Packaging Supervisor jobs in Minnesota

Essential Functions:

1. Effectively manages production areas so that production output meets the production schedule.

• Responsible for participating in setting and obtaining production output goals for all machines.
• Enforce optimal line speed and suggest adjustments to personnel placement as required.
• Effectively communicate with incoming and outgoing shifts as related to the optimal running of our production.
• Assist operators in obtaining maximum production through put with minimal downtime.
• Assist operators in diagnosing complex machine issues. When applicable, work with maintenance staff, outside contractor etc.to resolve issues.
• Promote a positive environment among production employees.
• Coordinate all hourly training activities for shift employees in current best practices.
• Responsible for the development of new training programs, Standard Operating Procedures and related documents.
• Proactively guide and assist in troubleshooting of production machine problems.
• Utilize “line stop” mentality when it comes to equipment or quality issues.
• Ensure all employees are trained to adhering to MPM safety standards.
• Reports performance issues with production staff to management for further evaluation.
• Respond to “line stop” issues. Assist Operators, maintenance, and quality control to correct the issue with the equipment and resolve quality issues.
• Demonstrate and train line change over activities making sure they occur in the minimum time with 100% readiness.
• Report continuous or major problems to the manager immediately.
• Troubleshoot line issues as needed.
• Ensure equipment cleaned daily to MPM standards.
• Ensure required production reports and any other required paperwork is completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ensure production supplies are in stock at all times.
• Manages employee attendance and timecard reporting per company policies.
• Conducts 90 day & yearly performance reviews and recommends promotion of personnel as needed for business changes.
• Manages production staffing levels as instructed by management.
• Participates in special projects as needed from sales, logistics, and shipping.
  • Comply with Safe Quality Food and Safety standards by maintaining a clean and safe work environment
  • Responsible to assist in training new operators

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of MPM quality standard as it relates to production.
• Demonstrate and train all requirements to ensure a high level of quality.
• Proactively interface with MPM’s quality department to bring up and resolve quality issues.
• Mentor operators. Update them in process changes and encourage them to take a bigger role in producing a quality product.
• Ensure all production reports quality paperwork are completed correct and submitted at the end of the shift.

• Ensure a safe work environment is maintained in all respects.
• Identifies reports and resolves safety issues.

4. Leadership

• Lead continuous improvement activities as it relates to quality, safety and or productivity.
• Update process and procedures to ensure repeatable and productive work.
• Provide technical feedback to manager on improvement to MPM’s continuous process improvement. • Train and provide feedback for all of the above.

5. Participate in and drive Lean initiatives throughout the company

• Continuous Improvement- continually examining how we do business and determining new ways to move the business forward.
• Standardize- constantly share a “better” way.
• Sustain- make improvements permanent.

6. Performs other work as assigned.

• Communication.
• Basic Forklift Operation.
• Performing General Physical Activities.
• Technical Capacity
• Record-keeping skills.
• Quality Control Analysis.
• Troubleshooting.
• Leadership and supervision

• Continuous (6 to 10 hours per day) bending, pushing, pulling, climbing stairs, reaching, lifting and grasping.
• Continuous (6 to 10 hours per day) standing and walking.
• Continuous (6 or more hours per day) talking, teaching, and repetitive motion, hand/wrist movement.
• Frequent (1 to 2 hours) working at a computer terminal.
• Sensory requirements: Good eyesight, normal hearing, and fluent in the English language

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time position. Days, nights and hours may vary depending on assigned shift and production requirements. This position may require significant work hours beyond the normal workday based on the demands of the business cycle, customer volume of business.

Required Education and Experience:

• Make decisions based on business needs.
• Minimum 5 years in flexible packaging and/or flexographic printing
• Ability to train employees on all aspects of manufacturing processes with a high skill level.
• Ability to learn and apply processes with a high level of skill.
• The ability to learn and understanding reporting software.
• Requires specific knowledge in a production environment.
• A high school diploma or GED is required.
• To be effective this person must have the ability to trouble shoot complex issues with equipment operation.
• Capable of multi-tasking the operation of production.

Supervisory Responsibility: This position has supervisory responsibilities.

AAP/EEO Statement: Morris Packaging, LLC. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.