What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corrugator Superintendent position at DS Smith?
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Must comply and support all applicable GMPs, Site Security, and Food Packaging Defense requirements that are referenced in the facilities GFSI food packaging safety program.
- Lead Corrugator and Pre-Print departments with the supervisors to maintain safety, quality, and efficient production.
- Responsible for the development and maintenance of a ‘Safety First’ culture
- Responsible for the control and maintenance of Plant safety, production, quality, and waste percentages to company expectations (4 key drivers)
- Responsible for training, planning, scheduling, assigning, and directing work, hiring, evaluating employee performance, employee accountability, promoting teamwork, resolving conflict and problem solving.
- Responsible for maintenance and scheduling of PMs in conjunction with the maintenance department
- Responsible for communicating openly with both Supervisors and hourly employees and other departments.
- Responsible for the maintenance and improvement daily corrugator housekeeping standard.
- Responsible for the development of supervisors for advancement within company
- Responsible for participating and resolving employee relations issues.
- Solve production problems that are not or cannot be resolved at the supervisory level.
- Oversee the inventory of parts and supplies to ensure a continuous operation. Oversee inventories of roll stock and corrugator supplies.
These responsibilities and duties are not intended to be all-inclusive. Responsibilities may be added or deleted as necessary.
Education/Experience:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily.
- The individual must have knowledge of the computer, Microsoft Word and Excel and email.
- The individual must have a strong commitment to safety with a belief that all accidents are preventable.
- The individual must be knowledgeable of corrugated manufacturing practices, procedures, and the quality process.
- Prior work experience in a corrugated manufacturing plant, preferred.
- Demonstrate full understanding of wet end and dry end operation of a corrugators.
- Must be able to troubleshoot root causes of machine problems.
- Demonstrate knowledge of paper weights, size, liner, medium, kraft, white and special exceptions
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of customer requirement recognizing what is conforming and nonconforming material.
- Demonstrate ability to read a production schedule including special instructions.
- Demonstrate awareness of schedule and what is needed to satisfy the customer.
- Must have a working knowledge of the overall machine both mechanically and operationally.
- Proficiently inspect and clean machine for optimal performance
- Demonstrate a full knowledge of paper quality standards and combined board quality standards.
Benefits: Benefits Eligibility starts Day 1 (Medical, Dental, Vision)
Company 401k matching up to 6%- vested on day 1 of eligibility
Vacation: 2 weeks (prorated based on time of hire)/ 3 Diversity days.
Work Environment:
- Regular work near moving mechanical parts.
- Exposure to wet and/or humid conditions and temperature variations
- Noise level is moderate to high.
- Bump caps, ear protection, eye protection, and safety shoes are required.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform normal job functions:
While performing the duties of this job, an individual is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. An individual frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. An individual must regularly lift and/or move up to ten pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to twenty-five pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.