Supervisor, Production Methods

Responsibilities

• Provide Operations with clear and reliable production specifications derived from customer requirements.
• Provide technical support to the Operations and Sales teams as needed.
• Ensure that the job bags are complete, with accurate and reliable instructions and seek endorsement from the production managers needed.
• Optimize production cost at job and plant level; provide production estimation in support of optimization scenarios.
• Monthly reports to Executive Management on Method workload (job bag, tooling costs, etc.).
• Avoid inaccuracies in production specifications and maintain the integrity of the specification database through continuous maintenance and incorporation of operations feedback.
• Analyze customer briefs, requirements and specifications for new items, new projects, or item evolution in order to identify production challenges from capability, capacity, and quality standpoints.
• Organize, participate in, and capture minutes of New Business meetings and Technical meetings with appropriate participants as required.
• Meet with customer technical interface on-site or off-site to review current business requiring technical support.
• Provide ongoing technical support to help resolve process, quality or equipment issues; investigate complex production problems; analyze and recommend solutions.
• Monitor and evaluate the activities of the department employees and provide coaching, motivation, guidance, and training to help assure their success.
• Organize department work and delegate to department members as appropriate.
• Participate in interviewing process for open positions.
• Responsible for effective and timely performance management functions.
• Contributes to team effort by helping other department members as needed.
• Contributes to the APBos drive for continuous improvement through creative ideas/solutions to existing quality and operational challenges.

Requirements

• Engineering or Scientific College degree required.
• 3+ years of folding carton experience in a leadership role.
• Ability to understand complex technical customer requirements.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, often stressful team environment.
• Excellent computer skills including with emphasis on use or ERP, CAD, and Estimation software.
• Excellent multi-lingual (English/French) communications skills, both written and verbal preferred.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Must be able to comprehend and follow all job procedures and safety protocols.

Additional Requirements

• Employees must fulfill the performance standards of this position and comply with policies, rules and procedures of AP Boston, including those set out in the Employee Handbook or otherwise communicated (verbally or in writing) to employees.

Benefits

• Compensation: $84,000 - $95,000 per year.
• What's in it for you? At APBo, we believe our employees deserve more than just a paycheck. In addition to meaningful growth and development opportunities, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your well-being—both professionally and personally.
• Our benefits include competitive salary, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, company-paid life insurance, a generous paid time off program, flexible spending accounts (FSA) and dependent care FSA, short-term and long-term disability (STD & LTD), parental leave, an employee assistance program (EAP), and a 401(k) plan with company match.
• Employees also enjoy 12 paid holidays each year.
• Equal Opportunity Employer Autajon is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.