Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Pratt Industries•Carlisle, PA

About The Position

The Supervisor oversees approximately 12 employees in the daily production of quality corrugated board, aiming for safe, productive operations with minimal waste. The role includes cross-training employees in key positions and directly supervising department personnel in accordance with company policies and applicable laws. Supervisory work includes training, planning and assigning work, directing and appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, resolving conflicts and complaints, coaching, building teams, documenting matters, and modeling strong behavior and performance. The Supervisor maintains department quality, efficiency, and production levels; communicates standards to staff; reports quality concerns to the Corrugator and Plant Superintendent; and assists in establishing quality guidelines. The role maintains roll-stock and corrugator-supply inventories, coordinates repairs and preventive maintenance, keeps upper management informed about issues that may affect departmental performance, conducts weekly production and safety meetings, and coordinates with other supervisors during shift changes. The Supervisor also supports company policies, safety programs, housekeeping, and ongoing professional development. The position requires leadership in time management, teaching, crisis management, employee relations, and consistent professional communication. Performance is evaluated against operating standards for quality, cost, safety, customer satisfaction, and productivity, as well as personal growth, employee relations, and contributions to improvement and innovation. The role requires working knowledge of equipment capabilities, cost considerations, quality standards, and applicable regulatory requirements, including wage and hour rules, environmental and waste-minimization requirements, OSHA, DEQ, and EEO. A current Lift Truck Operator License may be required. The work involves regular standing, walking, and exposure to moving mechanical parts, with a usually loud noise level.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Two years of prior supervisory experience.
Working knowledge of equipment design and capabilities, cost issues, quality standards, and applicable regulatory requirements, including wage and hour requirements, environmental and waste minimization rules, company policies, OSHA, DEQ, and EEO.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to read a tape measure accurately and calculate percentages, measurements, volume, and rate using high-school-level math.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or graphic instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Leadership skills including time management, teaching, crisis management, employee relations, active listening, performance appraisal, constructive feedback, conflict resolution, motivation, coaching, delegation, and professional assertiveness.
Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License.

Nice To Haves

Prior work experience in the corrugated industry.

Responsibilities

Supervise approximately 12 employees in the daily production of quality board in a safe, productive manner with minimum waste.
Cross-train employees in key positions.
Train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; resolve conflicts; build teams; coach and lead employees; address complaints; document matters; and set a positive example.
Maintain quality, efficiency, and production levels set by management and communicate these standards to staff.
Report quality concerns to the Corrugator and Plant Superintendent and assist in determining quality guidelines.
Promote high morale through fairness, consistency, and attention to employee problems while maintaining confidentiality.
Maintain inventories of roll stock and corrugator supplies.
Coordinate department repairs and preventive maintenance with the Corrugator Superintendent and Maintenance Manager or Leadman.
Keep upper management informed of problems or situations that may affect departmental performance.
Conduct weekly production and safety meetings with departmental personnel.
Communicate with other supervision to avoid problems between shift changes.
Pursue professional development through seminars, technical courses, and related college courses.
Implement, maintain, comply with, and support company policies and procedures, safety programs, and good housekeeping.
Meet or exceed operating standards for quality, cost, safety, customer satisfaction, and productivity.
Contribute to employee development, positive employee relations, and new or innovative business ideas.