Paper Converting Operations Supervisor

Location: Reno, NV

Available Shift: Nights, 6:00 PM – 6:00 AM

About the Role

Join Burrows Paper Corporation to lead a high-performing production team that manufactures and packages paper bags and bales for food-grade applications. You will champion safety, quality, productivity, and cost control across your shift while ensuring every team member is trained, equipped, and supported to meet and exceed plant goals.

What You’ll Do

• Own safety on the floor: enforce plant and corporate safety policies; ensure lockout/tagout is applied, guarding is in place, and PPE (steel-toe footwear, hearing and eye protection, hair/beard nets) is consistently used.
• Maintain a clean, orderly workplace aligned to 6S standards; drive safe conditions and correct hazards promptly.
• Ensure completion of safety training in coordination with the Compliance Manager; uphold all food safety and GMP requirements.
• Guard quality: monitor bag and bale output against corporate and plant procedures; take action to improve quality and meet waste targets.
• Hit output targets: organize people and machines to meet or beat production goals and the published priority schedule to satisfy customers.
• Keep assets running: verify equipment is properly lubricated, correctly adjusted for optimal speeds, and adequately staffed; reassign team members when breakdowns occur and support repairs/adjustments as needed.
• Lead the team: supervise performance, coach and train employees, provide feedback, and enforce standards for safety, quality, production, and waste.
• Run the numbers: enter daily production and downtime; track and minimize waste in your area.
• Apply policies: understand the labor agreement and company procedures; hold team members accountable within guidelines.
• Partner with HR to reduce turnover; evaluate performance with input from Adjuster Supervisors; administer coaching, counseling, and discipline; escalate issues to the Production Manager.
• Manage timekeeping and costs: verify payroll hours, approve/correct entries in Kronos, and control overtime.
• Support employees: answer questions about vacation approvals and attendance point status; coordinate meal and rest breaks according to requirements.
• Address attendance and grievances: apply corrective actions per the labor agreement and attempt first-step grievance resolutions with HR involvement.
• Consistently meet goals across safety, quality, production, waste, housekeeping, and cost metrics.

What You Bring

• High school diploma or GED.
• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel; comfortable with basic computer and math skills.
• Strong leadership: motivate, coach, and train new hires; provide constructive feedback to trainees and management.
• Problem-solving and basic troubleshooting abilities; able to multitask in a high-throughput setting.
• Excellent communication; able to read and comprehend English.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, including with minimal supervision.
• Physical readiness: lift up to 50 lbs, stand for long periods, and work in hot and cold conditions.
• Schedule flexibility to work more or fewer hours based on production demand.

Preferred Mindsets & Methods

• Leadership / People Management
• Supervisory Experience
• Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

Lead with safety, elevate quality, and help us deliver for our customers—every shift.