What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Supervisor& Printing 618716 position at Little Rapids Corporation?
Basic Position Objective Statement :
Manage all aspects of the daily press operation to ensure effective use of presses, ensure safety, equipment reliability, meeting customer requirements and provide support in planning and scheduling of product lines.
Safety Policy :
Little Rapids Corporation will manufacture products in a manner that respects the safety and health of our associates, the environment, and the communities in which we operate. We believe that every Associate plays critical role in creating a safe work environment by exhibiting personal safe behaviors. To be successful as a company, we will have exemplary safety performance.
Principal Responsibilities and Accountabilities :
- Conduct job responsibilities in a safe manner and identify unsafe work behaviors, areas, and methods, by providing coaching to associates.
- Plan, direct, and coordinate the production activities required to produce quality product.
- Maintain production schedules, raw materials and resources and product placement on presses to insure maximum production output and operator efficiency. Be responsible for production schedule and re-prioritize products based on planned and unplanned situations.
- Ensure quality by conducting spot checks and determining acceptable quality specifications per product / customer. Verify and approve press checks of press jobs.
- Responsible for associate coaching, discipline, training, development, evaluations and improving productivity.
- Responsible for knowing and enforcing policies and standard operating procedures for associates to follow and ensuring that they comply.
- Approve new customer designs, with or without customer involvement.
- Provide hands on support to press operators, i.e. adjust color, adjust plates, machine operations, know when and who to call for outside service / maintenance.
- Operate as a contact and reliable resource for associates. This includes being visible and approachable to associates.
- Ensure confidentiality and exercise sound judgment regarding information, communications, personnel matters, etc.
- Facilitate and collaborate to resolve issues / problems.
- Maintain finished inventory levels to minimize idle cash flow.
- Identify and be responsible for production problems (safety, employee, quality, and inventory issues).
- Maintain a clean, organized, set in order, and shine environment in the work areas.
- Coordinate preventative maintenance.
- Attend and participate in meetings and training sessions as required (e.g. safety, quality, production, teams, informational, continuous improvement, and others).
- Willingness and flexibility to work a variety of shifts (2-2-3 schedule).
- All other assignments as made by management.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and may not necessarily comprise all of the "essential functions" for purposes of the ADA.
Knowledge, Education and Training Qualifications and Certifications :
Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, industrial technology, or business management required
10 years experience in flexo / printing press operations preferred. Strong hands and knowledge of press operations.
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Key Performance Competencies :
Physical Requirements :
The ability to work in a normal office environment to include : sitting or standing for long periods of time, operating various standard office equipment, carrying paper documents / files, reaching and bending, speaking on the telephone, walking through our manufacturing plant, and wearing required personal protection gear (i.e. hearing, eye and foot protection).
