Package Finishing Supervisor

Position Overview

We are looking for an experienced Package Finishing Supervisor to drive quality, efficiency, and team success across our finishing operations. This is a hands-on "working lead" role: you will operate equipment alongside your team while coordinating daily production priorities, coaching operators, and supporting CAD package design/sampling for clients.

The ideal candidate blends technical expertise in die cutting and folding/gluing with strong leadership skills, a continuous improvement mindset, and an unwavering commitment to shop-floor safety.

Key Responsibilities

Department Leadership & Operations

• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and direction to finishing department personnel; assign tasks and adjust staffing to hit tight schedules.
• Play an active role in personnel decisions, including interviewing, hiring input, performance management, and corrective actions.
• Plan and organize workflow based on job tickets, production schedules, and delivery commitments.
• Lead cross-training initiatives to expand team skill sets and increase overall shop capacity.
• Foster a collaborative, positive environment while interfacing smoothly with press, prepress, shipping, and customer service teams.

Hands-On Production & Equipment Setup

• Set up, adjust, and operate package finishing equipment—specifically die cutters and folder/gluers.
• Guide and assist operators with complex setups, mechanical fine-tuning, and active troubleshooting.
• Continuously monitor machine speeds and production runs to optimize efficiency, minimize waste, and maintain strict quality standards.
• Perform ongoing product inspections; resolve quality deviations promptly and escalate when necessary.

Structural Packaging Design & Technical Support

• Review structural drawings, schematics, dielines, and job specifications prior to setup.
• Develop custom structural packaging designs and physical CAD samples for client products using ArtiosCAD, EngView, or similar software.
• Verify that new packaging designs are fully manufacturable using existing in-house machinery.

Safety, Maintenance & Process Improvement

• Enforce all workplace safety standards, including lockout/tagout (LOTO), machine guarding compliance, and mandatory PPE usage.
• Perform routine equipment maintenance and workspace teardown/cleaning after production runs; verify tools and machinery remain safe and operational.
• Identify process bottlenecks, recommend lean/continuous improvement updates, and share best practices across the department.
• Perform other production tasks and duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Skills

Required:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Ability to work 7:00 AM-3:30 PM M-F with occasional weekend work.
• 3–5 years of hands-on package finishing experience (die cutting and folding/gluing) in a commercial printing or packaging environment.
• 1+ years of experience in a lead, supervisory, or formal/informal trainer role.
• Strong mechanical comprehension with the ability to read job tickets, schematics, dielines, and structural drawings.
• Working math skills (fractions, decimals) and experience with precision measuring tools.
• Basic computer literacy for production logging, shift scheduling, and internal communications.
• Flexibility to work overtime and adjusting shift hours as production volume requires.

Preferred:

• Hands-on structural CAD design experience using software such as ArtiosCAD or EngView.
• Practical knowledge of Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Valid Forklift Certification (or ability to become certified upon hire).

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential physical functions.

• Standing & Walking: Ability to stand and walk on the shop floor for the majority of the shift, typically 8 to 10 hours.
• Lifting & Moving: Regularly lift, carry, push, and pull items weighing up to 50 lbs; move heavier loads using material-handling equipment or team lifts.
• Movement & Dexterity: Frequent bending, reaching, twisting, and repetitive hand/arm motions. Fine manual dexterity required to adjust equipment and handle sharp tooling.
• Visual Acuity: Close vision and depth perception to inspect finished packaging against technical specs and design proofs.
• Sedentary/Computer Work: Periodic sitting and computer usage for CAD structural design, job scheduling, and production tracking.

Why You'll Like Working Here

• Stability with Momentum: Join a stable, growing industry leader with over 80 years of operational excellence.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance options, HSA, and Telemedicine services.
• Financial Protection: Company-provided Group Life Insurance, plus voluntary Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Supplemental Life, Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and Critical Illness coverage.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with company match to help secure your financial future.
• Work-Life Balance: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid company holidays.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free 24/7 support including crisis intervention, individual, marital, and family counseling, financial guidance, senior care support, and educational workshops.