Printing Production Supervisor

Kaufman Container • Cleveland, OH

2d

About The Position

The Printing Production Supervisor supervises assigned production materials, equipment, and personnel to maximize the timely production of quality products while maintaining safe and cost-effective operations. The role trains production employees, monitors production results, addresses downtime and spoilage, supports cooperation across departments, and helps enforce company policies and safety practices. The supervisor also supports production objectives by covering tasks when assigned personnel are absent and assisting with projects, product and process development, and documentation.

Requirements

• Previous printing experience in screen, flexographic, or lithographic printing.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Computer literacy.
• Four years of industrial experience.
• Communication, math, and interpersonal skills.
• Normal color vision.
• Ability to read 5- or 6-point font.

Responsibilities

• Train equipment operators and carton packers or box handlers in their job functions.
• Ensure timely and efficient equipment set-ups, changeovers, and start-ups to minimize production delays.
• Accurately and promptly report daily production, including labor and materials used.
• Monitor production effectiveness for quality and quantity and take action to minimize downtime and excessive spoilage.
• Work with other departments to solve problems and promote cooperation in support of company objectives.
• Promote facility, equipment, and employee safety, including reporting problems, conditions, and hazards that cannot be immediately corrected.
• Evaluate employee effectiveness and identify individual improvement needs.
• Issue disciplinary action as appropriate and recommend merit increases, hiring, and discharging actions to the production manager.
• Enforce company policies.
• Perform tasks as necessary to support production objectives when personnel normally assigned to those tasks are absent.
• Perform special projects as requested.
• Assist in developing new products, tooling, processes, and materials.
• Assist in developing, refining, and writing procedures, forms, and work instructions.
• Post all machine schedules.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED