Print Operations Manager Jobs in Tennessee (NOW HIRING)

All jobs at Southern Champion Tray (SCT) require Team members to act in accordance with the shared Core Values and Operating principles of the company as they perform specific job functions. These include:

• Trustworthy – We strive for our actions to match our words in all our relationships.
• Servant – Hearted – We enable and empower our team to serve the needs of customers, Team members,suppliersand the community.
• Relational – We aim to build healthy relationships while fostering an environment that promotes compassion, balance, and personal and professional growth.
• Resourceful – We value strategic insourcing, first looking to create solutions internally, and then looking to apply that knowledge to future opportunities.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY:

Responsible for the leadership of all printing, sheeting, graphics and pre-press operations for the packaging facility. Guides and directs overall productivity and print quality for the department while simultaneously driving continuous improvement. Leads training, development and coaching of team members while ensuring a safe and healthy workplace through proper training and maintenance.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY:

• Demonstratespersonal commitmentto Safety that promotes a culture of safety and an expectation of safety compliance; takes responsibility to ensure that team is educated and trained in all areas ofsafety
• Effectively communicates with team and other departments to report on daily production, plans for future production, operational needs or issues, and schedule changes; partners effectively with scheduling department to ensure effective andoptimalproduction to meet customer needs; leads effective and engaging shift meetings with team.
• Proactively reviews and analyzes production, quality control,maintenanceand operational reports to evaluate performance and todeterminecauses of operating or production issues or nonconformity with product specifications.
• Actively collaborateswith the Sales, Customer Service and Production Team to ensure seamless execution of customer requests on time and within budget.
• Partnerswith equipment OEM and internal maintenance team to drivesafety,quality,optimaluptimeand machine predictability, as well as develop capital justification for machine enhancements or new equipment to drive continuous improvement within the department.Develop strong relations with suppliers to provide a foundation for excellent customer responsiveness and qualityby seeking out current industry trends, product innovation, and modern technology.
• Owns color management strategy within all pertinent areas of the operations including maintenance of G7certification
• Leads and champions change to support lean continuous improvementprinciples, best practices in plant, foodsafetyandinnovation
• Oversees inventory counts tomaintaininventory of ink, blankets coatings, specialtyinksand other supplies, in conjunction with monitoring use ofmaterials
• Identifies, documents, and drives departmental performance to meet metrics for Safety, Quality, Productivity, Waste and other KPI’sidentified
• Establishes,communicatesand drivesdepartmental Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) through engaging the team and ensuring understanding while equipping and empowering them with the tools and resources needed;establishclear accountability for the team’swork
• Manages staffing for all three shifts for printing, sheeting,graphicsand pre-press to meet workload requirements and productivitystandards
• Collaborates and proactively communicates with shift supervisorsregardingstaffing, team member issues, equipment updates, productionissuesor changes in schedule tomaintainseamless communication between allshifts
• Engages and constructively challenges team members through continuous learning, development and coaching while offering opportunities toacquirenew skills, collaborate with other teams, andparticipateon specialprojects
• Manages administrative needs of the team including ensuring proper maintenance of equipment,maintaininglicenses or certifications, and ordering supplies; perform general supervisory responsibilities such as interviewing, administering performance reviews, approving time and attendance, compliance with quality and safety procedures,etc
• Partners with HR to complete technical and professional development plans for team members, including succession plans, for those that have been identified as potential successors in any technical or leadershiprole
• Creates clear expectations and accountability among all team members and partners with HR to communicate, enforce and carry out necessary disciplinary action for any performance,attendanceor code of conduct violation; Identifies with and supports company leadership and company decisions and ensures compliance to all company policies andprocedures
• Partners with Sales to coordinate trials, press runs, customer samples andapprovals
• Fosters andmaintainsgood working relationships with outside vendors andcustomers

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations, BusinessManagementor related field preferred
• Minimum5+ years professional print production experience including conventional offset print; folding carton industry experience is strongly preferred; knowledge and/or experience in Digital Print as well asPre-pressoperations is a plus; experience in packaging industry is aplus
• Minimum of 3years experiencein a leadership or supervisory role in manufacturing / production
• Six Sigma Green and/or Black Belt is a plus; experience with G7 or other Color Management tools isrequired
• Must have excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the demonstrated ability to coach team members and developtalent
• Must be proficient in PC skills using Microsoft Word,Exceland PowerPoint

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Must have the ability to read, understand, and communicate to others the meaning of complex documents including legal documents, letters, etc. and write legibly in English. Must be able to understand and speak clearly, and communicate in English.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Must have the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide both fractions and decimals, solve equations, read measurements. Use formulas to calculate and analyze data.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, regularly required to walk, stand, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls and reach with arms and hands. Frequently is required to climb, balance, twist, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. While in plant, may frequently lift/move 25 to 75 pounds. Must be able to perform these functions for a minimum of 8 hours straight (with a 30-minute meal break any other applicable breaks during the shift) on a regular basis. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team member successfully performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, but the essential functions cannot be eliminated or performed by others.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Normal office environment, frequently in plant around moving machinery and equipment, loud noise, heat, fumes and paper dust. Occasional travel required for training or meetings utilizing air and/or vehicle travel. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, but the essential functions cannot be eliminated or performed by others.