Shift Supervisor - 2nd Shift

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.

The successful candidate, with direction from the Plant Manager, is accountable for safety, quality, productivity, material handling, cost performance, and employee relations for assigned shift and department.

• •Ensure the safety of all employees; lead safety teams and programs on assigned shift to prevent injuries. Comply with all federal, state, and local environmental and safety regulations (EPA, OSHA, etc.).
• •Supervise all production activities for assigned shift of approximately 60 team members. Schedule shift employees. Crew machines to cover vacations, absence, and overtime.
• •Ensure all production documentation is filled out correctly and in a timely basis.
• •Meet or exceed productivity, cost or other performance metric expectations for assigned shift. Implement and maintain best manufacturing practices.
• •Train, direct and mentor shift employees with diverse language, cultural and educational background.
• •Execute production schedule 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.
• •Provide direction, training, and development as needed.
• •Provide coaching, counseling, or discipline as needed.
• •Recommend disciplinary action to department manager.
• •Prepare required shift documentation: production reports, quality reports, employee time off requests, etc.