Lead Finishing Operator

Smurfit Westrock; Mebane (NC); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision benefits

401K with company match

80 hours PTO and 11 holidays

Disability coverage

Tuition Assistance

Safety shoe reimbursement

Comprehensive training and development

Career at a global packaging company

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock is hiring a Lead Finishing Operator at our Mebane, NC facility. This full-time role drives night-shift finishing operations, 12-hour shifts from 7 PM to 7 AM, leading crews and ensuring safety and quality on the line.

The ideal candidate has strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills, with at least five years in manufacturing and familiarity with relevant presses and production databases.

Qualifications

• Leadership and team coaching experience required or preferred.
• Strong communication, verbal and written, across shifts.
• Proven problem solving and troubleshooting in manufacturing.
• Decision making under pressure with safety as priority.
• Safety-focused approach and knowledge of lean/5S is a plus.
• Extensive knowledge of production databases and reporting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate finishing operations to meet daily goals.
• Coach and motivate team members with fairness and urgency.
• Ensure safety procedures including lockout/tagout and drills are followed.
• Monitor quality systems and documentation; sample products during runs.
• Manage waste, downtime, and downtime reduction while maintaining quality.
• Plan resources for upcoming jobs and ensure readiness of presses.
• Provide feedback and participate in learner checklist reviews.
• Maintain production charts and report shift issues.
• Maintain a safe work environment and achieve plant goals.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Troubleshooting

Decision making

Safety awareness

Job description

Description & Requirements

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

Relocation Assistance Available

Hiring Immediately - Full Time

Lead Finishing Operator - Mebane, NC

12 Hour shifts - Nightshift 7PM-7AM

What We Offer

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits available immediately
• 401K with company match
• 80 hours of Paid Time Off and 11 Paid Holidays
• Other benefits such as company paid Long-Term & Short-Term Disability, Tuition Assistance and more
• Annual Reimbursement for Safety Shoes
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

The Opportunity

• The lead is responsible for evaluating opportunities and pulling the team together to accomplish set goals. The lead is to strive for results by being a good communicator who motivates, coaches and encourages team members in a fair and consistent manner. In addition, this person will be dedicated and have a clear vision of their task and exhibit a sense of urgency while being committed to the overall success of the team and this facility.
• Perform assignments from the Activity Based Safety System, conduct shift safety walk through and safety 2-minute drills, ensure lock out tag out is performed as required, assist in conducting accident investigations, continuously monitor and access activities with safety as the priority.
• Monitor the quality systems, check the required documentation, sample the product during the process of the run, check the post audit quality at the end of the gluers, provide technical expertise on the quality matters as required.
• Monitor productivity to ensure crews are on pace to achieve/exceed daily goals, provide expertise to resolve issues that prevent achieving goals, aggressively attack downtime causes with effort to return to production as quickly and as safely as possible while at the same time, ensuring a quality product, monitor and record waste, take actions to minimize and waste; perform and assist with all pre-make readies on all presses.
• Provide feedback and participate in employer learner checklist review.
• Chart all production and any problems that occurred on the shift.
• Safe work environment with accident rates under plant goals for LWDIR and OIR.
• Understand goals and expectations and set priorities to ensure crews are on pace to achieve/exceed daily goals.
• Provide expertise and vision to resolve issues.
• Monitor, record waste and take actions to minimize excessive waste.
• Review and confirm that all resources needed for the upcoming jobs are stage.

What You Need To Succeed

• Knowledge of Bobst and Leary preferred.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies such as 5S is a plus.
• Excellent leadership, management, troubleshooting, problem solving, and decision‑making skills.
• Excellent communication skills including verbal, written and interpersonal.
• Five year's industry experience.
• Extensive knowledge of production associated databases.
• Ability to direct employees to meet stated work objectives.
• Thorough understanding of production processes and manufacturing systems.

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.