Production Supervisor
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Hood Container Corporation is a family-owned, mill to market company specializing in containerboard and Kraft paper, corrugated boxes, high graphic displays, and contract packaging. Our commitment to customer happiness, employee well-being, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence drive our business. Over the last eight years Hood Container Corporation has grown to become one of the top ten Paper and Packaging Companies in the United States. Our integrated company resources allow for a unique dynamic that evolves with every addition to our geographic footprint. We excel at offering the benefits of a large corporation, while operating as a boutique business building close relationships with our customers.Our Mission: Through our unwavering commitment to safety, innovation, and sustainability, we passionately deliver indispensable value to our customers, employees, suppliers, communities, and stakeholders.Our Vision: A unified culture that creates innovative customer solutions. Hood Container Corporation (HCC) is seeking a dynamic leader and change agent to join our team as a Production Supervisor in our Allentown plant (Allentown, PA). This role is responsible for managing plant employees to meet manufacturing and production schedules, providing overall direction to production floor employees, including production, scheduling, performance management, training, and other related areas, and striving to improve overall operational efficiencies during the designated shift. Coordinating production operations and maintaining effective quality procedures and safety regulations for the facility. How You Will Contribute:

Lead safety, quality, productivity, and improvements initiatives on designated shift

Ensure adherence of employees to plant safety rules and that health and safety regulations are obeyed on shift

Responsible for delivery of the production plan to quality, efficiency, and required date.

Line set up per assembly drawing to maximize efficiency

Capable of making changes to line set up to increase efficiencies

Management of Area Coordinators and Leads regarding safety, quality findings, and daily production needs.

Managing and entry of daily labor and production results.

Resolve problems that would adversely affect the performance of the Area Coordinators and the continuity of the team concept.

Ensure the safe use and operation of equipment and the training/documentation of qualified employees

Review all production paperwork for accuracy and compliance.

Understand and coach on build/assembly specs.

Root cause analysis for quality, safety, or productivity failures

Maintain agility, flexibility, and a willingness to modify one's approach to achieve desired results; responds quickly to changing demands, processes, and updated information.

Plan, assign and direct work for all hourly production employees; appraise performance and provide feedback as needed; assist in resolving complaints; hold employees accountable as needed; communicate issues and results daily.

Perform other duties as assigned by the manager.

What it takes:

• Associate's degree or 3-5 years manufacturing supervisor experience.
• Experience with continuous improvement and Lean Methodology is a plus.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
• Packing solutions industry experience preferred.
• Regular attendance and punctuality required
• Must be able to work in high temperature & humidity conditions while wearing proper PPE including, but not limited to, hearing protection and steel toe shoes
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Must be able to lift to 50lbs.
• Willing and able to work up to 12-hour shifts.

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