Title:  Converting 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.

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POSITION PURPOSE

This converting facility produces a specialty line of folding cartons for national established brands in the consumer and beverage packaging industry.

Responsible for providing leadership, guidance, direction, and management for production within the cutting & finishing department operation.  Ensures safety, quality, production, and customer satisfaction goals are met.  Initiates and supports all processes and ensures compliance with Lean/Six Sigma efforts.  Minimal supervision required.

JOB FUNCTIONS

• Plans, directs, and manages the operation to achieve operating goals and objectives consistent with plant and divisional objectives. 
• Identifies cost reduction and continuous improvement opportunities in support of Lean/Six Sigma efforts.
• Identifies capital improvement projects for the operation and provides project management support.
• Establishes department goals in the areas of safety, quality, and productivity and employee development.
• Ensures production operations are conducted in a safe clean working environment that complies with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Responsible to maintain inventories and expenditures within budgeted levels.
• Overall responsibility for maintenance of equipment and coordinates maintenance requirements to minimize operational impact.
• Works effectively with all department management to resolve issues and coordinate efforts to achieve stated goals.
• Additional duties as assigned.
• Directly involved in responsibilities /actions related to Prerequisite and Food Safety Programs.
• In the absence of Converting Manager, daily responsibilities will be transferred to a Supervisor.
• Strives to clearly understand customer requirements and delivers results to meet or exceed customer expectations.
• 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

• Must be a leader with exceptional communication skills, good organizational skills, and the ability to motivate people to perform at high levels. 
• Must be quality conscious and customer oriented.
• Must possess the ability to develop improvements, achieve budget/cost constraint.
• A four-year college degree and/or equipment-specific experience in the folding carton industry are required.
• Supervisory experience preferred.  Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Outlook preferred.

Pay Range:   $79,740.00 - $106,290.00

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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