Production Shift Supervisor – Converting & Slitting Operations

Production Shift Supervisor – Converting & Slitting Operations

$70,000 - $90,000 Base • Greater Green Bay Area • Fully Funded Pension • Up to 7 Weeks Vacation • Rotating 12s

The Opportunity: Secure a legacy career home with a premier, multi-billion-dollar packaging and converting leader backed by nearly a century of vertical integration and massive local facility expansions. This high-impact role within our specialized Slitting Department is designed for a sophisticated, people-focused operational leader. It offers a total compensation and benefits ecosystem that is virtually unmatched in the Midwest.

• EXPERIENCE DEPTH: 7–10 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience preferred (exceptional leaders with slightly less tenure are encouraged to apply)
• UNION FLUENCY: Proven competency leading large teams within a unionized production facility, with a heavy emphasis on fair contract administration and professional grievance resolution
• TECHNICAL FOCUS: Strong structural familiarity with high-speed web handling, paper converting, slitting machinery, specialty coating, or flexible packaging systems
• EARNING POTENTIAL: $70,000 – $90,000 starting base salary + lucrative weekend premiums (Saturdays = 1.5x / Sundays = 2.0x) + Corporate Performance Bonuses
• PREMIUM BENEFIT SUITE: Fully company-funded pension plan, traditional 401(k) matching, free onsite employer medical clinics for families, and up to 7 weeks of accrued vacation
• WORK SCHEDULE: Rotating 12-hour shifts (alternating blocks of days and nights). The schedule features a predictable, built-in 6-day consecutive block off every 3 weeks for unparalleled personal time
• LOCATION: Greater Green Bay, WI area (100% onsite role within a highly modernized, expanding manufacturing complex)

If you are a veteran manufacturing supervisor who is tired of corporate downsizing, aging equipment, and bare-minimum benefits, this direct-hire career track represents the pinnacle of operational stability. Because our client is a privately held market leader that consistently reinvests massive capital back into plant technology, you will lead a division equipped with highly automated, top-tier machinery.

This isn't a passive monitoring role. You will manage a dedicated shift of 25–30 hourly operators, serving as the cultural anchor for safety, quality, and processing efficiency. The organization rejects the high-turnover, high-stress mindset of standard contract packaging shops, prioritizing absolute professional respect and a collaborative, team-centric atmosphere. Backed by extensive local facility footprint growth, this position provides bulletproof long-term job security.

What You Will Be Doing

• Shift Command: Leading daily manufacturing operations for a team of 25–30 unionized hourly employees across the high-speed slitting and converting lines.
• Contract Administration: Serving as the front-line management representative to administer the collective bargaining agreement, enforce plant policies, and manage shift attendance and training matrixes.
• Quality Assurance Oversight: Driving strict in-process quality control protocols and leading root-cause failure investigations in close partnership with the Technical and Quality groups.
• EHS Leadership: Championing the facility's safety culture by auditing machine guarding, executing departmental safety programs, and maintaining a zero-incident workflow.
• Asset Reliability: Coordinating with the Maintenance division to manage automated tool changes, schedule preventive maintenance blocks, and minimize line downtime.
• Cost Control & Inventory: Overseeing departmental operating supplies, tracking scrap rates, and enforcing strict inventory rotation to minimize manufacturing waste.

What We Are Looking For

• Operations Leadership Pedigree: A minimum of 7 years of verifiable supervisory experience managing high-speed production lines, preferably in web handling, film coating, paper, or flexible packaging.
• Labor Relations Competency: A balanced, respectful management style with a proven track record of building positive, productive relationships with union representatives and shop stewards.
• Schedule Adaptability: Full professional commitment to a rotating 12-hour day/night schedule, including alternating weekend production blocks.
• Educational Foundation: Bachelor’s degree is highly preferred; an Associate’s degree or equivalent military/professional technical leadership experience will be fully considered.
• Technical Pluses: Direct past familiarity with enterprise resource planning software (QAD, SAP, or similar ERP networks) or specialized lean manufacturing training.