Production Supervisor (2nd or 3rd Shift)
Avature · Winston-Salem, NC
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- Supervisor
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- Production
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A supervisor production role at Avature (industrial) in Winston-Salem, NC.
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in North Carolina: typical posted base $75k–$100k.
Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 33 production supervisor openings in North Carolina, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 33 other live production postings in North Carolina.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $77k–$103k, from 6 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 97%
- Lean 32%
- SAP 21%
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Requirements
Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability and excellence, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.
requirements
are met
- ✓Assist with development and maintenance of cost-effective efficiency and quality improvements
- ✓Assist Management in executing operating strategies and plans, and achieving company goals and objectives
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Production Supervisor (2nd or 3rd Shift)
Locations
NC Winston-Salem Manufacturing
Employment Type
Full Time
04-Aug-2025
Relocation Support
No
Description &
The Opportunity
The Production Supervisor position is responsible for the production activities and staff on the assigned shift (2nd or 3rd).
How you will impact Smurfit WestRock
- •Coordinate and direct production workflow; ensure quality standards, production efficiencies and timely completion of work orders are met
- •Troubleshoot and resolve problems related to production, and quality issues; maintain a physical presence in the plant
- •Direct supervision of the shift’s manufacturing staff
- •Evaluate and review hourly employee performance
- •Ensure training of shift’s production personnel; update and maintain training documentation
- •Review daily production reports
- •Issue work orders to maintenance; ensure that preventative maintenance is being performed as needed
- •Ensure compliance with all safety and environmental rules and regulations; create and maintain a safe and secure work environment
- •Interact with various departments and personnel, including other shift supervisors, set-up team, and temporary staffing agency (when applicable) to assure production
to succeed
- •High school diploma or GED.
- •Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. May require the ability to write routine reports and correspondence. May require the ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
- •Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- •To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of and basic computer skills.
- •The Manufacturing Supervisor position requires prior supervisory experience or at least five (5) years corrugated industry experience and experience in the operation of the same or similar equipment. Excellent math and communications skills (verbal and written) are also required as is the ability to differentiate colors.
What we offer
- •Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence.
- •Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
- •An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential.
- •A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.
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