Operations Supervisor

Mativ Holdings, Inc.; Neenah, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PPO plan

EPO plan

Company-paid life insurance

Voluntary life coverage

Paid vacation

Personal time off

401(k) with company match

Employee assistance programs

Wellness and Work Life Support

Job summary

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Mill Operations Supervisor for our Neenah, WI paper mill. This role provides technical guidance to crews on 12-hour shifts, drives safety, quality, and productivity, and partners with maintenance to optimize equipment.

The supervisor will mentor hourly staff, enforce labor agreements, and support continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of supervisory experience in manufacturing and a track record of project leadership.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of supervision experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Supervisory experience and a proven track history of successful project management implementation are desired.
• Paper Mill and manufacturing experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct shift supervision to hourly crews, including assignment and direction of work, training, expectation setting, and rule enforcement.
• Communicate day-to-day information on productivity, quality, safety, personnel, and maintenance to shift successors and operations management.
• Drive hourly employee development to maximize individual and collective talent levels.
• Maintain labor relations and ensure compliance with mill policies and the Labor Agreement.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory experience

Manufacturing experience

Microsoft Office

Oracle applications

Education

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Tools

Oracle applications

Microsoft Office

Job description

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

The Mill Operations Supervisors are responsible for supervising, providing technical support and guidance to paper mill and converting machine crews to meet production and quality goals while emphasizing safe working practices and collaborating with maintenance to optimize equipment. These positions will play a key role in operations leadership through the engagement of manufacturing employees by providing visible support, fostering open communications, coaching and developing manufacturing employees in a safety conscious environment resulting in a benchmark operations culture. This position works a 12 hour shift rotation and will work at our paper mill in Neenah, WI.

• Support and enforce mill safety rules/practices and act as a positive role model for employees.
• Ensure consistent product quality that exceeds customer expectations for value.
• Support asset leaders by providing technical expertise to modify existing mill process and/or add new processes that will improve quality and increase profitability.
• Provide direct shift supervision to hourly crews, including the assignment and direction of work, administration of training, expectation setting, and rule enforcement.
• Effectively communicate day-to-day information on critical and routine issues affecting productivity, quality, safety, personnel, and maintenance to shift successor, along with operations management, as needed.
• Exercise participative leadership that motivates employees to achieve department production/cost requirements.
• Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business results.
• Drive hourly employee development to maximize individual and collective talent levels.
• Accountable for training that will provide qualified, trained and motivated employees.
• Direct and audit effective programs for good housekeeping throughout the mill to ensure a professional atmosphere.
• Administer mill policies and the Labor Agreement properly and consistently.
• Maintain labor relationship through cooperation and team supportive efforts.

Successful candidates will have three to five years of supervision experience in a manufacturing environment. Supervisory experience and a proven track history of successful project management implementation are also desired. Paper Mill and manufacturing experience is beneficial.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Ability to use Microsoft Office and Oracle applications
• Minimum of three years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment – preferably in the papermaking or converting industry

WHAT WE OFFER

At Mativ, our benefits reflect how much we value and care for each other. We know that employees and their families have unique needs, so our comprehensive benefits offer flexibility, quality, and affordability. Here are just a few of the ways we support your well-being and that of your loved ones:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
• Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
• Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
• Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Employee assistance programs – available 24/7 to you and your family
• Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance

ABOUT MATIV

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.

Mativ and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.