Senior Print Services and Process Improvement Manager

Description

AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION

For over a century, American Packaging Corporation (APC) has been a leading flexible packaging converter for customers throughout North America. We nurture our employees by providing competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs. These are just a few reasons why we were named a “Best of the Best” in the Best Workplaces in the Americas awards for 12 years in a row. APC’s longstanding success is fueled from the inside out, and we consistently seek to improve our internal operations to propel that success into the future.

SUMMARY: Fulfills leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Is responsible for the following: training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Under the direction of the Manufacturing Manager, direct and coordinate, either directly or through subordinate Shift Supervisors, all press department operations. Be accountable for manufacturing costs, quality and quantity of production, methods used and effective use of production hours, skills, machines and equipment. Participate in planning production schedule, staffing requirements and manufacturing controls as related to manufacturing operations. Expedite scheduled production, investigate delays and initiate corrective action to assure economical production through efficient procedures. Administer company rules, regulations and policies governing employment.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Support Graphics and Manufacturing to ensure print profiles are meeting needs of the business.
• Support Graphics and Manufacturing to ensure customer print and color programs are meeting the needs of the business.
• Audit and support each of the COEs to ensure printing and laminating processes are consistent. 
• Audit and support each of the COEs to ensure printing and laminating equipment are meeting quality standards from a maintenance and output perspective.
• Develop and implement continuous improvement projects for printing and lamination across the COEs.
• Drive research and networking to ensure APC is on the forefront of the newest technologies.
• Work with maintenance to develop robust PM programs for all equipment.
• Work with Training teams to develop and enhance training programs.
• Implement and maintain color control systems.
• Train employees on printing and color control.
• Establish and hold supervisors/employees accountable to print quality expectations. 
• Train employees on lamination. 
• Establish and hold supervisors/employees accountable to lamination quality expectations.
• Troubleshoot and address print/lam production issues.
• Oversee and ensure all presses and laminators are properly maintained to meet highest quality printing and laminations.
• Lead continuous improvement projects using lean manufacturing principles, project management methods, and world class printing expectations. 
• Attend daily scheduling and design review meetings.
• Identify and resolve employee training issues.
• Heavily involved in technical improvements. Improvements include refining internal operation methods or sequences as well as improving efficiency.
• Monitor and measure daily production output as compared to standards in the areas of run times, waste, down time and have ready dates. Anticipate and prepare for short term and long-term production needs.
• Establish action plans and timelines for quality, safety and service improvements.
• Provide internal and external root cause / corrective action analysis for the Production Department
• Active team leader for various teams including but not limited to safety, waste and SMED.
• Responsible for continually improving safety procedures in the Production Department.
• Responsible for manufacturing's segment of new product development.
• Frequent Travel is required. 
• Participate as a member of APC’s Division Leadership Team and the Food Safety Team ensuring that fundamental food safety practices are adopted and maintained. The Division Leadership Team also ensures that adequate resources are available to achieve food safety objectives and support the development, implementation, maintenance and ongoing improvement of SQF System. 
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planni