Manufacturing Supervisor

Description

Mittera is currently seeking a Manufacturing Supervisor to join our growing team! The Press Supervisor is responsible for providing leadership and direction with press operations and ensuring press teams maintain efficiency and quality standards based on customer specifications. This role will also train and develop press crews, coordinate production with prepress and postpress departments, and maintain compliance while consistently enforcing all company, safety, and environmental policies and standards.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff in the department
• Oversees the daily workflow of the department
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations
• Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy
  
  

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Observe press operations and examine printed material to verify conformance with press run specifications to meet, and exceed, customer expectations, internal and external
• Authorize quality of product once proofs are checked for ink coverage and density, alignment, and registration
• Communicate effectively with all internal and external customers to ensure that all production requirements, schedules, quality, and final deliveries of our products are satisfactory
• Coordinate staffing efforts to effectively meet all quality and production requirements without over staffing
• Maintain and monitor the completion of all necessary records such as daily production and throughput, plate make over requests, maintenance requests, accident reports, counseling records, press production information sheets, and roll performance records, as assigned
• Monitor press speeds, waste and labor
• Communicate excess downtime to Scheduling department
• Assist operators in coordination of Preventative Maintenance for presses
• Perform other duties as assigned
  
  

Requirements

Skills and Abilities

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 3 – 5 years of press operator experience
• 1 – 3 years of previous supervisory experience preferred
• Thorough knowledge of press operations and functions
• Mechanical ability preferred
• Must be organized and have the ability to plan, prioritize and follow through on projects with minimal supervision
• Must have ability to communicate effectively with all levels in the organization and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Understands basic math skills, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, measurements and critical thinking, to solve practical problems
• Must have the ability to work effectively in stressful situations and meet stringent deadlines
• Must have basic computer skills with ability to use Microsoft programs and production related software
• Must be self-motivated, reliable, and quality, safety oriented
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Requires use of proper body mechanics with pushing, pulling, reaching, lifting, squatting, kneeling and bending
• Pushing/pulling and lifting up to 50 lbs
• Requires fine motor hand and arm movement, manual dexterity and coordination
• Requires near visual acuity
• Requires working around and operating departmental equipment
• Must be able to access and navigate each department in the facility
• Requires the ability to function in a professional manner under stressful circumstances
  
  

Work Environment

This position requires some work in an office environment and some work in a production environment. The office environment has a low noise level with ambient temperatures controlled by heating and air conditioning and PPE is not required. The production environment has a loud noise level may require hearing protection, ambient temperatures are warmer in the summer and colder in the winter, and may have exposure to vapors, chemicals, dust, and odors. Other PPE may be required related to specific tasks.

Benefits

Mittera is a leading-edge company that provides commercial and digital printing, finishing, graphic design, data analytics, direct mail processing, and fulfillment services. Mittera's full-service approach connects data-driven revelations, bar-raising creative, and expertly printed materials to give our customers' brand recognition it deserves. Competitive compensation and robust benefits plans are offered. Benefits include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life and AD&D Policies
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• 401K with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Volunteer Time Off
  
  

Mittera is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Visit us today at mittera.com or stop by and fill out an application at Mittera location near you!