Shift Supervisor Selecting
Anchor Glass · Shakopee, MN
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $74k–$92k
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 9 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor manufacturing role at Anchor Glass (packaging) in Shakopee, MN. Generate, direct and coordinate all safety policies and procedures.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- SPC
- Base pay
- $74k–$92k
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in Minnesota: typical posted base $63k–$117k. This one lists $74k–$92k.
Median of the low and high ends of 12 live postings that list pay, out of 16 production supervisor openings in Minnesota, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Minnesota plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 17 other live manufacturing postings in Minnesota.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 56%
- CNC 39%
- Tooling 33%
- Value stream mapping 22%
- Machining 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for SPC, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Anchor Glass
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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- 5
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Full description from Anchor GlassAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Job Summary
Supervises the activities of selecting personnel engaged in all facets of the manufacturing function. A Shift Supervisor Selecting has authority for personnel actions and oversees most day-to-day operations of group. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Responsible for overall leadership of shift activities through final inspection in the manufacture of glass containers for the food and beverage industry.
Responsibilities
- ◆Ensure that the quality of glass ware produced meets or exceeds customer requirements.
- ◆Coordinate the training of employees (SOP’s, TOP’s, SPC, safety practices, work skills and teamwork/communication skills.
- ◆Provide appropriate follow-up (direction, revision, review, approval and control) for all policies and procedures, including SOP’s, TOP’s and forms.)
- ◆Maintain good manufacturing practices.
- ◆Ensure the maintenance of shift selecting records including job histories, downtime records, process information and other records.
- ◆Generate, direct and coordinate all safety policies and procedures. Provide leadership to instill a safe environment and a culture for safe work practices.
- ◆Ensure that proper housekeeping is maintained and that the plant is clean, floor spaces are clean and items are kept in order.
- ◆Ensure that all interdepartmental
requirements
area communicated and met.
- ✓Supervision and development of employees involved in the glass manufacturing process, ensuring job competency, employee development, training plans and performance appraisals.
- ✓Drive the proper usage of statistical process control, process data collection and analysis.
Supervisors will be assigned to a crew to work rotating shifts. Rotating shift work involves working 7 consecutive days of an 8am-4pm shift followed by 3 days off, then working 7 consecutive days of a 12mid-8am shift followed by 2 days off and then working 7 consecutive days of a 4pm-12mid shift followed by two days off and then starting back on the 8-4 shift. This amounts to working 21 days with 7 days off in a 28-day cycle.
Qualifications
5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
Two years supervisory experience.
Proficient in Microsoft office software.
Pay Range $74,000 - $92,000 - based on experience
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Shift Supervisor Selecting
About Us
Anchor Glass Container LLC, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a leading North American manufacturer of premium glass containers with four, strategically located production facilities throughout the US. Founded in 1983, Anchor serves many of the most iconic and recognizable consumer packaging brands in the beer, beverage, spirits and food industries. Anchor Glass Container LLC strives to exceed customer expectations through unrelenting attention to detail. What we do goes beyond glass making. We find incredible meaning in all the small things that create enriching experiences for customers and consumers alike. Everything we do – creating, customizing, shipping, collaborating – we do with the customer’s best interests in mind. Each solution is the result of a thousand-and-one details coming together in brilliant succession, thanks to our team of experts that do whatever it takes to make life easier and more enjoyable for our customers. With approximately 1,300 US-based team members, Anchor Glass has the size and scale to service all of your glass packaging needs, without the complexity and bureaucracy associated with larger suppliers. Excellence is in the details!