Shift Supervisor
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Responsibilities
- Teach and lead the safety process and best manufacturing practices for assigned shift.
- Coordinate production scheduling on shift to meet customer demands, manage overtime, minimize inventory, and reduce costs.
- Direct shift in continuous improvement initiatives and work to meet performance metrics using tools such as SPS, 6 Sigma, Kaizen events and lean manufacturing.
- Build and maintain productive relationships that foster employee engagement and satisfaction.
- Provide direction, training, and development of hourly employees on assigned shift as well as counseling or discipline as needed.
- Identify, propose, and implement capital projects to improve operational performance.
- This position is located in Holyoke, MA.
- We'd love to hear from you if:
- You have a bachelor's degree in business, science and engineering - strongly preferred
- You have at least 2+ years of supervisory experience
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Additional Information
From a small family business to a multi-billion-dollar global company, Sonoco has been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 - all while keeping the heart of "People Build Businesses" alive. Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the Sonoco wheel with brilliant solutions every year. Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people. Reporting directly to the Area Manufacturing Manager, as a Shift Supervisor, you are accountable for; safety, quality, productivity, material handling, cost performance and employee for assigned shift.
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