Corrugator Superintendent

Responsible for leading the corrugating department and overseeing Corrugator Supervisors and hourly employees to ensure safe, efficient production of quality products. Provides leadership, technical direction, planning, and coaching while supporting productivity, cost, quality, safety, employee development, and overall plant objectives.

• →Lead the Corrugator Supervisors and hourly employees and oversee the performance of all corrugator shifts.
• →Communicate plant standards, expectations, and operational priorities to employees.
• →Promote a positive work environment through fair and consistent leadership, effective communication, and employee engagement.
• →Communicate significant mechanical, scheduling, production, or personnel issues to the Plant Manager and Maintenance Manager.
• →Oversee proper staffing, training, and development of employees in corrugator positions.
• →Oversee the roll room and maintain accurate roll stock inventory.
• →Coordinate machinery upkeep and maintenance activities to minimize downtime and support reliable operations.
• →Identify and assist in resolving production and operational problems to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and productivity.
• →Implement, maintain, and support company policies and procedures, safety requirements, and housekeeping standards.
• →Train, coach, and develop employees to improve individual and team performance.
• →Plan, assign, and direct work; evaluate performance; recognize employee contributions; administer corrective action and discipline as appropriate; and address employee concerns.
• →Promote teamwork and collaboration between shifts, crews, and other departments.
• →Document employee and operational matters as appropriate and demonstrate professional conduct, leadership, and accountability.
• →Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

• Strong time-management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently.
• Ability to effectively lead meetings and communicate expectations and priorities.
• Strong coaching and teaching skills with the ability to develop employees in both technical and operational aspects of their roles.
• Ability to remain composed and provide effective leadership during challenging or adverse situations.
• Strong team-building skills and the ability to promote cooperation between crews, shifts, and departments.
• Strong employee-relations skills, including active listening, performance management, positive and corrective feedback, conflict resolution, coaching, and delegation.
• Demonstrated ability to provide a consistent leadership approach with an appropriate level of professional assertiveness.
• Ability to interact professionally with employees, management, customers, and other internal and external stakeholders.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of five years of experience in the corrugated industry.
• Minimum of two years of supervisory or managerial experience.

Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedures, and other job-related documents. Ability to prepare routine reports and correspondence and communicate effectively with employees, management, customers, and other groups.

• Ability to accurately read a tape measure.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts including percentages, measurements, volume, and rates.
• Ability to apply basic mathematical concepts required for corrugator operations.

• Ability to understand and carry out instructions provided in written, verbal, or graphic form.
• Ability to identify, evaluate, and resolve production and operational issues using sound judgment.
• Ability to manage multiple variables and determine appropriate solutions within established policies and operating procedures.

Working knowledge of:

• Corrugator equipment, design, capabilities, and operating requirements necessary to support safe and efficient production.
• Equipment capabilities and processes sufficient to effectively train and develop employees.
• Production costs and operating factors necessary to make daily decisions that control costs and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Roll stock inventory and related corrugator material requirements.
• Basic production, quality, safety, and productivity measures.

• Clamp truck 

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and communicate effectively. The employee is frequently required to use hands to handle or feel objects and materials; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with assistance from another person or appropriate lifting equipment.

Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee may occasionally be exposed to elevated work areas, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is typically loud.

Performance will be evaluated based on the employee's ability to:

• Meet established operating expectations related to safety, quality, cost, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
• Effectively lead, coach, and develop employees while maintaining a positive and productive work environment.
• Provide timely positive and corrective feedback and appropriately address employee-relations matters.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve production, efficiency, quality, cost, and overall operations.
• Demonstrate continued professional development and progress toward established individual and departmental goals.
• Promote collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across the corrugating department.

Pratt Industries is America’s 5th largest paper and packaging company with more than 6,500 highly skilled employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than a dozen states. The company operates three of the most modern, cost-effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by “harvesting the urban forest."