PRINT LEAD (2ND SHIFT) - Military Veterans

Overview
About BerryHarnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of 40,000+ employees across more than 250 global locations, we develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. At Berry Global, we believe in the extraordinary power of people and their unique talents, experiences, and perspectives that help shape a shared future of innovation, inspiration, and influence. Every employee at Berry Global has the opportunity to make their mark on our company and the world around us. Together, we champion a people-first culture that cultivates individual growth, diversity, and collaboration, unleashing our collective strengths to forge a path to greater success for our company, people, and planet. Are you ready to Make Your Mark at Berry? For more information, visit our website, or connect with us on LinkedIn or X.
Responsibilities

PURPOSE: To ensure all Printing Leads are working to the same expectations and guidelines

SCOPE: All personnel in the Print Department who carry the title "Lead" or "Back-Up Lead"

REPORTS TO: All Printing Leads report directly to the Printing Group lead on their designated shift

AUTHORITY:

• Stop production of any press if safety of the employee is in question
• Stop production of any press if a customer's quality expectations are not being met
• Stop production if safety and quality standards are not being met by the packing team. Address accordingly
• Stop production if metrics are not being met; production, efficiency, scrap. Adjust accordingly
• Make adjustments on any equipment for either a safety, quality or metric concern
• To give verbal & written warnings to any employee with proper evidence of non-compliance
• Any decision regarding safety, quality or production issues when an employee or product are at risk
• All decisions made should be discusses by the shifts leadership team when time allows

RESPONSIBILITIES

SAFETY:

• Follow and enforce all Safety Absolutes
• Follow and enforce all established plant and department safety guidelines
• Follow and enforce all Safe Quality Food standards (SQF)
• Embodies commitment for a safe work place; acts as a role model in safety performance
• Ensures safety is always more important than productivity
• Actively participate in safety related activities
• Be proactive about safety with your team

ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Initiative and ownership actions
• Lead by example
• Completes responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and procedures

COMMUNICATION:

• Communicate all expectations in a clear and timely manner
• Ability to communicate safety, quality and production goals
• Ability to communicate company expectations
• Communicate with multiple levels of the organization
• Know your audience and communicate accordingly

ENGAGEMENT:

• Communicate and support the vision of plant leadership
• Celebrate the success as a team. We win as a team or we lose as a team!
• Ensure all employees actively participate in planned activities
• Promotes change through good listening skills
• Listens to and frequently seeks input from employees
• Actively leads risk assessment activities
• Drives to eliminate and reduce environmental, health and safety risks

TEAM DEVELOPMENT:

• Understand the developmental needs of the employees on your team
• Drive a fair work environment
• Understand personal strengths and weaknesses
• Be genuine and approachable
• Fair but firm
• Encourage personal success and growth within the company
• Ensures the proper training & development of all employees for whom they are responsible
• Identifies and coordinates additional training as needed

PROBLEM SOLVING/CONFLICT RESOLUTION:

• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner
• Gathers and analyzes information skillfully
• Develops alternative solutions
• Mitigates work relationships, conflicts and encourages constructive behavior
• Fair but firm

OTHER ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Front line supervision of production in accordance with safety and quality standards
• Responsible for maintaining a high level of housekeeping within the department
• Must know how to locate film (artwork) for each order and make plates accordingly
• Responsible for mixing ink if needed to keep presses running
• Responsible for making repairs to presses throughout the shift to keep EFF, MEEF and scrap in line with daily targets
• Must be able to complete all paperwork and reports assigned to the Printing Department (032 report, manning roster, web eff, etc.)
• Oversee production, resolve difficulties, maintain quality, and insure safety of all employees
• Other duties as directed by Printing Manager or Shift Group lead

Responsibilities and Authority include but are not limited to assuring compliance with

federal, state, government and/or any appropriate regulatory law or guidelines.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed within this document are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform each essential function

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Must be able to pass color blind test
• Past experience as a printer and or technician to perform all facets of training within department
• Mechanically inclined
• Ability to supervise employees in a non-biased manner
• Work well with all employees
• Must know how to locate artwork and make plates accordingly if necessary
• Must have good attendance and performance evaluations

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.