Production Shift Supervisor – Converting & Slitting Operations

Production Shift Supervisor – Converting & Slitting Operations

$70,000 - $90,000 Base
• Greater Green Bay Area
• Fully Funded Pension
• Up to 7 Weeks Vacation
• Rotating 12s

The Opportunity:

Secure a legacy career home with a premier, multi-billion-dollar packaging and converting leader backed by nearly a century of vertical integration and massive local facility expansions. This high-impact role within our specialized Slitting Department is designed for a sophisticated, people-focused operational leader. It offers a total compensation and benefits ecosystem that is virtually unmatched in the Midwest.

If you are a veteran manufacturing supervisor who is tired of corporate downsizing, aging equipment, and bare-minimum benefits, this direct-hire career track represents the pinnacle of operational stability. Because our client is a privately held market leader that consistently reinvests massive capital back into plant technology, you will lead a division equipped with highly automated, top-tier machinery.

This isn't a passive monitoring role. You will manage a dedicated shift of 25–30 hourly operators, serving as the cultural anchor for safety, quality, and processing efficiency. The organization rejects the high-turnover, high-stress mindset of standard contract packaging shops, prioritizing absolute professional respect and a collaborative, team-centric atmosphere. Backed by extensive local facility footprint growth, this position provides bulletproof long-term job security.

• Shift Command:
  Leading daily manufacturing operations for a team of 25–30 unionized hourly employees across the high-speed slitting and converting lines.
• Contract Administration:
  Serving as the front-line management representative to administer the collective bargaining agreement, enforce plant policies, and manage shift attendance and training matrixes.
• Quality Assurance Oversight:
  Driving strict in-process quality control protocols and leading root-cause failure investigations in close partnership with the Technical and Quality groups.
• EHS Leadership:
  Championing the facility's safety culture by auditing machine guarding, executing departmental safety programs, and maintaining a zero-incident workflow.
• Asset Reliability:
  Coordinating with the Maintenance division to manage automated tool changes, schedule preventive maintenance blocks, and minimize line downtime.
• Cost Control & Inventory:
  Overseeing departmental operating supplies, tracking scrap rates, and enforcing strict inventory rotation to minimize manufacturing waste.

• Operations Leadership Pedigree: A minimum of 7 years of verifiable supervisory experience managing high-speed production lines, preferably in web handling, film coating, paper, or flexible packaging.
• Labor Relations
  
  Competency:
  
  A balanced, respectful management style with a proven track record of building positive, productive relationships with union representatives and shop stewards.
• Schedule Adaptability:
  Full professional commitment to a rotating 12-hour day/night schedule, including alternating weekend production blocks.
• Educational Foundation:
  Bachelor's degree is highly preferred; an Associate's degree or equivalent military/professional technical leadership experience will be fully considered.
• Technical Pluses:
  Direct past familiarity with enterprise resource planning software (QAD, SAP, or similar ERP networks) or specialized lean manufacturing training.