Preprint Production Leader (Relocation Eligible)

NPAworldwide; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation available

Bonus

Job summary

NPAworldwide is seeking a production supervisor to oversee safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement for preprint manufacturing. You will lead a team, schedule shifts, manage training, and ensure OSHA-compliant practices across production, finishing, and shipping.

The role requires strong planning, leadership, and problem-solving skills, with a focus on teamwork, inventory control, and vendor coordination to maintain high product quality.

Qualifications

• Five plus years of supervisory experience in preprint manufacturing preferred.
• Bachelor's degree preferred but not a must.
• Excellent planning, organizing, prioritizing, time management and delegation skills.
• Strong mechanical and technical knowledge
• Functional/technical skills
• Action oriented
• Dealing with ambiguity
• Career ambition
• Command skills
• Directing others
• Motivating others
• Interpersonal savvy
• Organizing
• Drive for results
• Problem solving
• Process management
• Strategic agility
• Building effective teams

Responsibilities

• Responsible for process management in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement in the production department, while supervising employees in the daily routine of producing quality preprint products in a safe and efficient manner.
• Champions EHS initiatives and programs; is committed to a safe work environment and ensures that all IP safety and health reliable methods and federal and state OSHA requirements are in place and followed.
• Manages employees in the daily production of preprint products, to include training, planning, assigning, and directing work; evaluating employee performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; promoting teamwork; resolving conflicts.
• Maintain daily plant housekeeping standards by assuring the use of established procedures.
• Maintain high levels of product and service quality in the print, finishing and shipping departments through actively assisting in the development, implementation, use, auditing, and improvement of standard reliable methods and procedures.
• Stay abreast of people needs and issues in the plant and assure effective resolution of identified issues and needs.
• Provide for regular and overtime scheduling.
• Utilize employee involvement and empowerment principles to create teamwork and optimize utilization of resources.
• Participate in the development of capital and project spending plans and activities.
• Responsible for inventory control and monitoring of stock levels, as well as securing vendors as needed.

Skills

Planning

Organizing

Prioritizing

Time management

Delegation

Leadership

Problem solving

Team building

Drive for results

Strategic agility

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Technical knowledge

Job description

NPAworldwide is seeking a production supervisor to oversee safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement for preprint manufacturing. You will lead a team, schedule shifts, manage training, and ensure OSHA-compliant practices across production, finishing, and shipping.

The role requires strong planning, leadership, and problem-solving skills, with a focus on teamwork, inventory control, and vendor coordination to maintain high product quality.