Press & Metal Processing Production Supervisor - Sonoco

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. 

With direction from the department manager, the position is accountable for; safety, quality, productivity, material handling, cost performance, and employee relations for assigned shift and department.  Job requires efficient use of resources (labor, materials, and equipment) to manufacture quality products at lowest possible cost.  Supervise and coordinate the activities of hourly employees on assigned shifts.  Position is responsible for implementing and maintaining best manufacturing practices and regulatory compliance for assigned shift.

What you’ll be doing:

• Ensure the safety of all employees; lead safety teams and programs on assigned shift to prevent injuries.  

• Supervise all production activities for assigned shift, schedule shift employees, and crew machines to cover vacations, absence, and overtime.

• Meet or exceed productivity, cost, or other performance metric expectations for assigned shift. Implement and maintain best manufacturing practices.

• Direct shift in continuous improvement initiatives, such as SPS, 6 Sigma, Kaizen events, and lean manufacturing.

• Coordinate production scheduling on shift to meet customer demands, to manage overtime, to minimize inventory, and to reduce costs.

• Support quality initiatives to ensure product meets or exceeds customer expectations. Ensure employees complete required quality checks and audits.

• Build and maintain productive employee relationships, driving employee satisfaction by providing direction, training, and development as needed. Provide coaching, counseling, or discipline as needed and recommend disciplinary action to department manager.

This position is located at our Presidents Island facility, located in Memphis, TN.

We'd love to hear from you if:

• Communication (listening, giving clear instructions & preparing reports / presentations)

• Leadership (defining expectations, motivating subordinates & holding people accountable)

• Patience & Consistency, Interpersonal Skills, Analytical & Computer proficiency

• 2-5 years pertinent experience

Compensation: 

The annual base salary range for this role is from $80,550 to $96,660, plus a quarterly target bonus of 12.5% of base salary.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.