Supervisor I, Production - Kalamazoo, United States - Pactiv Evergreen

Pactiv Evergreen

Verified Company

Kalamazoo, United States

18 hours ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Overview:
140 miles west of Detroit and 50 miles south of Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo is a city in southern Michigan. The Kalamazoo Valley Museum offers science, technology and history exhibits, plus a planetarium. American and European art form the core collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. To the south, the Air Zoo museum features vintage aircraft, flight simulators and rides. The multi-use Kalamazoo River Valley Trail runs through the city, linking parks and nearby communities.

The Pactiv Evergreen Kalamazoo Carton Converting Facility is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with easy access to the beautif Great Lakes region and the cities of Chicago and Detroit.

Opened in 1952 and employing 175 team members, the facility prints and die cuts refrigerated gable top cartons for a variety of national and regional brands, primarily supplying important dairy nutrition to schoolchildren throughout the US.

All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines and applicable laws.

Our Social Responsibility platform features a robust, employee-led Give Back program, which includes a matching gifts plan, community grants initiative, and our annual Company-wide Month of Action campaign.

With each of these initiatives, our employees are empowered and equipped to give back to their communities and support the non-profits important to them and their families.

Through our Give Back program, we own our commitment to Social Responsibility and live our purpose of Packaging a Better Future

Responsibilities:

POSITION:

Production Shift Leader - Day or Night Shift

At Pactiv Evergreen, we value you as an employee and your unique talents. We offer our team members a place to grow, thrive and make an impact. With future generations in mind, we invest in our employees, their families and the communities where we live. Take a look at our website to understand the premier benefits package we offer and our amazing history

KEY JOB REQUIREMENTS:

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.
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's 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 frontline 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. Drives continuous improvement activities within the team.
Employee Recognition & Engagement
Creates a highperformance, engaging work environment that fosters communication, team work, and employee motivation. Understands and leverages the individual strengths of each employee in the environment. Ensures that employees are involved in improving processes through creativity, problem solving and learning. Emulates and leads using behaviors aligned with Pactiv Evergreen 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.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Reestablish Flow
Solves problems, allocates resources and utilizes defined help chains
Motivating & Coaching Employees
Takes action that results in a high level of morale and motivation among team members, raises heads off issues that might lower morale, works to improve and reinforce performance of others and the team, coaches and supports employees in their development

Initiative

Evaluates, selects and acts on various methods and strategies for solving problems and meeting objectives before being asked or required to do so. Digs benea