Production Supervisor Corrugator
Smurfit Westrock · Dayton Container, NJ
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Certification
- Black Belt preferred
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 11 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor production role at Smurfit Westrock (packaging) in Dayton Container, NJ. In this role you will communicate performance expectations to ensure production targets and metrics are met, achieve production demands, supervise machine productivity and quality, as well as supervising, coaching, and mentoring of team members.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree preferred · Black Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Production Supervisor roles in New Jersey: typical posted base $76k–$109k.
Median of the low and high ends of 9 live postings that list pay, out of 22 production supervisor openings in New Jersey, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
New Jersey plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 18 other live production postings in New Jersey.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $76k–$109k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 95%
- ✓ Lean 42%
- FDA / GMP 32%
- SAP 26%
- EHS / safety 21%
- 5S 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Six Sigma, Black Belt, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Smurfit Westrock
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This plant: Smurfit Westrock in Dayton Container
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Full description from Smurfit WestrockAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Production Supervisor - Corrugator - 1st Shift - Dayton, NJ
The Opportunity
The Production Supervisor will be responsible for the safe and efficient operations of their department. In this role you will communicate performance expectations to ensure production targets and metrics are met, achieve production demands, supervise machine productivity and quality, as well as supervising, coaching, and mentoring of team members.
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How you will impact Smurfit Westrock
- •Manage the day-to-day operations of the shift with constant emphasis on safety, quality, delivery and cost
- •Acts as first point of contact for operators regarding mechanical failure or production issues
- •Support continuous improvement initiatives and enforce control procedures, recommending improvements to the Production Manager, as appropriate
- •Coordinates production activities with other departments to ensure production goals/objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner
- •Monitor production activities to eliminate waste and ensure adherence to production and shipping schedules
- •Input production data accurately into system to measure and monitor KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) around efficiencies, downtime, inventory and overall production
- •Provide recommendations to improve safety, environmental and health of the entire facility
- •Produce daily reports on daily shift production and daily shift review to assess if daily goals are met
- •Control load factors and workflow to ensure maximum use of available capacity and effective use of labor, tools and equipment.
- •Manage and coach employees, providing performance reviews and enforcing disciplinary actions.
- •Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training employees, and developing individual growth opportunities.
- •Directs maintenance employees to troubleshoot mechanical problems and perform preventative maintenance.
- •Enforce adherence to plant safety regulations and encourage employees to become safety- conscious.
- •Ensure daily that plant personnel follow all company standards and meet all customer commitments.
to succeed
- •High School diploma or G.E.D. – Required
- •Corrugator experience - Required
- •Bachelor’s degree (Business Management, Engineering or Operations Management) - Preferred
- •3+ years of packaging converting supervisory experience – Required.
- •Experience working in a Lean environment; Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Certification.
- •Proven experience in operations, manufacturing, or supply chain
- •Excellent communication and listening skills.
- •Proven track record of effective problem-solving
- •Ability to embrace continuous improvement.
- •Strong collaboration and teaming skills with stakeholders across functions
- •Ability to coach and train employees
- •Ability to be an on-shift resource for troubleshooting problems in the process as well as maintenance issues.
- •Ability to make independent, effective decisions.
- •Possess the ability to be a self-directed team player.
- •Flexibility to work multiple shifts.