The Opportunity

This position is responsible for providing oversight and leadership in the Pressroom. The Manager ensures the timely production of quality products that meet or exceed customer expectations, proactively manages departmental metrics that impact cost (downtime, make-readies, run speed and waste), and ensures compliance with all company policies and procedures and foster a team atmosphere, providing vision, and demonstrating support of the company’s core processes. The Manager is responsible for day-to-day management through the management of supervisory staff, including achieving production goals, managing performance of direct reports, making sound operational decisions, solving problems, and managing conflict.

How you will impact WestRock:

• Reviews and analyzes production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications and operating or production issues

• Revises production schedules and priorities as result of equipment failure or operating problems

• Consults with engineering personnel relative to modification of machines and equipment to improve production and quality of products

• Identifies, documents, and drives departmental metrics for Productivity, Safety, Quality, Waste and any other metrics required by the company

• Ensures compliance to all company policies and procedures, continually participating in company LEAN manufacturing training and audits

• Coordinates production activities with procurement, maintenance, and quality control activities to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment

• Ensures staffing is appropriate to meet workload requirements and productivity standards

• Conducts on-time performance reviews of supervisors and employees. Ensures direct reports have professional development plans and that those plans are executed in the timeframes specified

• Leads effective shift meetings

• Manages the screen-printing process to include working knowledge of silk screen process, types of ink formulations for all patented special processes

• Demonstrates working knowledge of comp room

• Maintains inventory of ink, blankets coatings, flexo ink and other supplies

• Maintains inventory and ordering screen printing inks (both UV & Solvent)

• Maintains inventory and ordering of various materials for patented special processed

• Performs other job duties as assigned

What you need to succeed:

• Minimum 3 years’ supervisory experience

• Must have strong technical knowledge of sheet fed press operations

• Must have the ability to foster team work and motivate individual performers

• Must be able to relate effectively with others at all levels of the organization

• Intermediate computer skills needed

• Must have effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

• Must have the ability to champion and lead change within the department and facility wide

• Must identify with and support company leadership and decisions

• Must have good mechanical aptitude

• Must be able to perform all essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation

• Must have high school diploma or general education degree (G.E.D.); Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university preferred

What we offer:

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence

• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities

• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential

• Benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with match, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, employee referral bonus, and much more!

• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

WestRock (NYSE:WRK) partners with our customers to provide differentiated paper and packaging solutions that help them win in the marketplace. WestRock's team members support customers around the world from locations spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Learn more at www.westrock.com.

WestRock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. WestRock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.