Production Leadman

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging, dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges.

About the role

The Production Lead assists the production supervisor in leading department employees to meet manufacturing and production schedules. This role provides overall direction to production floor employees, coordinates production operations, and maintains effective quality procedures and safety regulations under the supervision of the production supervisor.

Shift: rotating 1st and 2nd

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the shift with constant emphasis on safety, quality, productivity, and cost.
• Fill in for production supervisor during vacations, appointments, employee call-offs, breaks, or as business needs require.
• Inform on-shift supervisors of attendance, quality, and performance-based issues and complete proper paperwork.
• Act as the first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues.
• Conduct hourly spot checks on the quality process for the department.
• Ensure completion of all safety-required training or audits for the shift.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and enforce control procedures, recommending improvements as appropriate.
• Support training initiatives as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to enforce learning objectives and conduct evaluations.
• Coordinate production activities with other departments to ensure timely and cost-effective accomplishment of goals.
• Monitor and track production activities to eliminate waste and ensure adherence to production and shipping schedules.
• Manage inventory for the department.
• Input production data accurately into systems to measure and monitor KPIs around efficiencies, downtime, inventory, and overall production data.
• Provide recommendations to improve safety, environmental, and health standards of the facility.
• Work with the Production Supervisor to produce accurate daily reports on shift production and assess if daily goals are met.
• Mentor and coach employees, including training and evaluating new employees.
• Coordinate with maintenance employees to troubleshoot mechanical problems and perform preventative maintenance.
• Enforce adherence to plant safety regulations and encourage a safety-conscious environment.
• Ensure plant personnel follow all company standards and meet customer commitments.

Skills

• Coaching: Provides tools, knowledge, and opportunities for employee development; determines training needs and supports continuous development plans.
• Organizational Skills: Plans and arranges work to achieve desired results; establishes systematic courses of action to accomplish objectives.
• Adaptability: Demonstrates agility and flexibility to modify approaches and respond quickly to changing demands.
• Communication: Tailors training approaches to employees' preferred learning methods; effectively communicates data and insights.
• Customer-Oriented: Proactively assesses and resolves customer issues; ensures quality improvements meet customer expectations.
• Strategic Thinking: Develops short and long-term courses of action aligned with organizational vision; balances business and operational issues.
• Process-Oriented: Plans, designs, and manages processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Kiwi, and JDE.

Requirements

• Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer but before starting employment.

Pay

Starts at $25.01/hr