3rd Shift Production Coordinator

Great Northern•Brooklyn Park, MN

1d•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. You will experience a collaborative team-first, safe, clean, enjoyable, and predictable workplace where team members support and care for one another. Our team members produce sustainable and eco-friendly products that are supplied to national brands that impact people's day-to-day lives. Great Northern is continually investing in upgrading or purchasing new, high-speed manufacturing equipment to maximize and increase capacity. Our employees have access to state-of-the-art technology and tools, enabling them to work more efficiently and effectively. These investments not only maximize our capacity and increase production, but also create more opportunities for our 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 in the Company.
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

Coordinating activities associated to the timely execution and completion of all manufacturing and distribution processes and assuring delivery requirements are met.
Coordinating timely manufacturing process completion, product quality and shipping requirements, while interfacing with a wide range of Great Northern personnel (i.e.: Design, Prepress, Project Managers, Customer Service, Quality, Machine Operators, Shipping personnel, Supervisors and Managers.)
Assisting the 3rd Shift Production Supervisor with providing work direction and overseeing employees, machinery or equipment, work methods, raw materials and work environment in the Manufacturing Department.
Investigating and taking prompt action when problems related to manufacturing schedule adherence, safety, product quality, equipment failure or material waste and scrap disrupt planned delivery.
Keeping the Production Supervisor informed of such incidents and making recommendations to prevent similar problems from happening in the future.
Performing all job responsibilities in strict adherence with the Company’s Mission/Values Statement and in accordance with established standards for external customers as well as internal customers.
Manufacturing execution in accordance to our work center schedule and customer expectations.
Achieving the appropriate work center and/or process performance as defined by performance measurements and goals.
Providing machine operator feedback, in regard to performance and timely order completion.
Providing work direction to team members.
Effectively managing product and/or process quality and non-conformances.
Initiating process conformance and improvement when needed.
Working from the most complex verbal or written process/production specifications, instructions, diagrams or models of higher-level technical personnel.
Providing and maintaining an executable production schedule, on a daily basis, to ensure customer expectations are met.
Following safe operating procedures and all safety rules and guidelines.
Selecting printing plates or dies, filling ink wells with the required color and adjusting ink flow as required.
Observing machine operation to detect product defects or machine malfunctions.
Assisting in adjusting settings and controls as required to ensure product meets specifications and quality standards.
Measuring product dimensions to determine accuracy of machine operation and performing quality inspection of finished product.
Counting, stacking, marking, banding and transporting finished product to the proper area as directed.
Performing a wide variety of jobs within plant operations as needed.
Performing a variety of miscellaneous job-related tasks as may be assigned from time-to-time by a Management Representative.