Production Supervisor

Smurfit Westrock; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 59,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock seeks a Supervisor for Manufacturing Operations in Syracuse, NY. This role involves leading a team to achieve safety and productivity goals while ensuring effective communication and training practices. Ideal candidates possess strong supervisory skills and a solid understanding of paper mill operations.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Disability insurance

Tuition assistance

Qualifications

• Current Line Team Coordinator or equivalent experience required.
• Demonstrated computer literacy with Microsoft Office.
• ISO experience or related quality management system experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure team safety, quality, and productivity during shifts.
• Conduct team meetings and facilitate decision-making processes.
• Manage maintenance priorities and resources on the shift.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Team Management

Decision-Making

Problem Solving

Education

Four-year degree in relevant field

10 years paper mill experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

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The opportunity:

The Supervisor, Manufacturing Operations, is responsible for engaging their team to achieve safe predictable results every shift.

How you will impact WestRock:

• Responsible for safety, quality, cost, productivity, training, and housekeeping throughout the entire mill.
• Ensures all Shift Team members complete all annual safety training.
• Manages shift maintenance techs and sets shift maintenance priorities across the mill.
• Reallocates Line/Shift Team resources and requests additional resources to support Shift Team efforts.
• Work with Line Team Coordinator and Qualified Area Technicians to understand and resolve safety, quality, and process issues in all areas of the mill.
• Models mill Core Values, positively reinforcing team behaviors consistent with the values.
• Conducts successful team meetings both at the start of shift and during upset conditions.
• Facilitates the team’s use of systematic work procedures and effective decision-making processes.
• Participates in identifying, developing, and improving systems, processes, and procedures that are aligned to support mill success.
• Ensures team members maintain healthy work relationships, facilitating the resolution of conflict at the earliest possible stage.
• Facilitates team planning and goal setting process, ensuring team gets regular feedback on the accomplishment of its objectives.
• Maintain an environment of continuous improvement where team members routinely look for more efficient and effective ways to safely accomplish their tasks.
• Educate and develop accountability throughout the entire Shift Team.
• Build teamwork across Line Teams, Business Units, and with mill support groups, i.e. Maintenance, Engineering, IT, HR, etc.
• Facilitates team decision-making process; acts as "decision maker" when situation warrants.
• Drives team members to take action to solve problems.
• Leads response of any safety or environmental incidents that happen.
• Ensures clear understanding and effective use of the quality management system throughout shift team.
• Performs weekly housekeeping audits and coordinates corrective actions.
• Participates in Line Team Focus Five meetings.
• Point of contact for Mill emergencies such as fire, injury, environmental, or other plant emergencies.
• Contacts Business Unit Leader or Area Coordinator in accordance with established guidelines.
• Evaluates and secures Shift Team coverage, as necessary, for unscheduled vacancies.
• Ensures any appropriate documentation is completed and retained.
• Acts as safety resource for the Shift Team, performing safety audits, behavioral observations, and coordinating corrective actions.
• Ensures LTC’s understand and perform their responsibilities at a superior level, providing training or other corrective action, as needed, to address identified performance gaps.
• Facilitates the coordination of unscheduled downtime tasks.
• Ensures Shift Team is represented on mill Standing Committees and that representatives meet their obligations to these committees.

What you need:

• Current Line Team Coordinator OR four-year degree with 3 years paper mill experience OR a minimum of 10 years paper mill experience.
• Overview of paper mill operations to include OCC, stock approach, paper machine, winders, roll handling and finished goods.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, management, and leadership skills.
• Ability to make tough, immediate decisions in urgent situations.
• Capable of executing a skill development and qualification plan to promote on-shift coverage for (un)planned vacancies.
• Demonstrated safe work practices and behavior.
• Demonstrated successful supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Assertive, desire to drive to resolution.
• Demonstrated computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel, OSI PI Systems, Lotus Notes or equivalent.)
• Presents a professional image.
• ISO experience or similar quality management system experience.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Production, Management, and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Disability insurance

Tuition assistance

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