Packaging Supervisor

Lee Enterprises; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Eagle, Bryan, TX, is seeking a Full-Time Hands-on Packaging Supervisor to lead evening/nightly operations in a regional printing facility. You will oversee insertion, addressing, and packaging processes, prepare nightly reports, and ensure safety and quality throughout the shift.

Responsibilities include setting up inserter and labeling equipment, staging pallets, monitoring file movement, and maintaining deadlines with strong team collaboration and customer service.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising printing and packaging operations.
• Ability to operate and troubleshoot packaging equipment.
• Proven leadership and communication skills.
• Commitment to safety policies and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely insertion, addressing and packaging of all inserted and mailed products.
• Prepare nightly paperwork, reports, and tracking documents.
• Set up equipment such as inserter machine hoppers, ink jetting equipment, stackers, conveyors and Mirasert.
• Stage pallets of print products, print and set up mail tags, mail sacking and label making
• Monitor preprints and Miracom file movement, mark and sort bundle tops, label files and printing
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to meet deadlines, set priorities, control waste and produce quality work.
• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate orally in conversation both in person and by telephone.
• Strong people skills and the ability to interact with others and remain focused while dealing with multiple objectives and timelines.
• The ability to work in a team setting, develop and motivate people, and embrace the concept of teamwork.
• Self-motivation with the ability to work independently.
• Mechanical and troubleshooting abilities
• Ability to operate motorized pallet jack and fork truck.
• Promote safety and ensure all safety guidelines are followed.

Skills

Quality control

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Communication skills

Mechanical aptitude

Forklift operation

Problem solving

Tools

Inserter machine

Pallet jack

Conveyors

Labeling equipment

Job description

The Eagle, 1729 Briarcrest Dr, Bryan, Texas, United States of America

Job Description

PACKAGING SUPERVISOR

The Bryan Eagle, a Lee Enterprises, Inc. paper is seeking a Full-Time Hands-on Packaging Supervisor, who is responsible for quality, timely and smooth evening/nightly operations such as addressing mail, packaging and inserting newspapers. This key position as a working supervisor will assist and provide leadership to the employees who perform these functions in a regional printing facility, responsible for printing multiple newspapers for the region.

This position is responsible to:

• Ensure accurate and timely insertion, addressing and packaging of all inserted and mailed products.
• Prepare nightly paperwork, reports, and tracking documents.
• Set up equipment such as inserter machine hoppers, ink jetting equipment, stackers, conveyors and Mirasert.
• Ability to learn addressing periodicals to be mailed via USPS.
• Stage pallets of print products, print and set up mail tags, mail sacking and label making
• Monitor preprints and Miracom file movement, mark and sort bundle tops, label files and printing
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to meet deadlines, set priorities, control waste and produce quality work.
• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate orally in conversation both in person and by telephone.
• Strong people skills and the ability to interact with others and remain focused while dealing with multiple objectives and timelines.
• The ability to work in a team setting, develop and motivate people, and embrace the concept of teamwork.
• Self-motivation with the ability to work independently.
• Mechanical and troubleshooting abilities
• Ability to operate motorized pallet jack and fork truck.
• Promote safety and ensure all safety guidelines are followed.

Lee Enterprises is a leading provider of local news and information and a major subscription and advertising platform, with daily and weekly newspapers and rapidly expanding digital products serving 114 markets across 25 states.

The Eagle, 1729 Briarcrest Dr, Bryan, Texas, United States of America