Fabricating Supervisor

As a Fabricating Supervisor at Packaging Corporation of America, you will be responsible for overseeing the fabrication department, ensuring efficient and safe operations, and leading a team of production employees. Your primary goal will be to maintain a clean, safe, and injury-free work environment while meeting production targets and quality standards.

• Coordinate with the Production Manager and Shift Supervisor to plan and manage shift work orders, ensuring quality requirements and an even flow of work through the fabrication department.
• Schedule work, coordinate production activities, provide direct oversight of employees, approve time records, communicate and implement company policy.
• Engage in employee development activities, make recommendations on employee hire, promotion, and disciplinary action.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and injury-free work environment by ensuring health and safety procedures are understood and executed by all employees.
• Conduct employee training on all equipment, protocols, production standards, safety regulations, and waste control on an ongoing basis.
• Ensure completion of departmental operations within guidelines of continuous improvement policies.
• Supervise efficient operation of equipment, including inspection of materials, products, and equipment to detect and/or prevent malfunctions.
• Analyze fabricating performance, identify opportunities, make recommendations for process and equipment improvement, establish goals, and execute strategy.
• Participate in production meetings and provide updates as needed.
• Verify the quality of jobs and investigate any customer complaints regarding finishing quality.

• High school diploma or GED.
• 2+ years of corrugated manufacturing experience.
• Ability to work flexible hours when needed.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

• Some college or manufacturing training.
• Previous supervisory experience with training, teambuilding, performance development, and conflict resolution.

• Working knowledge of standard corrugated and packaging manufacturing concepts, practices, and procedures, including continual improvement processes and safety practices.
• Knowledge of the machinery, methods, and procedures in the department under supervision.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing systems, including shop floor software.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle numerous details, deadlines, and requests.
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively lead and communicate with production team and management.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment, prioritize assignments, and handle multiple projects and/or requests concurrently.
• Solid analytical and mechanical ability.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Previous work experience as a member of a team or a strong understanding of the importance of open communication and information sharing between team members.