Converting Superintendent Lewisburg Corr

Pratt Industries - a sustainable packaging company - is looking for an experienced, safety-conscious leader ready to manage the Converting Department of the Lewisburg 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.

• Quality standards

• 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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