Group Leader-2nd Shift

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Location: Gardner, MA
Pay: $19.00–$21.00 per hour
Schedule: Full-Time | 2nd Shift 3:00pm - 11:00pm

Seaman Paper is a global manufacturer of sustainable specialty paper and packaging solutions. Family-owned and headquartered in Leominster, Massachusetts, we've been manufacturing in Massachusetts since 1946 and continue to grow our operations around the world.

We're looking for a dependable and hands-on Group Leader to lead our Converting team. You'll help direct employees, coordinate daily production activities, and ensure the team has the people, materials, and information needed to meet production goals safely and efficiently.

This is a working leadership role. You'll spend time on the production floor, support employees directly, and step into production responsibilities when needed.

• Lead and direct employees within the assigned production department.
• Assign employees to production functions based on staffing and production needs.
• Review the previous shift's production and determine remaining work for the current shift.
• Review production orders and identify staffing and material requirements.
• Verify item numbers, purchase orders, and production materials for accuracy.
• Verify finished materials, case weights, cases per skid, and other production information.
• Review and verify end-of-shift production paperwork, including crew size, hours worked, cases produced, and skids completed.
• Train and cross-train employees across departments.
• Provide direction, coaching, and performance feedback to team members.
• Step into production roles and operate equipment when needed.
• Rotate employees to provide break coverage.
• Report accidents, injuries, near misses, unsafe conditions, and personnel concerns to the Shift Supervisor.
• Support and enforce company safety procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Promote a strong culture of safety, quality, and accountability.
• Represent the department on the Company Safety Committee as needed.
• Work independently while maintaining communication with the Shift Supervisor.
• Support production during varying shifts and overtime as required.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
• Support other production activities and team needs as assigned.

• Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment required.
• Previous leadership or lead experience preferred.
• Ability to direct and motivate employees while maintaining safety and production standards.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Strong counting and basic math skills.
• Ability to accurately measure, count, weigh, and record production information.
• Ability to communicate clearly with employees and supervisors.
• Ability to provide direction, coaching, and feedback.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Comfortable working hands-on in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to operate a forklift and clamp truck safely and effectively.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

• Competitive pay — $19.00–$21.00 per hour.
• Leadership opportunity — Build your leadership experience while working directly with a production team.
• Hands-on work — Stay involved in daily production rather than managing from a desk.
• Career growth — Develop your leadership and manufacturing skills and pursue opportunities within the organization.
• Stable company — Join a family-owned organization with a long history of success.
• Meaningful work — Help produce sustainable paper and packaging products used by customers around the world.
• Team environment — Work alongside production, maintenance, quality, and…