Manufacturing Supervisor

Trillium Professional is now seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor for direct-hire in Tucson, AZ!


The Corrugate Supervisor will lead and operate a new corrugated flexographic printer and rotary die cutter work center. This hands-on leadership role will be responsible for machine setup, operation, programming, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, minor repairs, production scheduling, quality documentation, and employee supervision.


The ideal candidate will have strong experience with industrial equipment, machining, CNC programming, CAD and vector files, and team leadership. Experience in aerospace machining or other highly technical manufacturing environments will be considered transferable to corrugated converting.


Main Responsibilities:
Equipment Operation and Technical Support
-Set up, operate, and monitor the corrugated flexographic printer and rotary die cutter.
-Interpret work orders, job specifications, drawings, CAD files, vector files, and tooling requirements.
-Create or modify machine programs, job files, and setup parameters as required.
-Perform machine changeovers, tooling changes, adjustments, and start-up checks.
-Understand the mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and control-system functions of the equipment.
-Perform preventive maintenance and minor repairs.
-Troubleshoot machine issues, identify root causes, and restore production safely and efficiently.
-Coordinate with maintenance and technical support personnel when issues exceed the work center’s capabilities.
-Support equipment installation, commissioning, testing, and process improvement activities.
-Maintain a clean, organized, and production-ready work center.


Production Scheduling and Execution
-Schedule production orders, labor, machine time, changeovers, and preventive maintenance.
-Assign daily work and coordinate activities among production associates, machine operators, and material handlers.
-Ensure jobs are completed safely, efficiently, and according to customer and production requirements.
-Monitor material availability, tooling readiness, machine capacity, and production priorities.
-Communicate schedule changes, constraints, and production risks to the Production Manager.
-Support continuous improvement in setup time, throughput, downtime, waste, and equipment utilization.


Supervision and Leadership
-Supervise approximately 2-3 employees supporting the work center.
-Train employees on equipment operation, work instructions, safety requirements, quality expectations, and standard work.
-Manage attendance and daily employee coverage.
-Enforce company policies, work rules, safety procedures, and housekeeping standards.
-Conduct performance feedback and formal performance reviews.
-Participate in employee selection, interviewing, and hiring activities.
-Provide hands-on coaching and develop employee capabilities.
-Approve timecards, if assigned by company policy.


Quality and Documentation
-Perform first-article approvals and in-process inspections.
-Ensure production documentation is completed accurately and on time.
-Verify finished products meet job specifications and customer requirements.
-Identify, document, and communicate quality issues.
-Support corrective actions, root-cause investigations, and process improvements.
-Work closely with Quality Control regarding defects, inspections, and nonconforming product.
-Follow applicable ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 procedures and requirements.


Performance Reporting
-Track and report work center performance, including:
-Safety performance
-Throughput
-Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
-Equipment downtime
-Scrap and material waste
-On-time completion
-Changeover time
-Quality defects, in coordination with Quality Control


We are seeking a hands-on Corrugate Supervisor to lead a new corrugated flexographic printer and rotary die cutter work center in Tucson, Arizona. This position offers an opportunity to build and manage a new production operation from the ground up. The successful candidate will combine technical machine knowledge, CNC or comparable programming experience, mechanical troubleshooting ability, and strong supervisory skills. Experienced machinists and aerospace manufacturing professionals are encouraged to apply. Annual salary is $80k/year.


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Required Qualifications
-Approximately 5-10 years of relevant manufacturing, machining, industrial equipment, or production experience.
-Approximately 3-5 years of supervisory or team-lead experience.
-Demonstrated experience setting up and operating complex industrial machinery.
-Experience with CNC programming or comparable machine programming.
-Ability to interpret CAD files, vector files, technical drawings, and job specifications.
-Strong mechanical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
-Experience performing preventive maintenance and minor equipment repairs.
-Ability to schedule production, labor, machine time, changeovers, and maintenance activities.
-Experience training and supervising production employees.
-Ability to work effectively with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and other support functions.
-Relevant work experience may substitute for formal education.


Preferred Qualifications
-Experience operating or supporting flexographic printing, rotary die cutting, corrugated converting, or similar packaging equipment.
-Aerospace machining or other precision manufacturing experience.
-Drafting, tooling, CAD/CAM, or machine setup experience.
-Experience with production metrics, OEE, downtime analysis, and continuous improvement.
-Experience working under ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 systems.
-Experience participating in hiring, employee development, and performance management.
-Bilingual +plus


Trillium has been recruiting and placing professionals for over 30 years. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, our philosophy remains the same: to achieve excellence by providing quality employees and an uncompromising level of service. We believe in honesty, integrity, and a simple philosophy of providing value to our customers and our employees. We strive to be unsurpassed in the recruitment and placement of quality and skilled professionals. Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.