Pixelle Specialty Solutions™ is the largest specialty paper company in North America, with fully integrated pulp and paper operations in Chillicothe, Ohio, Jay, Maine, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, Stevens Point, Wisconsin and a coating operation in Fremont, Ohio. Supported by an experienced product development team, Pixelle excels in designing customized solutions that help customers bring new products to market. With a long history of leadership in the paper industry, Pixelle delivers the most comprehensive portfolio of specialty papers to help you meet today’s challenging demands.

The Supervisor, Finishing will provide Finishing Department leadership supervising crews of up to 40 people within the Finishing Department. This position will focus on ensuring effective operations 24/7 with regards to safety, quality, productivity, and cost. Setting clear expectations, ensuring effective and efficient learning/training, and ensuring each person has the opportunity to perform to their best is paramount.

Essential Duties and Specific Responsibilities

• Setting and enforcing safety and housekeeping expectations for their crew members.
• Investigating, resolving, and reporting all safety incidents including injuries, near misses, observations, etc.
• Leading crew safety meetings.
• Providing and documenting performance feedback, especially with regards to safety.
• Support troubleshooting of crews through validating TCC (trouble/cause/correction) usage by crews and following CARPs (corrective action and response plans).
• Validating that all procedures are being followed appropriately and provide feedback/coaching on gaps
• Ensuring rapid response to operational challenges including following communication escalation protocols to heighten priority.
• Employee onboarding, scheduling, training and record keeping.
• Creating and implementing “When Down Do Lists” when downtime opportunities present themselves to maximize productive time.
• Completing verifications of learning to ensure properly trained individuals are following safe standard operating practices and procedures.
• Coordinating response with maintenance teams on equipment failures and troubleshooting support.
• Improve overall operations through generating and implementing improvements in processes, equipment, training, etc.
• Validating operator basic care rounds are followed and effective addressing any findings and/or performance issues.
• Completing shift logs highlighting safety, environmental, training, quality, productivity, scheduling, cost, and other issues Building crew schedules enabling effective operations while balancing employee requests including responding to last minute vacancies/changes.
• Participating in various improvement efforts.
• Completing any other tasks as assigned.

Experience – 3 to 5 years of experience in manufacturing with paper and converting industry preferred. Previous supervisory experience a must, preferably in a union environment.

Competencies – Strong leadership skills, troubleshooting skills, sound communication skills, highly motivated, team player, and accountable for results.

Education – B.S. degree or equivalent in operational experience.

Competitive healthcare benefit package and 401K match.