Employment Type : Full-Time
WestRock (NYSE: WRK) partners with our customers to provide differentiated paper and packaging solutions that help them win in the marketplace. WestRock’s team members support customers around the world from locations spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Learn more at www.westrock.com .
Production Supervisor - Curtis Bay, MD
725 Pittman Rd
Baltimore, Maryland, 21226
United States
The opportunity:
The Production Supervisor is responsible for managing plant employees to meet manufacturing and production schedules.
The Production Supervisor provides overall direction to production floor employees, including production, scheduling, performance management, training and other related areas, striving to improve overall operational efficiencies during the designated shift.
This role is responsible for coordinating production operations and maintaining effective quality procedures and safety regulations for the facility.
How you will impact 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:
Microsoft Office - Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
Kronos.
AS/400.
JDE.
3 to 4 years of related experience.
Preferred: manufacturing experience and corrugated supervisory experience; previous experience working in a Lean environment; Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification.
High school diploma or G.E.D. with equivalent experience.
Preferred: Bachelor’s degree (Business Management, Engineering or Operations Management).
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.
A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.
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