Associate Manager, Operations /Mailroom

USA Today Co • Des Moines, IA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Packaging Manager is responsible for day-to-day management of all Packaging Center functions to support efficient execution of production operations to achieve and maintain on-time production, product quality standards, low waste, and operational safety.

Requirements

• Associate Packaging Manager is responsible for day-to-day management of all Packaging Center functions
• Support efficient execution of production operations
• Achieve and maintain on-time production
• Achieve product quality standards
• Achieve low waste
• Achieve operational safety
• Adhere to an annual budget
• Monthly/quarterly financial performance (expense and revenue estimates) and reporting compliance
• Plan, coordinate and monitor the daily Packaging Center operation
• Achieve productivity and financial goals
• Ensure daily production, quantity and quality requirements are achieved
• Provide advertisers and subscribers a quality product in a timely fashion
• Maintain pre-print information including reports, quantity and accuracy, receiving, consumption and productivity
• Coordinate preprint/insert schedules with other departments
• Production & shift scheduling
• Assist with supply inventory and purchasing
• Manage staff including hiring, scheduling, training, performance, development and handling employee related issues
• Accurate and timely web portal data entry
• Maintain secure storage and implement security policies regarding customers inserts/preprints per established Gannett policies
• Work in a safe manner and consistently utilize required safety equipment
• Promote top-of-mind safety awareness
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment
• Assist in leading safety compliance within the department
• Accident investigations and follow up
• Complete required annual OSHA safety training programs
• Report work related injuries to insurance carrier
• Ensure all machine safety-guards are installed, functioning properly, and in use
• Immediately report any operational concerns, potential safety hazards and all accidents/injuries and near misses to packaging manager
• Provide timely and accurate information to management as required
• Communication regarding equipment repairs and/or consumable materials
• Communicate scheduling needs to supervisors and/or packaging management

Responsibilities

• Adhering to an annual budget including monthly/quarterly financial performance (expense and revenue estimates) and reporting compliance
• Planning, coordinating and monitoring the daily Packaging Center operation to achieve productivity and financial goals
• Ensuring the daily production, quantity and quality requirements are achieved to provide advertisers and subscribers a quality product in a timely fashion
• Maintaining pre-print information including reports, quantity and accuracy, receiving, consumption and productivity
• Coordinating preprint/insert schedules with other departments such as pressroom, transportation and advertising
• Production & shift scheduling
• Assisting with supply inventory and purchasing
• Managing staff including hiring, scheduling, training, performance, development and handling employee related issues
• Accurate and timely web portal data entry
• Maintaining secure storage and implementing security policies regarding customers inserts/preprints per established Gannett policies
• Working in a safe manner and consistently utilizing required safety equipment to promote top-of-mind safety awareness
• Maintaining a clean and safe work environment
• Assisting in leading safety compliance within the department including accident investigations and follow up
• Completing required annual OSHA safety training programs
• Reporting work related injuries to insurance carrier
• Ensuring all machine safety-guards are installed, functioning properly, and in use
• Immediately reporting any operational concerns, potential safety hazards and all accidents/injuries and near misses to packaging manager
• Providing timely and accurate information to management as required
• Communication regarding equipment repairs and/or consumable materials
• Communicating scheduling needs to supervisors and/or packaging management
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed