Production Supervisor, 2nd Shift

About the Role

Pregis is seeking a Converting Supervisor to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Converting production area. This role provides direct supervision to production employees, plans daily work schedules, determines priorities, allocates work assignments, and regulates the production process to meet specific daily production requirements. The supervisor evaluates employee performance, provides necessary feedback, and utilizes corrective action to resolve conflict and inappropriate behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Provides appropriate training and instructions to employees on standard and new operating procedures
• Ensures a safe working environment through formal inspections, correcting unsafe behaviors, safety meetings, and utilizing proper work methods, procedures and equipment
• Interviewing, hiring, training, terminating, disciplining and coaching employees
• Coach and develop team members
• Monitor employees' performance, conduct performance reviews, motivate team members and create strategies to boost engagement and productivity
• Ensures effective training of team members
• Work in accordance with Pregis safety guidelines
• Drive improvements and enhancements to plant safety programs
• Ensures plant housekeeping meets established standards
• Lead successful implementation of continuous improvement projects
• Improve product quality and reduction of process scrap
• Improve plant productivity through enhanced operating processes and workflow
• Serve as a conduit for communication between employees and management and between departments
• Work with Production Manager to ensure production schedule is properly planned and customer expectations are met
• Maintain and approve employee schedules and time off requests
• Work cooperatively with all departments to ensure expectations are met
• Incorporates vision and values into day-to-day activities and behaviors guiding and motivating others

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in plant operations
• 2+ years of management experience
• Associate's degree preferred

Skills & Competencies

• Basic understanding of lean manufacturing
• Ability to motivate others, work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret operational data
• Sense of urgency, self-motivated and able to work independently
• Process improvement focus and results oriented
• Proven employee development and team building skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong organizational and customer service skills
• Computer literacy and ability to learn new software programs