Production Supervisor-First Shift

Sika · Grandview, MO

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Level: Supervisor
Team: Production
Industry: Chemicals
Posted: 4 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A supervisor production role at Sika (chemicals) in Grandview, MO. Start-up and shut-down procedures.

Tools it names: Injection molding, SAP

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Production Supervisor roles in Missouri: typical posted base $71k–$107k.

Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 12 production supervisor openings in Missouri, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 9 other live production postings in Missouri.

Experience asked: Not stated

Skills these teams ask for most

✓ Team leadership 90%
EHS / safety 30%
Lean 30%
✓ SAP 20%
✓ Union environment 20%
FDA / GMP 20%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

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This plant: Sika in Grandview

1 other open role at this site.

Customer Quality Engineer · Quality

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Responsibilities

◆Maintain a presence on the shop floor at least 90% of the time
◆Ensure that plant safety rules are enforced
◆Ensure that union contract and policies are enforced
◆Work with materials and Quality to ensure delivery and quality

requirements

are achieved

✓Ensure existing manufacturing processes are being followed:
✓Start-up and shut-down procedures
✓First and last piece inspection
✓Hourly quality checks
✓5 S practices
✓Safety devices in use and procedures followed
✓SAP labeling process
✓Meeting assigned financial goals and budgets
✓Effectively managing shop floor, manufacturing operations including:
✓Accurate reporting of production, scrap and labor in SAP
✓Timely shift start-up and shutdown
✓Adherence to production schedule: priorities and run rate
✓Training, development and motivation of shop floor personnel
✓Support local end users for knowledge gaps and overall digital process strength.
✓Perform and support testing for new projects, change requests, upgrades, etc.
✓Create incident tickets as needed for any technical issues.
✓Continuously update training materials, testing information and process documentation.
✓Participate with CPR for regional/global collaboration.
✓High school education required; some college coursework preferred
✓Must be a detail oriented problem solver, able to work and think independently
✓Minimum three years previous supervisory experience, or equivalent
✓Must be dependable and highly organized
✓Must have strong oral and written communication skills
✓Must be able to effectively interact with all levels of the organization, including management

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Broad Function and Purpose of Position

Responsible for effectively operating assigned shift while meeting company goals for safety, quality, delivery and cost. This particular open position is for a 12-hour shift in injection molding.

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