Manufacturing Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Job Summary

Directs and coordinates the day-to-day shift activities, providing leadership and supervision to subordinates and serving as the link between direct reports and middle/upper management. The role involves aligning business operations and department objectives to exceed customer expectations and support GPI's financial and operational goals.

• Plans production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products, utilizing knowledge of production processes and methods, machine and equipment capabilities, and human resource requirements and capabilities.
• Makes decisions on job assignments and work priorities.
• Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays and downtime.
• Responsible for equipment condition and department housekeeping.
• Researches, compiles and prepares reports, correspondence, and other information required by management, as well as identifies and resolves report discrepancies or errors.
• Works with employees to maintain a safe work environment. Leads and supports subordinates to work in a safe manner and to seek improvements in work practices.
• Ensures that product quality and production efficiencies meet or exceed established standards.
• Examines procedures and recommends changes to save time, labor, and other costs and to improve quality control and operating efficiency.
• Supervises and coordinates activities of support resources such as quality, maintenance, shipping and receiving, and technical trainers.
• Observes subordinates to ensure compliance with safety, quality, and productivity standards.
• Verifies completeness and accuracy of subordinates’ work, computations, and records.
• Participates in work of subordinates to facilitate productivity or overcome difficult aspects of work.
• Instructs subordinates in job duties or arranges for training to be provided.
• Facilitates team meetings, intervenes as necessary to keep the team’s goals and results consistent with company direction, and works with the team members to develop their full potential.
• Initiates and conducts personnel actions such as discipline, performance evaluations, and payroll.
• Evaluates subordinate job performance and recommends appropriate personnel action.
• Administers, communicates, and interprets work procedures and company policies to subordinates.
• Provides subordinates with guidance in handling difficult or complex problems and in resolving grievances or submits unsettled disputes to management.
• Shares an obligation to protect and strengthen Graphic Packaging International’s reputation in relationships with customers, employees, suppliers, competitors, investors, and governmental agencies, and to act consistently with core values:
  Integrity, Respect, Accountability, Relationships, and Teamwork.

• Must have 2-4 years’ relative experience in a supervisor role.
• Manufacturing experience required.
• Experience operating hand jacks, electric pallet jacks, forklifts, and clamp trucks a plus.
• Leadership skills – ability to motivate people to perform at high levels.
• Excellent attendance and ability to work independently.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field and/or equivalent experience in a converting facility is required.
• Experience and knowledge of roll stock cutting machines, printing presses, die cutting machines, and straight-line gluers is preferred.

• LANGUAGE SKILLS – Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees. Bilingual in English/Spanish is a plus.
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS – Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• REASONING ABILITY – Ability to solve practical…