Production Team Leader at PAC Worldwide in Atlanta, Georgia

Job Description:

It's an exciting time at PAC Worldwide

With the rise in e-commerce, it's a great time to be in the essential industry of flexible packaging! Our packaging is used in the delivery of goods such as books, gifts, parts, paperwork, medicine, household items, clothing, food and more. PAC Worldwide is experiencing tremendous growth and we are proud to provide good, stable jobs in safe environments.

From competitive benefits, to our employee-first company values, we are committed to investing in the people we care about. We now have a formal program for team members to move up in their roles, as well as opportunities to share in PAC's growth. We invite you to learn more!

Summary:

The Production Team Leaderis responsible for ensuring efficient utilization of people, machines, and processes to ensure quality products are produced and shipped on time for the PAC Worldwide Atlanta facility. The Production Team Leader is an integral part of the Plant Management team. Additional responsibilities include providing informational support to all members of the internal management team and working effectively to provide support to corporate team members and other PAC locations. Areas of control include effective safety performance and adherence to policies, labor cost management, machine productivity, efficient materials usage, continuous improvement, directing and developing production staff, and fixed and variable costs. This position is responsible for the daily management of the production operation through effective engagement of the hourly and Support team members to ensure Quality and Production goals are met.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Management/Operations

• Ensure employees engage in safe behaviors and mitigate unsafe conditions throughout the department.


• Quality: 1) Ensure the production of quality products 2) The quick resolution of any customer quality issues internal and external through an aggressive Non-Conforming Material Report (NCMR) System and 3) The effective implementation of a Corrective Action Plan (CAR) to mitigate the quality issue with the underlying principle of continually improving our quality for our Sales Department and Customers.


• Manage the effective use of materials through all processes (Thermoformers, converting machines, etc.) to continually lower the cost of goods sold of our products while maintaining quality products.


• Assist the Planning Department in controlling inventory through accurate production data and inventory management procedures.


• Coordinates all manufacturing processes to meet established plant volume forecast, budget goals and department objectives.


• Responsible for execution of the Production Schedule within established scrap, labor, run rate, quality, specifications and safety parameters.


• Responsible for maintaining excellent housekeeping throughout all Production areas of the plant.


• Engage employees through continuous improvement to improve efficiency of operations.


• Utilize production resources to negotiate and secure necessary Production Department's timely delivery of consumables/supplies at lowest cost/highest value.


• Effectively utilize and engage the Production Hourly Workforce and staff to maximize throughput and quality and lowest cost.

Technical

• Effectively utilize PDS? (and other systems) for key indicator measurement, root cause analysis and deployment of action plans with the goal of improving operational metrics.


• Utilize equipment knowledge to help guide technical resources in their efforts to maintain and improve equipment effectiveness.


• Engage Production employees in continuous improvement by leading and assisting CI Department with Daily Continuous Improvement (DCI) Program as well as focused CI Projects.


• Responsible for assisting department manager with cost control measures for Production Department.


• Ensure government, environmental & regulatory compliance, including safety for Production Department.

People/Development

• Selects, develops, coaches, and evaluates personnel, with heavy emphasis on Team Lead and machine operators.


• Utilize, and help facilitate the continual improvement, of the TWI Training program for production personnel to ensure we create and maintain high performance work teams.


• Establish and maintain strong working relationship with direct reports; identify training & development needs for direct reports.


• Be a resource for production employees for career and life coaching, development and opportunities.

Supervisory Responsibilities: yes

• Production Leads


• Production personnel

Qualifications:

• Proven management experience in a high volume 25+ employee department.


• Proven staff training & development experience.


• Must possess excellent attention to detail, problem solving and follow-up with a strong sense of urgency and time management skills.


• Comprehension of general manufacturing concepts related to efficiency, quality, safety, workflow and mechanics.


• Lean manufacturing, Six-Sigma, or TQM administration experience is preferred.


• Knowledge of web-based film or paper converting, packaging, or printing experience preferred.


• Flexibility to manage a 24/7 continuous manufacturing facility.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in business/engineering or related field preferred.


• 3+ years of leadership experience with a 25+ employee in high volume 24/7 manufacturing required.

Language Skills:

• Must have ability to read, write, and speak in English.


• Must have the ability to understand complex reports and correspondence.


• Must have the ability to speak effectively before groups.


• Ability to speak and communicate in Spanish is a plus.

Mathematical Skills:

• The position must be capable of performing all types of business related mathematics. Including, but not limited to, addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, fractions, decimals, etc.

Reasoning Ability:

• Position requires the ability to deal with problems involving several variables in multiple types of situations.

Computer Skills:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office software and be willing to complete additional training. This includes being proficient in Microsoft Excel.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk and must occasionally climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and varying temperatures. The noise level is such that hearing protection is required in the production area.