Title: Converting Superintendent Reports To: Plant Manager Salary: $95,000+ Pratt Industries - a sustainable packaging company - is looking for an experienced, safety-conscious leader ready to manage the Converting Department of the newest, state-of-the-art Henderson Corrugator! Quick Benefits! (we know you wanted to know!)
- Paid Holidays from DAY ONE
- Insurance benefits and wellness reimbursement program within ONE MONTH of hire
- 3 Months: 401(k) with match
- 12 months: FULL tuition reimbursement and PAID childbearing/parenting leave
Other Perks of Pratt (because we both know the numbers aren't everything)
- Plentiful opportunities for growth and learning
- Stable employment in a thriving industry
- Hands-on Management
- Becoming a member of the Pratt family - a company that truly cares
Summary The Converting Superintendent is tasked with managing the Converting Department with ultimate goals of upholding safety, quality, and production standards. Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead Converting Supervisors and Hourly Employees
- Oversee performance of shifts
- Communicate plant standards to staff
- Establish high morale throughout your staff by showing fairness, consistency, and an interest in employee problems
- Report to the Plant Manager and Maintenance Manager any mechanical, scheduling, or personnel problems that may have significant effects on operations.
- Oversee the proper training and manning of plant converting positions
- Oversee roll room and manage inventory
- Responsible for the upkeep of machinery; coordinate maintenance work with a minimum of downtime.
- Help with solutions to solve production problems. Implement, maintain, and support all company policies and procedures, safety program, and good housekeeping.
- Additional duties may be assigned by management.
- Other responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; conflict resolution; team building; coaching and leading employees to improve; addressing complaints and resolving problems; documentation; and setting an example of superior behavior, attitude and performance.
Education and Experience
- High school diploma or GED.
- Must have a minimum of 5 years of corrugated experience and at least 2 years in a Supervisory or Managerial role
Necessary Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Time management
- Crisis management
- Teaching, training, and coaching
- Interpersonal communication
- Employee relations
- Language Skills
- Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
- Mathematical Skills
- Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy.
- Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate.
- Able to apply concepts of high school math.
- Technical Skills
- Equipment design and capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation. This also supports the supervisor's role of teacher and trainer for his/her personnel.
- Cost issues in order to make daily decisions that will reduce overall costs and will help the supervisor find areas that require improvement.
- Regulatory requirements including but not limited to wage and hour requirements, environmental and waste minimization, company policies, and personnel requirements including OSHA, DEQ and EEO.
- Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations
- Required to have a clamp truck license
Physical Demands
- The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.
- The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- The employee is occasionally required to sit.
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
- The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
- The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
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