3rd Shift Production Coordinator

Great Northern•Brooklyn Park, MN

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Established in 1962, Great Northern is a local, privately owned paper-based packaging manufacturer with a long history of providing secure, stable, and meaningful positions. Team members experience a collaborative, team-first, safe, clean, enjoyable, and predictable workplace where individuals support and care for one another. The company produces sustainable and eco-friendly products supplied to national brands. Great Northern continually invests in upgrading or purchasing new, high-speed manufacturing equipment to maximize capacity and increase production, providing employees access to state-of-the-art technology and tools. These investments create more opportunities for employees to learn and grow their careers.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) or two-year industry-related technical degree plus 2 – 3 years’ experience and/or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated knowledge and performance in Work Centers responsible for.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with customers, and the ability to convey a positive and professional image of service and support to employees at all levels of responsibility.
Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills required, particularly in oral format.
Ability to read English and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedures, manuals, and order specifications.
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 percentages.
Ability to read a ruler to 1/16th of an inch.
Ability to apply practical knowledge and understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Mechanical and spatial aptitude.
Attention to detail, accuracy, and quality.
Enthusiasm, dedication, reliability, and punctuality required.
Ability to move from one task/assignment on short notice, comfortable in a fast-moving environment.
Ability to lead and develop team members.
Ability to delegate responsibility when appropriate.

Nice To Haves

6 to 12 months of Great Northern production work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate activities related to the timely execution and completion of all manufacturing and distribution processes to assure delivery requirements are met.
Coordinate timely manufacturing process completion, product quality, and shipping requirements, while interfacing with various Great Northern personnel.
Assist the 3rd Shift Production Supervisor with providing work direction and overseeing employees, machinery or equipment, work methods, raw materials, and the work environment in the Manufacturing Department.
Investigate and take prompt action when problems related to manufacturing schedule adherence, safety, product quality, equipment failure, or material waste and scrap disrupt planned delivery.
Keep the Production Supervisor informed of incidents and make recommendations to prevent similar problems.
Perform all job responsibilities in strict adherence to the Company’s Mission/Values Statement and in accordance with established standards.
Ensure manufacturing execution in accordance with the work center schedule and customer expectations.
Achieve appropriate work center and/or process performance as defined by performance measurements and goals.
Provide machine operator feedback regarding performance and timely order completion.
Provide work direction to team members.
Effectively manage product and/or process quality and non-conformances.
Initiate process conformance and improvement when needed.
Work from complex verbal or written process/production specifications, instructions, diagrams, or models.
Provide and maintain an executable production schedule on a daily basis to ensure customer expectations are met.
Follow safe operating procedures and all safety rules and guidelines.
Select printing plates or dies, fill ink wells with the required color, and adjust ink flow as required.
Observe machine operation to detect product defects or machine malfunctions.
Assist in adjusting settings and controls as required to ensure product meets specifications and quality standards.
Measure product dimensions to determine accuracy of machine operation and perform quality inspection of finished product.
Count, stack, mark, band, and transport finished product to the proper area.
Perform a wide variety of jobs within plant operations as needed.
Perform a variety of miscellaneous job-related tasks as may be assigned.