Manufacturing Associate Manager

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At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities. 

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you.

A World of Difference. Made Possible.

The Manufacturing Associate Manager provides leadership to the supervisory team, production work teams and is a member of the site leadership team reporting to the Operations Manager. He/She facilitates department meetings, intervenes as necessary to keep the goals and results consistent with company direction, and works with the supervisory team members to develop their full potential. The Manufacturing Associate Manager, in conjunction with the team, is responsible for safety, quality, productivity, equipment condition, and housekeeping.

Job Functions:

• Manages and facilitates the long term goals of the department. Utilizes knowledge and experience, providing training to supervision. Responsible for their individual performance. Oversees scheduling, material handling issues and maintenance, as well as resolving production problems. Helps department achieve goals and has responsibility for personnel issues, including required discipline.
• Provides a communication network between direct reports and upper management.
• Works with all employees to maintain a safe work environment. Encourages and leads department to work in a safe manner and to seek improvement in work practices for their benefit. Develops and implements safety procedures and policies with the EH&S Manager in achieving departmental and plant safety goals.
• Assures that the department maintains quality standards and uses SPC techniques for problem resolution through knowledge of product specifications and training of personnel.
• Ensures that product quality, production efficiencies, and overall productivity meets or exceeds established standards, and is directly accountable for expenditures exceeding budgeted levels.
• Strives to have a technical proficiency and understanding of the machinery in the department. Provides assistance to the team in problem resolution and assures that testing and product development is carried out in a professional manner.
• Works effectively with other department managers to resolve issues and coordinate efforts to achieve stated goals.
• Must provide leadership in full support of GPI’s Mission, Vision and Core Values (Integrity, Respect, Accountability, Relationships, and Teamwork).
• Must provide leadership and be fully supportive of all GPI efforts for LEAN, 5’s, Six Sigma and other Continuous Improvement programs and processes.
• Directly involved in responsibilities/actions related to Prerequisite and Food Safety Programs.
• Ability and responsibility to stop any process that is not meeting food safety requirements.
• Ability and responsibility to stop any process that is not meeting customer quality requirements.
• Responsible for compliance with all facility food safety, food defense, and quality policies and procedures including product safety (GMPs)/Sanitation policies and procedures. Employee must continually work to promote the orderliness and cleanliness of their work area in support of SQF/5S and other company standards.

Job Specifications:

• The Associate Manager must be a leader with exceptional communication skills, good organizational skills, and the ability to motivate employees to perform at high levels.
• Production experience in wide-web Flexo Printing is preferred and continued education is a plus.
• Must be quality conscious and customer focused.
• A four year degree and/or equipment-direct experience in the folding carton industry is preferred.

Pay Range:   $89,850.00 - $119,800.00

Graphic Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their qualifications for the job in question. We do not base our employment decision on an employee's or applicant's race, color, religion, age, gender or sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic identity, genetic information, disability, veteran/military status or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. Click here to view the Poster, EEO is the Law.

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