Shipping supervisor

Where you will work

The Cypress Bend facility is located in the historic Mississipi River Delta and produces bleached paperboard and bleached Kraft pulp, used in the production of folding cartons, commercial print paperboard, carded packaging, and cupstock.

This facility boasts over 300 talented employees and stretches across 730 acres. Clearwater Paper employees are proud to manufacture a high-quality product for an essential industry.

Cypress Bend is a rural community with close access to the Mississippi River. This is a wonderful location for those who love the outdoors and offers plenty of activities including fishing, hiking, camping, and biking.

The Cypress Bend area also offers several opportunities for social and civic involvement including the McGehee Hospital, McGehee Boys & Girls Club, Food Pantry, Chamber of Commerce, Arkansas City Food Pantry, Paws and Claws Humane Society, and the Polite Foundation.

Cypress Bend emphasizes exposure to the arts including the WWII Japanese Internment Museum, Desha County Museum, and SEArk Concert Association.

Cypress Bend is in close proximity to McGehee, Monticello, and Drew Central public schools as well as UAM McGehee College of Technology and WAM Crossett College of Technology.

What you will do

Organizational Leadership

• Instructs and leads crew in safe work practices in pursuit of zero injuries.
• Provides information and training on OSHA rules and regulations and additional site procedures
• Provides information and training for crew on all equipment and processes in area of responsibility.
• Maintains personnel records and executes performance evaluations on employees.
• Assigns tasks and follows up with crew when necessary to ensure that work is completed on schedule.
• Identifies and corrects any potential problems (troubleshooting) and takes appropriate action necessary to prevent serious equipment failure.
• Leads crews to improve processes by identifying and eliminating nonvalue-added activities (waste).

Safety and Environmental

• Provide regular inspections of work areas to assure that good housekeeping practices are followed and that all department area maintenance facilities and tools are kept in good repair.
• Instruct and lead crew in safe work practices in pursuit of zero injuries.
• Verify that all safety recordkeeping is done in a timely manner.
• Ensure structured, constructive safety meetings are conducted and follow up on resolutions for those items of concern which are brought up in safety meeting
• Fully support the mill’s behavior-based safety program and assure that area maintenance employees are given the necessary time required for making safety observations.

Key Competencies and Attributes

Actively seeks and allocates appropriate decision-making authority or task responsibility to appropriate individuals based on their abilities, availability, motivation, and development needs;

considers potential positive and negative impact, business unit priorities, organizational values, and the opportunity to enhance others’ knowledge and skills.

• Identifies barriers that impact customer service and retention; communicates concerns and recommendations to others.
• Uses understanding of customer needs and the organization’s customer service practices to set priorities, make decisions, and take actions that create customer satisfaction and prevent service issues from occurring.
• Creates relevant options for addressing problems and opportunities that will achieve desired outcomes.
• Systematically evaluates business opportunities, targeting those with the greatest potential for producing positive business results.

What you will need

To be successful in this position, we are looking for candidates with the following :

• High school diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree in Management, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of five years of industry experience
• One (1) year of supervisory experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Must have good organizational and computer skills.
• Must be self-motivated and energetic.
• Ability to work within labor agreement if applicable.
• High-speed manufacturing environment, sustained exposure to high-frequency noises, multiple hours standing, walking on concrete surfaces
• Personal Protective Equipment is required in the mill environment.
• Dirt, noise, odor, & temperature extremes.
• Climbing stairs, ladders, and scaffolding
• Exposure to hazardous chemicals used in manufacturing process

Interested in learning more about career opportunities at Cypress Bend, Arkansas?

Total Reward Details :

We’re committed to providing an exceptional workplace experience, including a comprehensive total reward package. This position is eligible for the incentive program.

The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience among other factors.

Benefits are generally available after 30 days and include medical, dental, vision, life, disability coverage, employee assistance program, and a 401k plan.

Clearwater Paper does not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position.

Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and will not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Last updated : 2024-04-04