Title:  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 is responsible for Safety, Quality, and Productivity of all departments on the assigned shift. Expectations of this role include providing strong leadership to exempt and non-exempt employees to empower individuals to achieve goals.  This individual understands business operations as they execute the role to exceed customer expectations and align with GPI business, cultural, financial, and operational objectives.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: include, but are not limited to the following:

• Work directly with and supervise a team of Manufacturing Supervisors and production associates on Night Shift (Sunday night – Thursday night 11:00 pm-7:00 am schedule)
• Ensure Safety remains a top priority
• Assures that policies, programs, standards of performance and approved objectives are understood, and everyone is held accountable
• Achieve productivity by establishing and communicating clear goals, providing requisite resources to the team, engaging the team, and setting appropriate priorities and monitoring progress
• Achieve desired level of engagement by providing leadership on the shift.  Engagement includes listening and responding to employee issues, taking decisive actions, recognizing excellent performance, and holding employees accountable for performance and personal actions
• Achieve quality and waste goals by ensuring all direct reports are properly trained on equipment, following proper procedures, performing requisite inspections, and acting upon suggested improvements
• Administer, communicate, and interpret work procedures and company policies
• Perform other duties, as assigned

• EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree or significant, closely related work experience required in lieu of degree.
• Two (2)- five (5) years of manufacturing supervisory experience, required.
• Continuous Improvement – Lean/Six Sigma knowledge preferred.

• SKILLS

• Demonstrated ability to lead a team through training, coaching, mentoring and counseling
• Strong safety orientation
• Demonstrated timely, effective decision-making skills
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills, adept at motivation and experienced at conflict resolution
• Demonstrated knowledge of process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, 5S or other discipline)
• Demonstrated communication skills, effective at all levels of the organization 
• Proficient computer skills, experienced with Microsoft Office applications
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and within teams
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate across department and functions

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Growth Mindset in Developing Talent and Teams and Continuous Improvement
• Leadership Mindset in Enabling Performance and Engaging Employees
• Strategic Mindset in delivering a High-Performance Organization
• Integrity & Trust
• Action Oriented
• Drive for Results
• Managerial Courage
• Priority Setting
• Problem Solving
• Managing through Systems

Pay Range:   $102,270.00 - $136,395.00

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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