Converting Production Manager

The Converting Production Manager holds one of the most critical leadership positions within the Automated Mailing and Bagging (AM&B) division, overseeing a team of 120+ employees and 3 supervisors in a dynamic 350+ employee facility. This strategic role is responsible for leading the day-to-day operations of the Converting production area, ensuring alignment with the company's safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and continuous improvement goals.

As a hands-on leader, the Converting Production Manager supports, coaches, and directs team members to drive operational excellence. This role plays a vital part in shaping a safe and efficient work environment through proactive safety practices, employee training, and performance management. With a focus on fostering a culture of accountability and growth, the manager implements and enforces operating procedures that promote high standards and sustainable results.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Incorporates vision and values into day-to-day activities
• Drive safety improvements and enhancements to champion safety culture
• Attract, hire, retain, develop and mentor key talent within the department.
• Formulate and recommend converting policies and programs that allow the organization to meet annual budgetary plan for Poly Converting and the profitability of the operations
• Support Human Resources with active employee administration while establishing a coaching culture.
• Monitor employees' performance, conduct performance reviews, motivate team members and create strategies to boost engagement, retention and productivity
• Work cooperatively with all departments to ensure company expectations are met
• Lead successful implementation of continuous improvement projects
  
  
  
  • Improve product quality and reduction of process scrap
  • Improve plant productivity through enhanced operating processes and workflow
  
  
  
  
• Work with Production Control (PC) to ensure the production schedule is properly planned and customer expectations are met

Education and/or Experience

• BA/BS in industrial, mechanical or business administration, 2-year technical degree in related disciplines or equivalent industry experience in converting.
• 5+ years' experience in manufacturing management, preferably in a process-oriented operations and/or packaging related industry.
• Experience working with manufacturing-based technology, processes and principles is preferred.
• Familiar with Lean manufacturing principles.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong organizational and customer service skills, computer literate and the ability to learn new software programs are required.

Competencies

• Ability to motivate others
• Work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Read, analyze and interpret operational data
• Sense of urgency
• Process improvement focus
• Results oriented
• Proven employee development
• Team building
• Strong problem-solving skills

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