Production Shift Leader - Hazle Township, United States - Pactiv Evergreen

Pactiv Evergreen

Verified Company

Hazle Township, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Overview:

Responsibilities:

The
Production Shift Leader facilitates the development of high performance teams within the plants and ensures the team's execution of standard work and compliance with our base systems for Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.

The PSL creates a culture of engagement within and between the teams to directly impact and consistently meet plant objectives and deliverables.

This position ensures that high performance teams work collaboratively in the decision making processes and that the decisions are in alignment with plant goals and objectives, OSHA requirements and current Human Resources (HR) guidelines.

People engagement and involvement are critical in creating and sustaining a high performance team culture; therefore the Shift Leader will be responsible for leading by example and foster the development of individuals.

Key Job Accountabilities
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Employee Recognition & Engagement
Creates a high-performance, engaging work environment that eliminates fear and intimidation and fosters
communication, team work, and employee motivation. Understands and leverages the individual strengths of each
employee in the environment and ensures we use and understand the available personality assessments. Ensures that employees are involved in improving processes through creativity, problem solving and learning. Emulates and leads
using behaviors aligned with Fabri-Kal Values. Fosters connection with plant floor employees from day one and ensures a caring, accountable, dependable, and inclusive environment. Understands the defined elements of engagement and monitors the environment against them. Leads action planning sessions with the team that results in improved engagement levels.

Provides regular, timely, specific, and sincere recognition to employees which results in an increase in behaviors that further improve the environment.

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Plant Floor Supervision
Partners with HR in the hiring, training and performance management process for hourly workers on the shift. Ensures
that new hires understand the role expectations, how the role aligns to the vision and direction of the company, and the
performance goals and measurements used. Oversees and manages the new hire training process, and ensures that
new hire training is completed to a satisfactory level. Leverages established performance management, employee
development and disciplinary process to get the best out of people. Prioritizes and assigns tasks and performs
assessments of daily work area to ensure safety, quality, and productivity goals are achieved. Coordinates job
assignments based on production needs and/or attendance issues.
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Base Systems & Standard Work
Ensures technical compliance with OSHA requirements outlined in the safety manual and other identified documentation

with a focus on team discipline in the lockout/tagout process. Supports the safety incident reporting and investigation

process. Supports the plant quality requirements and reaction plans within the Statistical Quality Control system.

Ensures that the team's production meets established standards and objectives for output and staffing. Serves as the

help chain for the team when problems or deviations occur. Drives effective problem solving at the front-line level in a

timely matter and activates the help chain when problems can't be resolved. Ensures resources are managed and

adjusted to optimize team performance, works with team members as well as department and plant leadership to resolve resource issues.

Drives continuous improvement activities within the team.

Identifies gaps and weaknesses in team capabilities and systems and works with team members and department / plant leadership to resolve.

Knowledge:

Human Resource Management
Food safety
Equipment Safety
Quality Systems
SPC
Equipment Operation
Employee Recordkeeping
Standard Work
Reestablish Flow
SAP/LINC's system

Qualifications:

Experience Requirements:

5 years Manufacturing experience, plus 3 years Leadership experience
Thermoforming experience required
UKG/ADP time system knowlege
Associates degree in Business or Technical Field Preferred
Bilingual in Spanish a plus
Organized people leader

Skills & Abilities:

Motivating Team
Takes action that results in a high level of morale and motivation among team members. Assesses and communicates progress on work goals and objectives as well as the level of morale on the team.

Raises the motivation level of the team and heads off issues that might lower morale if they were not handled in a timely and effective manner.

Coaching
Works to improve and reinforce performance of others and the team.

Takes responsibility for one's direct reports' performance by setting clear goals and expectations, tracking progress against the goals, ensuring constructive feedback and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.

Works with, coaches, and supports direct reports

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