Plant Superintendent

Position Overview

Lead the people, performance, and continuous improvement efforts that keep our converting operation safe, efficient, and successful.

As Plant Superintendent, you will lead the converting team to meet production schedules, quality standards, and customer commitments while developing employees and improving operational performance.

Position Responsibilities

• Safety and compliance: Promote employee well-being, address safety concerns, participate in plant safety systems, and ensure environmental procedures are followed.
• Operations: Lead daily converting activities across safety, quality, production, and maintenance to meet schedules and customer expectations.
• People leadership: Coach and develop supervisors and employees, set clear expectations, provide feedback, and lead training initiatives.
• Continuous improvement: Reduce downtime and waste, improve equipment reliability, and use KPIs to measure and communicate performance.
• Cross-functional partnership: Collaborate with maintenance, quality, plant leadership, office staff, and operations to support on-time delivery and product quality.
• Staffing and administration: Coordinate crew staffing and vacations and maintain accurate efficiency, shift, and disciplinary documentation.
• Quality: Ensure quality processes are followed and actively address root causes and CAR.
  
  

Education & Experience

• Three to five years of supervisory experience in corrugated production.
• Experience in the corrugated or print industry.
• Experience in managing lean processes and change management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; Amtech or CTI experience preferred.
  
  

Skills

• Must value safety as top priority.
• Strong communication skills and ability to handle difficult situations.
  
  

Here's Why You'll Love Working At Hood Container

• Competitive pay & benefits: We offer a competitive base salary, an annual bonus program, and a comprehensive benefits package to keep you healthy and happy. Check out more detailed information on our benefits via www.hoodcontainer.com/benefits
• Continuous learning: We invest in paid training and development to help you grow your skills and advance your career.
• Caring & Empowering Company Culture: Supportive & collaborative team dedicated to seeing you unbox your potential to help make a difference & make customers happy.
• Growing Company in a Sustainable Industry: Consider a Future in Corrugated Packaging
  
  

Our goal is to have a diverse and representative workforce, at all job levels, of the citizens and customers we serve. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

Hood Container Corporation is a family-owned, Mill to Market company, specializing in containerboard and kraft paper, corrugated boxes, high graphic displays, and contract packaging. Our commitment to customer happiness, employee well-being, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence drives our business. Over the last decade, Hood Container Corporation has grown to become one of the top ten Paper and Packaging Companies in the United States.

To learn more about Hood Container Corporation, visit www.hoodcontainer.com or check us out on social media!

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