Supv, Mfg Ops

Smurfit Westrock; Liberty (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

401k with match

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock, a leader in sustainable packaging, seeks a Production Supervisor to lead the corrugator/converting shift. You will ensure safety, quality, on-time delivery, and cost control while guiding a team and coordinating with across-plant departments.

You will implement continuous improvements, monitor KPIs, and maintain collaboration with operations, maintenance, and quality teams. This role requires a hands-on leader comfortable coaching staff and driving performance.

Qualifications

• Required: High School diploma or GED.
• 3+ years of corrugator / converting supervisory experience in a packaging facility.
• 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 with stakeholders across functions.
• Coaching and training employees.
• On-shift resource for troubleshooting both process and maintenance issues.
• Ability to make independent, effective decisions.
• Self-directed team player.
• Shift flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day shift operations with emphasis on safety, quality, delivery and cost.
• Act as first point of contact for operators on mechanical failures or production issues.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and enforce control procedures.
• Coordinate production activities with other departments to meet goals on time and cost.
• Monitor production to eliminate waste and ensure schedules are met.
• Input production data to measure KPIs (efficiency, downtime, inventory).
• Provide safety, environmental, and health recommendations for the facility.
• Produce daily shift production reports and reviews.
• Control load factors and workflow to maximize capacity and labor/equipment use.
• Manage and coach employees, provide performance reviews, apply disciplinary actions.
• Recruit, orient, train staff, and develop growth opportunities.
• Direct maintenance staff to troubleshoot and perform preventative maintenance.
• Enforce plant safety regulations and promote safety awareness.
• Ensure daily compliance with company standards and customer commitments.

Skills

3+ years corrugator/converting supe

Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt)

Safety, quality, cost management

Effective problem-solving

Communication and listening

Coaching and training employees

Cross-functional collaboration

Independent decision making

Shift flexibility

Education

High School diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Engineering/Operations Management (preferred)

Job description

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.

The Production 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.

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.