Finishing Lead - Graphic Packaging International of Sioux Falls

Finishing (Folder Gluers) Lead

$28 - $35 

At the Graphic Packaging International, Groveport, Ohio location we produce a wide variety of food packaging cartons such as your cereal box or the box your saltine crackers came in. Graphic Packaging International, headquartered in Atlanta, GA has over $25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide.  We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry's best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

1. Position Summary

The Lead position in our Finishing (Folder Gluers) department is a non-management, leadership role that is expected to set an example of commitment to safety, quality and improving production metrics. This position is the point of contact (i.e., “go to”) for assistance and support for performance barriers such as difficult make readies, quality issues, safety concerns, etc. The Finishing Lead must demonstrate a high level of proficiency in communication, decision making, attention to detail and organization. The Finishing Lead will work safely while producing a quality product at an acceptable rate of productivity on their primary machine. The Finishing Lead is expected to deal with employees with the highest integrity, show respect to fellow employees, be held accountable for their performance, and build relationships with their team, fellow employees, and management.

1. Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain high level of safety, quality and performance on their primary machine and shift.
• Mentor and train fellow team members on their primary machine; mentor other operators across all shifts.
• Provide clear communication to other Operators and employees on their shift concerning schedules, machine performance expectations, and Quality concerns.
• Make decisions on quality, safety, and performance based on facts and data.
• Provide the needed assistance to troubleshoot mechanical, set-up, raw material, employee, and scheduling issues on all machines in area.
• In cooperation with Finishing Technical Manager, responsible for raising performance levels (increased efficiencies, decreased spoilage, decreased downtime, faster MRs) across ALL shifts.
• Establish process consistency in conjunction with Operations Managers and other leads to promote teamwork for improved morale and job satisfaction.
• Share information and knowledge with the goal of establishing consistent gluing operations, MR practices, and downtime responses. 
• Analyze information from production reports, spoilage reports, etc. to diagnose key barriers and issues on the folder gluers, elevating those issues to management and working as directed to solve issues as needed with internal or external resources (including suppliers).

• Some Specific Deliverables include:
  • Daily identification of causes of production variances and weekly report for management showing key barriers encountered, root causes, and actions being taken to address or solve.
  • Continuous improvements and results to support the continued need for the department.

• Additional requirements:
  • Arrive 30-minutes before shift and stay 30-minutes after shift to communicate with other crews and Technical Manager, etc.
  • Be available to answer questions from other crews.

• Other job duties as assigned.

1. Organizational Relationships

• Able and willing to create and maintain a good working relationship with other operators and employees on their shift and other leads by demonstrating respect, integrity, honesty and accountability.

1. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must have demonstrated attitude and aptitude, along with mechanical skills required for operating finishing equipment.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Adherence to company policies in regard to safety, GMP/HACCP, work rules, etc.
• Self-motivated.
• Able to adapt to new procedures and equipment.
• Positive communicator
• Willingness to train others and impart knowledge and expertise to other operators and team members.

E.  Education and Experience

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Must have basic math skills.

F.  Working Conditions

• Able to perform physical requirements as defined in Job Function Description
• Able to work in fast-pasted manufacturing environment.
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Able to stand/work up to 12-hours per day, including weekends and holidays.
• Able and willing to work any shift and overtime as needed.

G. General Awareness Training

• Management Responsibility
• Quality System
• Document & Data Control
• Control of Quality Records
• Internal Quality Auditing
• Training

H. Specific Responsibility Training

• Purchasing
• Customer Supplied Product
• ID & Traceability
• Process Control
• Inspection & Testing
• Control of Inspect & Test Equip
• Inspection & Test Status
• Nonconforming Product/Material
• Corrective & Preventive Action
• Handl, Stor, Pckg, Preserv, Deliv