Converting Supervisor

Job Summary:

The Converting Supervisor is responsible for the leadership, management, and technical problem solving of one assigned shift of hourly employees to ensure safety, quality, waste, productivity and training.

Additionally, the Converting Supervisor is responsible for executing the production business plan to meet departmental objectives to include but not limited to the following areas: safety training; accident investigation, managing work schedules, coaching and training employees, developing corrective actions to proactively address problems and issues, machine waste reduction, set up reduction and increased throughput. In addition assuring product quality is being produced to specifications. Cross training all direct reports within your respective discipline to ensure a more flexible and well trained workforce. Following and enforcing all policies and regulations to remain compliant to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

Essential Job Functions:

· Providing leadership on the operating floor and striving for compliance in safety, quality, waste and productivity.

· Responsible for coaching, training, and developing operations personnel in safety, quality, production, problem solving, and technical aspects. Addressing key issues and concerns; and interacting with employees from other departments to ensure quality and on-time production.

· Ensure all employees are working in a safe manner

· Ensure minimum quality expectations are followed and met on a daily basis

· Ensure best practices are being followed for minimization of waste at machine centers

Track continuous improvement opportunities where performance issues are apparent and provide leadership/action plans for gap closure

· Strictly adhere to plant safety, housekeeping, and 6S efforts

· Identify repairs needed at machine centers and create work requests for completion; follow up as required

· Plan, assign and direct work for all hourly production employees; appraise performance and provide feedback as needed; assist in resolving complaints; hold employees accountable as needed; communicate issues and results on a daily basis

· Must possess problem solving/root cause analysis skills; leadership and interpersonal skills; ability to motivate teams to exceed expectation; communication, planning and organization skills; sense of urgency and accountability; customer focus; ability to work effectively in cross-functional team environment

Other Functions:

· The ability to make effective, independent decisions.

· Must be detailed oriented and have the ability to manage the details.

· Must be willing to “seek perfection” and have the ability to get others to following this direction.

· Must be proactive

· Must posses strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate.

· Computer literate with Microsoft Suite and other office equipment.

· Possess working knowledge of SPC (Statistical control).

· Ability to organize and prioritize work.

· Ability to multi-task and handle a number of issues at one time.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

· High School diploma or equivalent

· A minimum of 2 years of experience working in a manufacturing, production, industrial or military environment OR 2 years of professional experience and a Technical Diploma or higher in a business or engineering related field

· A minimum of 2 years of experience supervising employees within a manufacturing, production, industrial or lead experience within the paper industry

· Availability to work shift work and overtime as needed

· Experience using Microsoft Office programs such as Word (to write business correspondence), Excel (for use of spreadsheets, reporting, simple formulas) and Outlook (for internal and external correspondence)

· Must possess problem solving/root cause analysis skills; leadership and interpersonal skills; ability to motivate teams to exceed expectation; communication, planning and organization skills; sense of urgency and accountability; customer focus; ability to work effectively in cross-functional team environment

· Ability to make independent, effective decisions.

· Ability to effectively conduct meetings and training sessions.

· Ability to organize and prioritize work.

· Ability to multi-task and handle a number of issues at one time.

· Computer literate with Microsoft Suite and other office equipment.

· Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on-going communications about safety and quality issues.

Preferred Qualifications:

· Bilingual in Spanish is a plus

· Experience leading an employee training/development program in an industrial manufacturing environment

· Prefer minimum 5 years of converting knowledge

· Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, business, engineering, or related field

· Experience working in Converting Packaging, Containerboard, Folding Carton, or Paper industries

· Experience working with CTI application