Production Manager
DS Smith
- Columbia, SC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Must have experience in corrugated or packaging industries (prefer at least 5 + years of experience)
- Bachelor's degree required or equivalent experience.
- Must have supervisory or leadership skills (prefer at least a combination 5+ years), leading salaried and hourly employees to defined KPI's
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws for the Corrugate and Converting teams. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, motivate and direct employees.
- Familiar with basic computer applications and the ability to learn additional business-related systems.
- Comfortable training and mentoring employees on corrugate and converting equipment.
- Knowledge of packaging-specific platforms is a plus
- Capable of managing and measuring work for continuous improvement.
- Responsible for the development and maintenance of a ‘Safety First’ culture
- Responsible for the control and maintenance of Plant safety, quality, production, and waste percentages to company expectations (4 key drivers)
- Responsible for training, planning, scheduling, assigning and directing work, hiring, evaluating employee performance, employee accountability, promoting teamwork, resolving conflict and problem solving
- Responsible for the control of predetermined budgeted labor costs per MSF
- Responsible for maintenance and scheduling of PM's in conjunction with the maintenance department
- Responsible for monthly safety tours and meetings
- Responsible for machine routing and quoting of new business in conjunction with planning and scheduling
- Responsible for representing or participating in meetings with current customers and potential customers
- Responsible for problem solving customer complaints while using an interdepartmental approach
- Responsible for communicating openly with both Supervisors and hourly employees and other departments
- Responsible for the maintenance and improvement of daily plant housekeeping standard.
- Responsible for the development of supervisors for advancement within company
- Responsible for participating and/ or resolving employee relations issues, as required
- Responsible for participating in the development of capital and project spending
Reasoning Ability: Required Intermediate
5+yrs. related experience: Required AdvancedBehaviors : Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject
Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Leader: Inspires teammates to follow themMotivation : Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organizationEducation : Bachelors
BachelorsExperience : 0 years: 5 years of prior supervisory experience supervising both hourly and salaried employees