Corrugating Lead 2nd

Pratt Industries, Inc.; Lewisburg (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Pratt Industries, Inc. in Ohio seeks a Corrugating Lead to support the Corrugating Supervisor on the floor, guiding approximately 2–30 staff to produce quality corrugated products safely with minimal waste.

You will cross-train employees, maintain production standards, and communicate with supervision to prevent shift-change issues while promoting safety and efficiency across the department.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules and procedures.
• Write routine reports and correspondence.
• Speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.

Responsibilities

• Assist Supervisor on the floor with 2–30 staff to meet quality and production goals.
• Cross-train employees in key positions and enforce safety protocols.
• Maintain inventories of sheets, inks and converting supplies.
• Communicate with supervision to avoid shift-change problems.
• Lead meetings and support performance standards and corrective actions.
• Support weekly Production/Safety meetings and training.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching skills

Crisis management

Time management

Education

High school diploma or GED

Corrugated industry experience (preferred)

Tools

Lift Truck License

Job description

POSITION TITLE: Corrugating Lead

REPORTS TO: Corrugating Supervisor

SUMMARY

Assist Supervisor on the floor with approximately 2 – 30 people in the daily routine of producing quality corrugated products in a safe, productive manner with minimum waste. Also, he/she will need to Cross-train employees in key positions.

Base Pay of $26.30, plus $1.00 Shift Differential

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain quality, efficiencies, and production levels set by management. Communicate these standards to your staff.
• Report quality concerns to Corrugating and Plant Superintendent. Assist in determining quality guidelines.
• Establish high morale within your department by showing fairness, consistency, and an interest in employee problems. Maintain confidentiality.
• Maintain inventories of sheets, inks and other converting supplies.
• Coordinate with your supervisor and Maintenance Superintendent on any repairs or preventive maintenance done in the department.
• Keep upper management informed of problems or situations that may affect the performance of your department.
• Enforce the corrective action procedures when applicable and conduct meetings with the violating employees and union representative.
• Assist with weekly Production/Safety meetings with departmental personnel.
• Communicate with necessary supervision to avoid problems between shift changes.
• Improve career skills by enrolling yourself in seminars, technical courses, and related college courses.
• Implement, maintain, and support all company policies and procedures, safety program, and good housekeeping.
• Comply with company policies and procedures.
• Additional duties may be assigned by management.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or GED.
• Candidates are PREFERRED who offer the following:

Prior work experience in the corrugated industry.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

The ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

The ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy. Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate. Able to apply concepts of high school math.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

The individual must have a working knowledge of the following:

Equipment design and capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation. This also supports the supervisor's role of teacher and trainer for his/her personnel.

Cost issues in order to make daily decisions that will reduce overall costs and will help the supervisor find areas that require improvement.

Quality standards.

Regulatory requirements including but not limited to wage and hour requirements, environmental and waste minimization, company policies, and personnel requirements including OSHA, DEQ and EEO.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES

The individual must possess the following:

• Superior time management skills including the ability to manage multiple issues concurrently and the ability to lead an effective and efficient meeting.
• Teaching skills in order to function effectively as a teacher for his the technical and administrative parts of the position.
• Excellent crisis manager who demonstrates that he/she has a high emotional control under adverse conditions and can lead his/her personnel to a successful resolution.
• Demonstrated confidence including providing a consistent leadership style with an acceptable level of professional assertiveness.

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS

The performance of the supervisor will be measured as follows:

• Operating standards - the Production Lead will need to meet or exceed the Operating Standards in the areas of quality, cost, safety, customer satisfaction and productivity. Such standards will be set annually and communicated to the supervisor.
• Personal growth - while the company will provide the tools to assist the supervisor to grow professionally the responsibility for moving forward lies with the individual. Each year there will be goals developed and agreed to by the supervisor and his/her superior.
• Employee relations - through observations the supervisor will be evaluated regarding his/her skills and advancements in the areas of motivational techniques and results, positive and corrective/constructive feedback, subordinate development and creating a positive work environment.
• Creativity - this will be evaluated by how active the supervisor is in participating in advancing the business through new and innovative ideas.