Overview:About BerryAt Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY), we create innovative packaging and engineered products that we believe make life better for people and the planet. We do this every day by leveraging our unmatched global capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation expertise to serve customers of all sizes around the world. Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of over 40,000 global employees across more than 250 locations, we partner with customers to develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. The challenges we solve and the innovations we pioneer benefit our customers at every stage of their journey. For more information, visit our website, or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter.Responsibilities:
Primary Function:
Responsible for the supervision and direction of hourly production employees. Operate the department within all safety regulations, quality standards and maintain production standards as efficiently as possible. Will assume responsibility for the department in the absence of the Production Manager. Will maintain the highest standard of professionalism and maintain a positive attitude while handling multiple tasks and priorities.
Essential Functions:
- Staff planning to ensure adequate coverage on all machines for scheduled production
- Maintain good employee relations by stimulating maximum efficiency and productivity of all production employees through good communication and regular performance reviews
- Provide training as appropriate (i.e. tool box meetings, safety, etc.)
- Recommend the hiring and releasing of production personnel as required to maintain production schedules
- Responsible for all processes, equipment, employees safety and housekeeping of the areas and meeting production quality and quantity standards of their shift
- Ensure the machines run according to the instructions/specifications on the Traveler (i.e. correct resin, additives and packaging)
- Provide detailed reports to Production Manager and/or Plant Manger
- Correctly record daily production to Web EFF
- Communicate with other supervisors to anticipate issues and ensure smooth a transition from shift to shift
- Assure efficient and economical utilization of materials, improvement of methods and elimination of wasteful practices within the departments
- Keep accurate records of departmental activities
- Collect and summarize raw material usage and inventory, monitoring usage for maximum efficiency
- Perform duties in a safe manner and address all observed safety hazards and unresolved safety issues with the appropriate personnel
- Coordinate with the Plant and/or Production Manager, EHS Representative and Maintenance Manager on maintenance priorities
- Reclaim should be included in normal shift operations with observation at least 4 times per shift.
Safety Commitment:
- Takes reasonable care for their own health and safety.
- Takes reasonable care for the health and safety of others.
- Authorized to stop work when a perceived unsafe condition or behavior may result in an unwanted event
- Understands and actively participates in the companys EHS policy, goals, and objectives
Additional Front Line Leader Responsibilities:
- Accountable for the safety of all employees for whom they are responsible through active engagement in safety activities and provides clear, consistent communication of safe work expectations
- Supports and investigates situations in which line/equipment stoppage occurs due to perceived, imminent safety risk
- Completes responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and procedures, and applicable laws
- Actively leads risk assessment activities for their area of responsibility by driving prioritized corrective and preventive actions to eliminate/reduce environmental health or safety risks
- Lead all required meetings with safety (i.e. Pre-shift, Department, Change Management, General communication, Town Hall, etc.)
- Completes incident investigations, root cause analysis and implements corrective actions accordingly in a timely and thorough manner.
- Ensures the proper training and development of all assigned employees for whom they are responsible
- Sets goals for their organizational unit; achieves goals and ensures that all employees understand and work toward achieving goals.
- Motivates and coaches employees through good communication and frequent performance feedback. Identifies and coordinates additional training as needed.
Qualifications:
Special Skills:
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals , order forms and checklists
- Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence
- Ability to speak effectively with co-workers or groups of co-workers, supervisors or others within the company
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
- Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, but uninvolved written or oral instructions
- Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in or from standardized situations
Work Environment:
- This position requires that the employee be able to work
Outdoors 1/3 of the time or less
Near moving mechanical parts over 2/3 of the time
High or precarious places 1/3 of the time or less
Near electrical components 1/3 of the time or less
Near vibrating equipment and tools 1/3 of the time or less
Fumes from equipment or airborne 1/3 of the time or less
particles
Toxic or caustic chemicals 1/3 of the time or less
Extreme heat (non-weather) 1/3 of the time or less
Extreme cold (non-weather) None
Wet or humid conditions (non-weather) 1/3 of the time or less
Loud environments (equipment operation) 1/3 of the time or less
Essential Physical Requirements:
- Walking to inspect facility including raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods, building and equipment, and overall manufacturing and warehouse operations for as much as 100% of workday
- Sitting to prepare reports and use computer equipment for approximately 10% of workday
- Must be able to assist with set-ups and mechanical repairs which can require
- Standing for as much as 100% of workday
- Reaching with hands and arms for as much as 75% of workday
- Climbing or balancing for as much as 25% of workday
- Kneeling, stooping, crouching or crawling for as much as 10% of workday
- Bending, twisting, reaching and leaning for as much as 75% of workday
- Talking to communicate with direct reports for as much as 100% of workday
- Hearing to communicate with direct reports for as much as 100% of workday
- Using arms to grasp, handle and type for as much as 75% of workday
- The employee in this job is required to exert 60 pounds of force occasionally (less than 1/3 of time); and/or up to 40 pounds of force frequently (1/3 to 2/3 of time); and/or up to 30 pounds of force regularly (more than 2/3 of the total time)
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred.
Experience:
Minimum of 5 years manufacturing experience in required
Minimum 2 years leadership experience required
Experience with Cast and/or Blown film extrusion preferred
Special Skills:
Ability to use good judgment and motivate others
Ability to adapt to changes in the work environment
Computer literate
Ability to define problems and seek out appropriate help for resolution
Must be able to coordinate multiple tasks
Note: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the Assistant Production Manager.