Manufacturing Supervisor

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At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, food service, household, personal care and pet products.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities.

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you.

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Supervisor is responsible for managing various production activities including but not limitedto:planning,directing and monitoring production to meet established specifications, schedules, department productiontargetsand quality standards.

They understand and align plant operations & production as he/she executes their role in the overall order fulfillment process to exceed customer expectations and align with GPI business, cultural, financial,and operational  addition to planning, prioritizing, and managing production line maintenance/downtime to minimize disruptions.

Essential Duties & responsibilities:

• Supervises andfacilitatesthe day-to-day shift activities ofteam. Utilizes knowledge and experience, providing training to team members.

• Responsible for their individual performance.

• Oversees scheduling, material handlingissuesand maintenance, as well as resolving production problems.

• Responsible for people management actions such as performance management, rewarding,training and developing employees.

• Works with employees tomaintaina safe work environment. Encourages and leads team members to work in a safe manner and to seek improvement in work practices.

• Supervises entry-level, and semi-skilled hourly union employees such as production, and craft workers.

• Ensures that product quality, production efficiency, and overall productivity meet orexceedsestablished standards.

• Strives to be technically proficientonthemachinery in the department.

• Uses judgement to identify,troubleshoot and resolve day-to-day technical and operational problems.

• Must be supportive and involved in GPI efforts for LEAN, 5S, Six Sigma and other Continuous Improvement programs and processes.

• Strives toclearlyunderstandcustomer requirements and delivers results to meet or exceed customer expectations.

• Ability and responsibility to stop any process that is not meeting employee safety requirements.

• Ability and responsibility to stop any process thatis not meeting customer quality requirements.

• Reviews, andsubmitsall training documentation to the department manager for review and approval

• In conjunction with other production supervisors, ensures daily pay period completion of alltimecards, andpre approval prior to submission to payroll.

• Assistin interviewing processes as requested.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Follow all Plant rules, Processes, Hygiene, and Allergens procedures, related toproductionof Safe Quality Foods.

• Report to person of authority to record any potentially unsafe conditions which may result in unsafe foods or noncompliance to SQF related procedures.

• Participate in SQF Root Cause and Corrective Actions (from customer complaints, SQF audits, validation, and verification activities) as required.

• Follow all procedures related to producing Safe Quality Foods (SQF).

• Report any potentially unsafe SQF conditions or customer complaints to a person of authority to record and/or correct the situation.

SCHEDULE DEMANDS:

• Manufacturing Supervisor will be managing the floor on Third Shift

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