Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor, Hexacomb

Hexacomb is the largest manufacturer of paper honeycomb in the United States. We are a leader in helping our customers package, transport and display products of all kinds. A typical Hexacomb plant will have a workforce from 20 to 70 employees.

The Production Supervisor, Hexacomb is responsible for planning and supervising the activities of personnel and resources assigned to production. This includes the responsibility for coordinating the seamless execution of operations, meeting production goals, and all aspects of supervising production employees during a shift.

Principle Accountabilities:

• Supervise, resolve conflicts, provide training, evaluate performance and ensure efficient scheduling of the production staff including the recommendation of personnel actions such as hiring, evaluations, promotions and disciplinary action.
• Assign and keep records of employee shift times, attendance, schedules and hours.
• Optimize all material, personnel, equipment and time resources utilization to improve productivity while limiting waste and without compromising health, safety, and quality standards.
• Coordinate activity with the Plant Manager, Hexacomb to plan and manage daily and weekly schedules to meet production goals, prioritize work orders, maintain quality requirements, and assure an even flow of work through all the departments with minimal or no interruptions.
• Enforce health, safety, and quality procedures and regulations.
• Train new hires and retrain existing employees on all equipment, protocols, production standards, safety regulations and waste control.
• Analyze production performance, identify opportunities, make recommendations for process and equipment improvement, establish and execute goals.
• Supervise efficient operation of equipment including the inspection of materials, products and equipment to detect and/or prevent malfunctions.
• Read and analyze work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
• Maintain a clean, safe and injury‐free work environment.
• Request materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services as needed.
• Maintain operations data such as time, production and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.
• Know and follow policies and procedures of the company, share information that would benefit other members of the team and find ways to improve the delivery of service to our customers.

Basic Qualifications:

• Education equivalent to high school diploma required.
• 2+ years previous experience in a supervisory capacity at a manufacturing facility. Previous experience in coaching, training, teambuilding, performance development and conflict resolution.
• Ability to work flexible hours and overtime as needed.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle numerous details, deadlines, and requests.
• Solid analytical, mechanical and mathematical skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all individuals at all levels throughout the company.
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively lead and communicate with production team and management.
• Working knowledge of computer systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Some college or manufacturing training.

Compensation and Benefits

• Starting salary range for position: $70,560 - $85,000.
• Bonus: Annual – Based upon individual contribution and overall, company performance.
• Paid Vacation: Three (3) weeks per calendar year. Pro-rata Vacation during the initial year of hire based upon start date within the calendar year.
• Paid Holidays.
• Within the first 30 days of employment, an employee (and their dependents) is eligible to enroll in certain benefit coverages -- medical, dental, and vision – and are automatically enrolled in life, AD&D, and disability coverages.
• Upon hire, an employee is automatically enrolled in the 401k plan. The plan offers both pre-tax and Roth contribution options along with employer provided matching contributions.
• Disclaimer: The Compensation and Benefits information in this posting represents PCA's good faith and reasonable estimate of what it may pay for this position. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualified Applicants must apply at careers.packagingcorp.com to be considered.