Board Mill Shift Leader - Safety & Production

Smurfit Westrock; Moores Mill (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training programs

Comprehensive benefits

401k with match

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Referral bonus

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock in Demopolis, AL seeks a Board Mill Shift Supervisor to lead daily production, safety, and quality across pulp dryer, finishing, additives, and board machine. You will guide a crew of 22–25 hourly associates on a 12-hour rotating shift, partnering with maintenance and engineering to optimize performance.

Responsibilities include driving continuous improvement, coordinating maintenance activities, tracking process data, and ensuring documentation, training, and timekeeping are

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of 5 years of related manufacturing, operations, or industrial experience.
• Experience leading or managing hourly crews in a paper mill environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead Board Mill operations to achieve safety, environmental, production, quality, and cost performance goals while ensuring compliance with company policies, procedures, and permit requirements.
• Supervise and develop a team of 22 to 25 hourly employees per shift (12-hour rotating shift) by providing direction, coaching, performance feedback, and ongoing support for employee growth and accountability.
• Promote a strong safety culture by ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards and reinforcing safe work practices throughout the department.
• Coordinate planned and unplanned maintenance activities with maintenance and engineering teams to maximize equipment reliability and operational efficiency.
• Monitor and troubleshoot manufacturing processes through crew engagement, process data analysis, trend monitoring, and the application of established troubleshooting procedures.
• Communicate operational issues, improvement opportunities, and corrective actions to management while supporting timely problem resolution.
• Review and verify completion of critical operational documentation, including preventive maintenance inspections, safety requirements, housekeeping standards, Best Management Practices, and equipment integrity checks.
• Manage workforce scheduling, timekeeping, training, and crew staffing needs through daily roster planning and administration of the Workforce time management system.

Skills

Team leadership

Safety culture

Cross-functional coordination

Education

High school diploma or GED

Technical degree / associate / bachelor's

Tools

Workforce scheduling system

Job description

Smurfit Westrock in Demopolis, AL seeks a Board Mill Shift Supervisor to lead daily production, safety, and quality across pulp dryer, finishing, additives, and board machine. You will guide a crew of 22–25 hourly associates on a 12-hour rotating shift, partnering with maintenance and engineering to optimize performance.

Responsibilities include driving continuous improvement, coordinating maintenance activities, tracking process data, and ensuring documentation, training, and timekeeping are