Production Supervisor, 2nd Shift

Job title: Converting Supervisor

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Department: Converting

Reports to: Production Manager

Work Hours: 2nd Shift – 2:45 to 11:00 PM

General Scope of Job

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Converting production area. Provide direct supervision to production employees. Plans daily work schedules, determines priorities, allocates work assignments, and regulates production process to meet specific daily production requirements. Evaluates employee performance and provides necessary feedback. Utilizes corrective action to resolve conflict and inappropriate behaviors.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Provides appropriate training and instructions to employees on standard and new operating procedures. Ensures a safe working environment through formal inspections, correcting unsafe behaviors, safety meetings, and utilizing proper work methods, procedures and equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Interviewing, hiring, training, terminating, disciplining and coaching employees
• Coach and develop team members
• Monitor Employees’ performance, conduct performance reviews, motivate team members and create strategies to boost engagement and productivity
• Ensures effective training of team members
• Work in accordance with Pregis safety guidelines
• Drive improvements and enhancements to plant safety programs
• Ensures plant housekeeping meets established standards
• Lead successful implementation of continuous improvement projects
• Improve product quality and reduction of process scrap
• Improve plant productivity through enhanced operating processes and workflow
• Serve as a conduit for communication between employees and management and between departments
• Work with Production Manager to ensure production schedule is properly planned and customer expectations are met
• Maintain and approve employee schedules and time off requests
• Work cooperatively with all departments to ensure expectations are met
• Incorporates vision and values into day-to-day activities and behaviors guiding and motivating others.

Education and/or Experience

The successful candidate will possess 5+ years of progressive experience in plant operations and 2+ years of management. An associate’s degree is preferred.

Competencies

A basic understanding of lean manufacturing. Ability to motivate others, work under pressure and meet deadlines, read, analyze and interpret operational data, have a sense of urgency, be self-motivated and work independently, process improvement focus, results oriented and proven employee development and team building required. Strong problem-solving skills are required.

Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong organizational and customer service skills, computer literacy, and the ability to learn new software programs are required.

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