All jobs at Southern Champion Tray (SCT) require Team members to act in accordance with the shared Core Values and Operating principles of the company as they perform specific job functions. These include:

Trustworthy – We strive for our actions to match our words in all our relationships.

Servant – Hearted – We enable and empower our team to serve the needs of customers, Team members, suppliers and the community.

Relational – We aim to build healthy relationships while fostering an environment that promotes compassion, balance, and personal and professional growth.

Resourceful – We value strategic insourcing, first looking to create solutions internally, and then looking to apply that knowledge to future opportunities.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY:

Oversee the manufacturing operations at the SCT paperboard folding carton facility to include all converting, printing, and maintenance teams, as well as responsible the safety of all team members, the quality of all products produced, and the operational efficiency of the facility.

Safety : Ensure alignment of the company vision in valuing people to help drive a consistently high level of performance in the areas of workplace safety and compliance to promote a culture of safety within the plant.

Team Leadership and Cultural Development : Lead, motivate, and develop a team of skilled leaders overseeing all aspects of Production, Maintenance, Shipping and Warehouse. Live our SCT Mission and values every day that focuses on increasing team member engagement and overall positive cultural.

Drive Performance with Purpose : Oversee the end-to-end production process for all operations, ensuring that products are manufactured to high quality standards while meeting key KPI’s for measuring customer needs, and production and efficiency targets.

Process Optimization : Identify areas of improvement in the production processes, and implement strategies to increase KPI’s, reduce costs, and improve safety, and product quality.

Supply Chain Management : Work closely with the Supply Chain team to ensure timely availability of raw materials and optimum production scheduling to minimize costs with best in market customer fill rates with desired inventory levels. Includes working to identify both long term and short-term capacity needs (RCCP) to optimize SCT resources and capital needs to best meet our customers’ needs today and to grow our business moving forward.

Key Leader: Works closely with other SCT leaders to live out our mission and winning aspiration. Function as key leader at SCT, working across all functions and facilities to not just represent operations, but across all SCT to help us make every interaction effortless for our customers.

Quality Control : Implement and uphold rigorous quality control processes, ensuring all products meet or exceed company specifications and expectations.

Cost Management : Work with GM and direct reports to develop and manage the plant’s operating costs plan with specific targets to achieve YOY improvements of operational and efficiency metrics.

Reporting : Regularly report and presents on plant performance, challenges, and strategic insights to GMand senior management with the purpose of improving operational performance and customer interactions.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strong cross-functional business acumen and demonstrated leadership capacity

Supports and communicates Company initiatives

Achieves assigned budget goals. Works with GM to build out annual budget plan and goals

Key decision maker to bring new equipment, automation, and technologies to operations, ensuring the safe and effective installation of new equipment Uses all performance management tools, including development plans, to provide guidance and feedback to team

Actively supports, demonstrates and promotes compliance with all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and policies necessary to maintain food safety compliance standards.

Develops meaningful and effective vendor relations promoting a cost-effective high service level; builds and maintains strong relations with key suppliers while actively identifying opportunities to improve terms and agreements.

Oversees the management of schedules for team members to ensure optimum staffing levels, effective utilization of people, and minimal downtime; ensures adequate and effective leadership and oversight is provided to the overnight shifts

Actively contributes and participates in various customer and supplier presentations, plant tours, demonstrations, industry events, panel discussions, and other external facing appearances while representing and promoting the SCT brand and long standing reputation.

· Engages regularly with cross-functional leaders across SCT as a key contributor to strategic and operational org-wide initiatives providing key insight and expertise necessary to achieve alignment and drive forward company objectives.

Uses engagement strategies to recognize, motivate and celebrate individuals and teams delivering outstanding performance throughout location

Owns the strategy component of the facility, as well as the leadership needs to accomplish annual goals

Vigilant about protecting and building SCT’s corporate reputation and integrity

Leads and drives pursuit of SCT’s Mission, Vision & Values

Promotes a cooperative work climate, maximizing productivity and morale

Conducts and participates in regularly scheduled meetings to ensure lines of communication are open between management, team members, and across functions and facilities

Displays a positive attitude towards team members

Stays abreast of technology changes in the industry and ensures communication throughout organization

Able to handle escalated issues with tact and dignity

Serves as a liaison to ensure consistency, specifically across all Chattanooga teams and facilities and Shared Manufacturing Services including Safety, Continuous Improvement, Engineering, and Compliance.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Ten years’ experience in leadership roles in paperboard manufacturing, Operations or Engineering preferred. Experience in lean manufacturing or Six Sigma strongly desired. Strong background and understanding of safety and quality systems necessary. Familiarity with many different types of paperboard production machinery. Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or a closely related field required, Master’s degree preferred. Proficient in MS Office applications - Word, Outlook, Excel software.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Must have the ability to read, understand, and communicate to others the meaning of complex documents including legal documents, letters, etc. and write legibly in English. Must be able to understand and speak clearly, and communicate in English.