Title:  Cutting Manager

POSITION PURPOSE

• Responsible for providing leadership, guidance, direction and management for the Cutting Department during the various shift operations. 
• Ensures production safety, quality and customer satisfaction goals are met.
•  Initiates and supports all processes and ensures compliance with Six Sigma efforts.  Minimal supervision required.

JOB FUNCTIONS

• Responsible for managing the sheet fed line, rotary die cutting, rotary die sharpening areas and ensures paperboard is sheeted, printed and cut to specifications, rotary dies perform to expectations.  

• Plans, directs and manages operations to achieve operating goals and objectives consistent with plant and division objectives. 

• Identifies cost reduction and continuous improvement opportunities in support of Six Sigma efforts.

• Identifies capital improvement projects for the department and provides project management support.

• Manages department efforts across shifts and with other departments and functions.

• Establishes department goals in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, and employee development.

• Ensures production operations are conducted in a safe and clean working environment and complies with federal, state and local laws and regulations.

• Identifies activities and opportunities that improve the manufacturing processes and controls costs throughout the department.

• Directly involved in responsibilities / actions related to Prerequisite and Food Safety Programs.

• In the absence of Cutting Manager, daily responsibilities will be transferred to Operations Manager or a Supervisor.
• Must complete additional duties as assigned.

• Follow all Plant rules, Processes, Hygiene, and Allergens procedures, related to production of Safe Quality Foods.

• Report to person of authority to record any potentially unsafe conditions which may result in unsafe foods or noncompliance to SQF related procedures.

• Participate in SQF Root Cause and Corrective Actions (from customer complaints, SQF audits, validation, and verification activities) as required.

• Reporting of any customer complaints to persons responsible to enter into GPI’s Customer Complaint system for root cause analysis and appropriate corrective action taken.

• Follow all procedures related to producing Safe Quality Foods (SQF).

• Report any potentially unsafe SQF conditions or customer complaints to a person of authority to record and/or correct the situation.

• Responsible for the verification of SQF controls and meeting the standards of the SQF requirements.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or related field with 5-8 years’ experience in converting operations and working with dies or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to manage projects, resources and people and set and meet target disciplines.
• Ability to develop improvements, achieve budget/cost constraints.
• Supervisory experience preferred. Proficient with Microsoft Office, Outlook and internet.

SAFE QUALITY FOOD RESPONSIBILITES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES:

• Follow all Plant rules, Processes, Hygiene, and Allergens procedures, related to production of Safe Quality Foods.
• Report to person of authority to record any potentially unsafe conditions which may result in unsafe foods or noncompliance to SQF related procedures.
• Participate in SQF Root Cause and Corrective Actions (from customer complaints, SQF audits, validation, and verification activities) as required.
• Follow all procedures related to producing Safe Quality Foods (SQF).
• Report any potentially unsafe SQF conditions or customer complaints to a person of authority to record and/or correct the situation.