• Acts as first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives and enforce control procedures, recommending improvements to the Plant Superintendent, as appropriate.

• Coordinates production activities with other departments to ensure production goals/objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.

• Monitor production activities to eliminate waste and ensure adherence to production and shipping schedules.

• Input production data accurately into system to measure and monitor KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) around efficiencies, downtime, inventory and overall production.

• Provide recommendations to improve safety, environmental and health of the entire facility.

• Produce daily reports on daily shift production and daily shift review to assess if daily goals are met.

• Control load factors and workflow to ensure maximum use of available capacity and effective use of labor, tools and equipment.

• Manage and coach employees, providing performance reviews and enforcing disciplinary actions.

• Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training employees, and developing individual growth opportunities.

• Directs maintenance employees to troubleshoot mechanical problems and perform preventative maintenance.

• Enforce adherence to plant safety regulations and encourage employees to become safety conscious

• Ensure daily that plant personnel follow all company standards and meet all customer commitments.

• Provides people with tools, knowledge, and opportunities to develop themselves; determines employees’ training needs, works with employees to produce continuous development plans, and provides regular feedback and coaching to help employees develop in current and future roles; visibly supports culture and teams

• Plans, arranges and/or monitors work to ensure achievement of desired results; establishes a systematic course of action to accomplish objectives.

• Demonstrates agility, flexibility, and a willingness to modify one’s approach to achieve desired results; responds quickly to changing demands, processes, and updated information.

• Create and deliver engaging presentations to internal and external audiences; develops new communication strategies and approaches to communicate data, insights, and critical messages resulting in clear understanding.

• Proactively assesses and effectively resolves customer issues quickly; proactively communicates with customers to ensure alignment and satisfaction; ensures that quality improvements meet the needs and expectations of a diverse customer base; consistently operates with customers' best interests in mind.

• Develops short and long-term courses of action that support the organization's overall vision and mission; balances business, technical, and operational issues when determining a strategy; identifies problems with current strategies and suggests ways to resolve them; incorporates knowledge of company goals/strategy as well as competitive, customer, supplier, industry, or marketplace trends into strategic plans; capitalizes on opportunities and manages risks.

• Plans, designs, and manages processes while focusing on refining and improving to increase efficiency and effectiveness; understands process inputs, activities, outputs, roles, and sequencing.

Background:

• High School diploma or G.E.D. - Required

• Bachelor’s degree (Business Management, Engineering or Operations Management - Preferred

• 3 years of converting manufacturing supervisory experience - Required.

• Corrugated supervisory experience – Preferred.

• Previous experience working in a Lean environment; Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification