Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Pratt Industries•Carlisle, PA

About The Position

Pratt Industries is hiring a Corrugating Supervisor to oversee approximately 12 employees during the daily production of quality board. The supervisor is responsible for ensuring safe, productive operations with minimum waste and cross-training employees in key positions. The schedule is Sunday through Thursday, 11 PM to 7 AM, and the listed yearly salary is $85,000. The role directly supervises department employees and includes training, planning and assigning work, directing and evaluating performance, recognizing and disciplining employees, resolving conflicts and problems, coaching, documentation, and setting a strong example. The supervisor maintains production, quality, and efficiency standards; manages roll-stock and corrugator-supply inventories; coordinates repairs and preventive maintenance; leads weekly production and safety meetings; and communicates operational concerns and shift handoffs to relevant management and supervisors. The position requires working knowledge of equipment capabilities, cost considerations, quality standards, and regulatory requirements, including OSHA, DEQ, EEO, wage and hour requirements, environmental requirements, and waste minimization. The employee regularly stands and walks in a manufacturing environment with moving mechanical parts, wet or humid conditions, and usually loud noise. The job may involve lifting up to 50 pounds regularly and up to 100 pounds occasionally.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Two years of prior supervisory experience.
Working knowledge of equipment design and capabilities and how they can be applied to efficient operation.
Working knowledge of cost issues and how daily decisions can reduce costs and identify areas for improvement.
Working knowledge of quality standards.
Working knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements, including wage and hour requirements, environmental and waste-minimization requirements, company policies, and personnel requirements including OSHA, DEQ, and EEO.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to read a tape measure quickly and accurately; calculate percentages, measurements, volume, and rate; and apply high-school mathematics.
Ability to follow written, oral, or graphic instructions and handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including regularly standing, walking, talking or hearing, and lifting or moving up to 50 pounds; occasional lifting or moving up to 100 pounds.
Ability to work in the described manufacturing environment, including exposure to moving mechanical parts and usually loud noise.

Nice To Haves

Prior work experience in the corrugated industry.

Responsibilities

Supervise employees assigned to the department and carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.
Train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; resolve conflicts; coach and lead employees; address complaints; resolve problems; and document relevant matters.
Supervise approximately 12 people in producing quality board safely and productively with minimum waste.
Cross-train employees in key positions.
Maintain quality, efficiency, and production levels set by management and communicate standards to staff.
Report quality concerns to the Corrugator and Plant Superintendent and assist in determining quality guidelines.
Build and maintain departmental morale through fairness, consistency, interest in employee concerns, and 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 prevent problems between shift changes.
Develop career skills 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.
Support employee development, positive employee relations, and a positive work environment.
Participate in advancing the business through new and innovative ideas.
Perform additional duties as assigned by management.