Production Supervisor

 

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Job Summary

As the Blair Supervisor, you will supervise paper converting operation activities on an assigned shift within a safe, healthy, productive, and cost-efficient environment; producing quality products according to specifications and to schedule; aiming for maximum utilization of equipment, materials, people, and time.

Responsibilities

• Maximizes effective utilization of equipment and space considering ergonomics by organizing and directing workflow and monitoring waste and machine utilization, including downtime.
• Assures standard cost control and production scheduling. This includes supervising personnel, hands-on involvement in managing the operations activities, and working with the Industrial Engineering and Scheduling staff to maintain sound work measurement standards. 
• Provides employee motivation and development to ensure attainment of operational objectives and employee satisfaction. 
• Schedules labor, including vacations, approves time and makes adjustments to labor schedule as necessary.
• Enters production results into the SAP system daily and accesses specifications, inventory information, scheduling information, etc. from the system as needed to ensure a smooth workflow and acceptable quality of production.
• Evaluates production and related labor reports to identify problem areas and cost reduction and/or capacity increase opportunities.
• Orders raw materials and components for use in production, and orders spare parts for machinery to be used as needed to ensure ability to maximize machine utilization. 
• Monitors quality and supervises a quality control program to maintain quality standards. 
• Plans and directs a departmental safety program to promote safe practices within the department. 
• Attends operations meetings and other meetings as appropriate. 
• Coordinates with all shift supervisors to ensure smooth operations on all three shifts.
• Maintains proper documentation regarding all employee discipline, quality, and safety issues, and provides written performance evaluations for new employees and summer temporaries as necessary.
• Assists in formulating a budget for the department and monitors the budget and expenses in order to stay within budgetary constraints.
• Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent information as directed by the supervisor and/or based on sound business practice and/or all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
• Attends training assignments as requested.
• Convers for and assists other department supervisors as requested.
• Completes miscellaneous responsibilities and/or special projects as directed by the supervisor. 

 

Qualifications

BA/BS or associate degree with supervisory experience preferred; High School Diploma or GED with supervisory experience preferred.

Prior experience in SAP and a Union environment is a plus.

Minimum 4 years production experience required. 

Strong computer experience required with basic to intermediate level proficiency of Microsoft Excel. 

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

About Us:

You know our brands. You love our brands. You just may not know they are ours.

If you have touched a PowerA® gaming controller, a Five Star® notebook, a Swingline® stapler, a Quartet® dry erase board, or a Kensington® computer mouse, you have touched part of ACCO Brands Corporation. With annual revenues of over $2 Billion, ACCO Brands (NYSE: ACCO) designs, markets, manufactures and sells branded academic, consumer and business products globally. The power of our brands, our unmatched global customer reach, and our strategic market strengths put us in a position to achieve global leadership and growth. We're proud of our long history of industry leadership and innovation and are focused on delivering exceptional value to our customers by providing unique, cutting-edge, branded products.

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