Converting Supervisor - 2nd Shift (Box Experience Required)

Job Description

Pratt Industries - America's 5th largest corrugated packaging company - is looking for an experienced Converting professional to lead the 2nd Shift Converting Department!

Why Choose Us?

At Pratt Industries, we care about our employees by providing secure jobs, a safe work environment, and many supportive benefits.

By investing in employees, we are able to offer growth opportunities to build a thriving, lifelong career.

Summary :

Supervise approximately 2 30 people in the daily routine of producing quality corrugated products in a safe, productive manner with minimum waste.

Our 2nd Shift runs 2pm to 10pm from Monday-Friday with some Saturdays.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Must have 5 years experience in Converting.
• Maintain quality, efficiencies, and production levels set by management.
• Establish high morale within your department by showing fairness, consistency, and an interest in employee problems.
• Maintain inventories of sheets, inks and other converting supplies.
• Coordinate with your supervisor and Maintenance Manager on any repairs or preventive maintenance done in the department.
• Enforce the corrective action procedures when applicable and conduct meetings with the violating employees and union representative.
• Conduct weekly Production / Safety meetings with departmental personnel.
• Implement, maintain, and support all company policies and procedures, including safety program and good housekeeping.
• Directly supervises all employees assigned to the department.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws including the following : training employees;
• planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; conflict resolution;

team building; coaching and leading employees to improve; addressing complaints and resolving problems; documentation; and setting an example of superior behavior, attitude and performance.

Additional duties may be assigned by management.

Education and / or Experience

• High school diploma or GED.
• Two years prior supervisory experience.
• Prior work experience in the corrugated industry.

Necessary Skills

• Leadership Skills
• Time management
• Crisis management
• Teaching, training, and coaching
• Interpersonal communication
• Employee relations
• Language Skills
• Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Mathematical Skills
• Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy.
• Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate.
• Able to apply concepts of high school math.
• Technical Skills
• Equipment design and capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation. This also supports the supervisor's role of teacher and trainer for his / her personnel.
• Cost issues in order to make daily decisions that will reduce overall costs and will help the supervisor find areas that require improvement.
• Quality standards
• Regulatory requirements including but not limited to wage and hour requirements, environmental and waste minimization, company policies, and personnel requirements including OSHA, DEQ and EEO.
• Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations
• Required to have a clamp truck license

Physical Demands

• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The employee is frequently exposed to wet and / or humid conditions.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
30+ days ago