Leadperson Gluing - 3rd Shift

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Chattanooga, TN, US

All jobs at Southern Champion Tray (SCT) require Team members to act in accordance with the shared Core Values & Operating principles of the company as they perform specific job functions. These include:

• Trustworthy – We strive for our actions to match our words in all our relationships.
• Servant – Hearted – We enable and empower our team to serve the needs of customers, Team members, suppliers and the community.
• Relational – We aim to build healthy relationships while fostering and environment that promotes compassion, balance, and personal and professional growth.
• Resourceful – We value strategic in sourcing, first looking to create solutions internally, and then looking to apply that knowledge to future opportunities.

Monitors the overall safety, set up, quality and production of the folder gluer machines within the Finishing operations area. Actively supports the production crews and operators throughout the shift to ensure quality standards, target run speeds, and production efficiencies are consistently achieved in accordance with machine standards and customer specifications.

• Review and discuss schedule, production and run status with Supervisor of prior shift to ensure understanding of production schedule and customer needs
• Effectively communicate with all operators at beginning of the shift to review and confirm understanding of production schedule and job requirements
• Actively engage with all operators to oversee and approve proper and timely set up of make readies and adherence with estimated run speeds
• Monitor and direct the overall quality of jobs and ensuring that job specifications are met; consistently adhere to SCT Quality Standards and Operating Procedures and model the actions and behaviors that promote a culture focused on the customer and serving others
• Responsible for verifying that all operators are consistently performing required quality checks and obtaining the required approvals for all jobs to ensure we are producing high quality packaging
• Coordinate and oversee break schedule in accordance with production schedule; occasionally operate gluers through lunch breaks to maximize efficiencies and minimize downtime
• Review daily production reports including time gained and lost; review with team members daily to create awareness and drive improvements; actively participate in Continuous Improvement and 5S projects to further improvements and efficiencies within the department
• Support operators with any production problems that arise; assist with troubleshooting and resolution of issues and assist in repair of machine malfunctions when necessary
• In accordance with our 5S system, ensure operators maintain a clean work environment including the machine, floors, desks, and fans; assist operators with routine cleaning and maintenance including handling and stacking of product when needed
• Operates folder gluer machine or assists with feeding, packing or case sealing as needed to meet customer and production needs.
• Responsible for overseeing effective training and onboarding of new team members; assists Safety Coordinator with ensuring all workplace and product safety training is completed in a timely manner
• Actively oversee the training for Gluer and Window Apprentices to meet all training objectives to achieve Operator status; actively coach, develop and train operators on an ongoing basis
• Monitor status of communication boards and actively work to address and help resolve any outstanding issues in a timely fashion
• Ensure operators have the necessary equipment and…