Paper Machine Relief Supervisor

Smurfit Westrock; Stevenson (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock in Stevenson, Alabama, is seeking a Production Shift Supervisor to lead daily mill operations, partnering with managers and crews to deliver safe, efficient production while meeting quality and budget targets. The role requires supervising paper machine and shipping teams, coordinating outages, and enforcing safety, environmental, and WestRock standards.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or engineering degree, supervisory experience, and strong leadership and

Qualifications

• High School diploma or Bachelor's in Engineering required.
• Prior supervisory/management experience preferred.
• Ability to work rotating 12-hour shifts.
• Unionized location experience preferred.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach rotating shift crews in paper machine and shipping.
• Train crew members to maximize learning.
• Troubleshoot machine, shipping, quality, and winders issues.
• Monitor safety, quality, environmental, and WestRock standards.
• Conduct accident, near miss, and contractor investigations.
• Communicate status and planned repairs to mill staff.
• Direct mechanical and electrical shift crews.
• Assist outages planning and execution.
• Oversee emergency work during shift.
• Maintain housekeeping and department standards.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Interpersonal skills

Planning & prioritization

Leadership

12-hour shifts

Communication skills

Problem solving

PPE knowledge

Union experience

MS Office

Analytical skills

Education

High School diploma / GED

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Outlook

Acrobat Reader

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

EPAM

PI

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.

Career Opportunity

We have an opening for a Production Shift Supervisor to work in partnership with managers and employees at our Stevenson Mill in Stevenson, Alabama. Stevenson is centrally located between Chattanooga, Tennessee and Huntsville, Alabama. This is a unionized facility with approximately 400 employees. This position is responsible for the successful floor level leadership of the daily operation of the mill to achieve maximum sustained safety excellence, environmental compliance, ensuring quality specifications are followed and production targets are maintained at or above budgeted levels.

How You Will Impact Smurfit Westrock

• Provide Leadership and coaching to rotating shift operational crews in the Paper Machine and Shipping Department
• Facilitate the training of each crew member on the crew to get the most out of training in a timely manner.
• Facilitate the trouble shooting effort on the machines, issues in shipping, issues with quality, and issues with winders.
• Monitors the workmanship of the crews and the compliance of the crew to the standards for environmental, quality, safety, and WestRock standards
• Conducts and completes accident investigations, near miss investigations, and contractor investigations
• Communicates to the mill staff through reports, phone, meetings, and face to face about status of area, planned repairs, solutions to issues, and safety status
• Directs the shift mechanical and electrical shift crew
• Help to plan and execute outages in the Department
• Oversees the emergency work being performed in the department on their shift.
• Provides the guidance and leadership to maintain the housekeeping of the departments

What You Need To Succeed

• High School diploma / GED, or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Supervisory / Management experience.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Excellent planning, organizational, time management and prioritization skills
• Leadership and Motivational Skills
• Ability to work rotating 12-hour shifts
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills and the ability to make decisions based on alarm or upset process conditions that may be critical in preventing major breakdowns.
• Ability to select and properly use personal protective equipment according to the specific hazard or hazards in accordance with Company and department requirements.
• Previous work experience in a unionized location is preferred
• Previous supervisory experience is preferred
• Working knowledge in the majority of these programs: Outlook Email, Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Office to include Word, and Excel, EPAM, PI and the ability to learn new applications.
• Analytical and Decision-making skills

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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.