SUPERVISOR, PACKING

Our company culture is built upon YKK’s philosophy called the CYCLE OF GOODNESS™. We believe that providing value and being fair to our customers and our employees is what makes us a successful company in return. Guided by our core values and fundamental behaviors, we strive to foster a caring company, committed employees and challenging work that benefits our employees, customers, and communities. We offer competitive compensation packages, training and advancement opportunities. YKK AP America provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package designed to provide the security they need to enjoy life at home and at work. By providing a high level of benefit coverage at a reasonable cost to the employee, we hope to foster a long and productive employment relationship.

Summary:

This position will report to the Assistant Manager, Packing. The purpose of this position is to carry out duties in accordance with overseeing and coordinating the department’s daily productivity and production by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate employees.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Coordinates daily production requirements via dispatch schedule and coordinates the sequencing of materials through the process to ensure efficient utilization of resources.
• Inspects product for quality and defects using visual observations.
• Responsible for understanding strategic expectations and goals for the Packing Department.
• Responsible for ensuring that daily communications from Department Leadership to Team Leads are understood and carried out as outlined by daily work instructions.
• Assists Leads if help is needed with troubleshooting or handling any problem that may arise in their operating area; whether it be personnel, operational and or a maintenance related issues.
• Responsible for knowing, supporting and communicating plant health & safety goals, policies, and procedures to their Leads including leading monthly safety topic with employees.
• Support maintenance on preventive maintenance and downtime events as needed.
• Ensures all incidents including environmental and near misses are properly reported, investigated and documented with preventive/corrective actions and employee statements provided.
• Ensures that the appropriate outside contacts are notified after hours pending the incident severity and situation.
• Responsible for knowing and understanding the quality standards and expectations established by the plant’s Quality Management System.
• Support hiring process for all vacancies within the Packing Department.
• Will perform all time approval functions, process vacation requests and coordinate times off coverage as needed.
• Address all discipline, performance or attendance issues by performing the necessary progressive discipline process with Human Resources and Department Leadership support.
• Reviews and recommends to manager any process improvements to include but not limited to team member development, production methods, equipment, quality, safety, service and overall performance of the shift.

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) plus 5 years of experience in a leadership role within a manufacturing environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent problem solving ability.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills.
• Knowledge of computer including Microsoft Office applications including but not limited to Word, Power Point and Excel.
• Ability to understand, support and enforce operational and technical policies.
• A sense of urgency to act and area ownership is required.

This position is an overnight shift position.

Recruiter Contact:

CHRIS WOOD

[email protected]

YKK AP America Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an inclusive workforce. YKK AP America Inc. will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. YKK AP America Inc. participates in the E-Verify program as required by law.

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