Production Supervisor

WestRock Company; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

401k with match

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock is seeking a Converting Supervisor to lead the production department, ensuring safety, quality, on-time delivery, and cost control across the shift. You will coordinate daily operations, respond to mechanical issues, and drive lean improvements.

You will coach staff, recruit and develop team members, monitor KPIs, generate daily production reports, and collaborate with other departments to meet customer commitments and optimize capacity.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or G.E.D. is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Engineering or Operations Management is preferred.
• 3+ years of corrugator/converting supervisory experience in a packaging facility is required.
• Lean environment experience; Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification.
• Proven experience in operations, manufacturing, or supply chain.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Proven track record of effective problem-solving.
• Ability to embrace continuous improvement.
• Strong collaboration and teaming skills with stakeholders across functions.
• Ability to coach and train employees.
• Ability to be on-shift resource for troubleshooting problems in the process as well as maintenance issues.
• Ability to make independent, effective decisions.
• Self-directed team player.
• Flexibility to work multiple shifts.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day shift operations with emphasis on safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Act as first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and enforce control procedures.
• Coordinate production activities with other departments to meet goals.
• Monitor production to eliminate waste and ensure schedules are met.
• Input production data into system to measure KPIs.
• Provide recommendations to improve safety, environmental and health of the facility.
• Produce daily shift production reports and reviews.
• Control load factors and workflow to maximize capacity and use of labor, tools, equipment.
• Manage and coach employees, providing performance reviews and disciplinary actions.
• Maintain staff by recruiting, orienting, training and developing growth opportunities.
• Direct maintenance to troubleshoot and perform preventive maintenance.
• Enforce plant safety regulations and promote safety consciousness.
• Ensure daily compliance with company standards and customer commitments.

Skills

Safety leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Collaboration across functions

Coaching

Education

High School diploma/G.E.D.

Bachelor’s degree (Business/Engineering/Operations) - preferred

Job description

Career Opportunity

The Converting Supervisor will be responsible for managing the production department employees in order to meet manufacturing and production schedules, coordinating production operations and maintaining effective quality procedures and safety regulations for the facility.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the shift with constant emphasis on safety, quality, delivery and cost
• Acts as first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and enforce control procedures, recommending improvements to the Plant Superintendent, as appropriate
• Coordinates production activities with other departments to ensure production goals/objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner
• Monitor production activities to eliminate waste and ensure adherence to production and shipping schedules
• Input production data accurately into system to measure and monitor KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) around efficiencies, downtime, inventory and overall production
• Provide recommendations to improve safety, environmental and health of the entire facility
• Produce daily reports on daily shift production and daily shift review to assess if daily goals are met
• Control load factors and workflow to ensure maximum use of available capacity and effective use of labor, tools and equipment.
• Manage and coach employees, providing performance reviews and enforcing disciplinary actions.
• Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training employees, and developing individual growth opportunities.
• Directs maintenance employees to troubleshoot mechanical problems and perform preventative maintenance.
• Enforce adherence to plant safety regulations and encourage employees to become safety- conscious.
• Ensure daily that plant personnel follow all company standards and meet all customer commitments.

What you need to succeed

• High School diploma or G.E.D. - Required
• Bachelor’s degree (Business Management, Engineering or Operations Management) - Preferred
• 3+ years of corrugator / converting supervisory experience in a packaging facility - Required.
• Experience working in a Lean environment; Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification.
• Proven experience in operations, manufacturing, or supply chain
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Proven track record of effective problem-solving
• Ability to embrace continuous improvement.
• Strong collaboration and teaming skills with stakeholders across functions
• Ability to coach and train employees
• Ability to be an on-shift resource for troubleshooting problems in the process as well as maintenance issues.
• Ability to make independent, effective decisions.
• Possess the ability to be a self-directed team player.
• Flexibility to work multiple shifts.

What we offer

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
• Benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with match and more!
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.