Notice: To maintain the integrity of our hiring process and protect our candidates from identity fraud, we require video and/or in-person interviews. As part of this verification, we may also ask you to take a brief photo. This image is used exclusively to ensure identity consistency and will be permanently deleted once the hiring process concludes. Pre-employment Screening Notice: As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and productive work environment, Avery Dennison requires all final candidates to successfully complete a comprehensive background check and a drug screening. These…

Responsibilities

• The 1st Shift Production Supervisor is responsible for leading, coaching, and developing an operational team to ensure goals related to safety, cost, quality, inventory, and services are met.
• This role drives continuous improvement efforts using operational principles to optimize daily performance and draw actionable insights for operational needs.
• This position is 100% on-site, based in Liverpool, NY (Schedule: Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM with the ability to occasionally work overtime).
• Directly supervise, monitor, and coach site operational team members (managing teams in the 5 to 20 direct report range), altering schedules to optimize available capacity, labor, tools, and equipment.
• Design and implement operations improvement strategies for safety, cost, quality, training, inventory, and services while leading 5S activities, housekeeping, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Perform general management duties, exercising standard authority regarding staff development, performance appraisals, annual goals, timekeeping, attendance, and adherence to organizational policies and Code of Business Ethics and Values.

Requirements / Eligibility

• Lead safety initiatives, monthly safety meetings, and daily safety huddles while driving root cause analysis, acting as a team role model and change-agent, and collaborating cross-functionally to reduce downtime and process complexity.
• High School degree required; Bachelor's degree in an applicable field (such as Engineering) preferred.
• 5+ years of operational experience with first-line supervisory or team leadership experience preferred, specifically managing teams in the 5 to 20 direct report range.
• Demonstrated experience in scheduling, planning, budgeting, control, and analyzing operational data for daily performance needs and continuous improvement.
• Strong ability to manage, coach, and develop a diverse team of individuals while cultivating appropriate group values, norms, and behaviors.

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