Production Supervisor

PCA • Farmville, NC

38d • $70,560 - $85,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor, Hexacomb is responsible for planning and supervising the activities of personnel and resources assigned to production. This includes the responsibility for coordinating the seamless execution of operations, meeting production goals, and all aspects of supervising production employees during a shift. Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is a Fortune 500 company and an ideas and solutions provider. Our corrugated packaging business aims to be the leader in assisting customers with packaging, transporting, and displaying products. Our white paper business provides Paper With Purpose through exceptional customer service and operational excellence. With approximately 15,000 team members across over 100 locations in the United States, we focus on meeting local customer needs. Our mission is to serve our customers' needs, both now and in the future, with products and services that surpass expectations for performance and environmental responsibility. Hexacomb is the largest manufacturer of paper honeycomb in the United States, leading in helping customers package, transport, and display products. A typical Hexacomb plant employs between 20 to 70 individuals.

Requirements

• Education equivalent to high school diploma required.
• 2+ years previous experience in a supervisory capacity at a manufacturing facility.
• Previous experience in coaching, training, teambuilding, performance development and conflict resolution.
• Ability to work flexible hours and overtime as needed.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle numerous details, deadlines, and requests.
• Solid analytical, mechanical and mathematical skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all individuals at all levels throughout the company.
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively lead and communicate with production team and management.
• Working knowledge of computer systems.

Nice To Haves

• Some college or manufacturing training.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, resolve conflicts, provide training, evaluate performance and ensure efficient scheduling of the production staff including the recommendation of personnel actions such as hiring, evaluations, promotions and disciplinary action.
• Assign and keep records of employee shift times, attendance, schedules and hours.
• Optimize all material, personnel, equipment and time resources utilization to improve productivity while limiting waste and without compromising health, safety, and quality standards.
• Coordinate activity with the Plant Manager, Hexacomb to plan and manage daily and weekly schedules to meet production goals, prioritize work orders, maintain quality requirements, and assure an even flow of work through all the departments with minimal or no interruptions.
• Enforce health, safety, and quality procedures and regulations.
• Train new hires and retrain existing employees on all equipment, protocols, production standards, safety regulations and waste control.
• Analyze production performance, identify opportunities, make recommendations for process and equipment improvement, establish and execute goals.
• Enforces health, safety, and quality procedures and regulations
• Supervise efficient operation of equipment including the inspection of materials, products and equipment to detect and/or prevent malfunctions.
• Read and analyze work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
• Maintain a clean, safe and injury‐free work environment.
• Request materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services as needed.
• Maintain operations data such as time, production and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.
• Know and follow policies and procedures of the company, share information that would benefit other members of the team and find ways to improve the delivery of service to our customers.

Benefits

• Starting salary range for position: $70,560 - $85,000.
• Annual Bonus – Based upon individual contribution and overall, Company performance.
• Three (3) weeks of Paid Vacation per calendar year. Pro-rata Vacation during the initial year of hire based upon start date within the calendar year.
• Paid Holidays.
• Medical coverage within the first 30 days of employment.
• Dental coverage within the first 30 days of employment.
• Vision coverage within the first 30 days of employment.
• Life insurance coverage automatically enrolled upon hire.
• AD&D coverage automatically enrolled upon hire.
• Disability coverage automatically enrolled upon hire.
• 401k plan enrollment upon hire.
• Pre-tax contribution options for 401k.
• Roth contribution options for 401k.
• Employer provided matching contributions for 401k.

What This Job Offers

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