Converting Supervisor

2nd Shift Converting Supervisor

Monday to Thursday - 3:30pm to 1am, rotating weekends

At Hood Container Corporation, we’re searching for a 2 nd Shift converting supervisor at our Covington, KY plant. This position will be scheduled to support corrugated converting operation to include flexos, diecutters, and folder gluers. This role is responsible for managing plant employees to meet manufacturing and production schedules, providing 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 Contribute

• Develops short and long-term courses of action that support the organization's overall vision and mission; balances business, technical, and operational issues when determining a strategy; identifies problems with current strategies and suggests ways to resolve them
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the shift with constant emphasis on safety, quality, waste, delivery and cost
• Motivate employees to keep operations running smoothly and safely.
• Maintain agility, flexibility, and a willingness to modify one’s approach to achieve desired results; responds quickly to changing demands, processes, and updated information
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and enforce control procedures, recommending improvements to the Plant Manager, as appropriate
• Plan, assign and direct work for all hourly production employees; appraise performance and provide feedback as needed; assist in resolving complaints; hold employees accountable as needed; communicate issues and results on a daily basis
  
  

What It Takes

• Required: High School diploma or G.E.D. with equivalent experience
• Three (3) or more years in a leadership role within the manufacturing industry
• Experience in the corrugated industry preferred
• Must be able to work high temperature & humidity conditions while wearing proper PPE including, but not limited to, hearing protection, steel toe shoes and safety glasses
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Must be willing to work shift (3:30pm - 1am)
  
  

Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens and customers we serve. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Our Story

Hood Container Corporation is a family-owned, mill to market company specializing in containerboard and kraft paper, corrugated boxes, high graphic displays and contract packaging. Our commitment to customer happiness, employee well-being, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence drive our business. Over the last eight years Hood Container Corporation has grown to become one of the top ten Paper and Packaging Companies in the United States. Our integrated company resources allow for a unique dynamic that evolves with every addition to our geographic footprint. We excel at offering the benefits of a large corporation, while operating as a boutique business building close relationships with our customers.

Our Mission: Through our unwavering commitment to safety, innovation, and sustainability, we passionately deliver indispensable value to our customers, employees, suppliers, communities, and stakeholders.

Our Vision: A unified culture that creates innovative customer solutions.