Kit Pack Supervisor

The Kit Pack Team at TKM kit packs, assembles, fulfills, packs, and ships products. We have extensive kit pack and assembly capabilities.

The Kit Pack Supervisor assists the Kit Pack Manager in managing the team and achieving production requirements.

We're looking for someone with the following abilities and qualities:

Exceptional ability to work with and supervise other people

Loves organizing things

Ability to handle lots of projects

Leadership

Can process lots of detailed information

Naturally gifted at managing projects and other people

Easily manages paperwork

Adept and comfortable with lots of email communication

Eye for detail and quality

Takes extreme ownership for their responsibilities

Ability to handle difficult interpersonal situations with aplomb

Likes physical work

Takes extreme accountability for their work

Ability to generate positive team vibe

Accepts direction but can work without supervision

Amiable, upbeat, and willing to help

The Kit Pack Supervisor will assist the Kit Pack Manager manage Kit Pack production, including:

Take accountability for work produced by the Kit Pack Team

Orchestrate Kit Pack Team resources to accomplish priorities established by Operations Manager or Scheduler

Maximize Kit Pack Team throughput of quality work completed on time

Take accountability for providing needed quantity of quality parts to next part of production process

Accountable for quality of all work produced by Kit Pack Team. When things go wrong, analyze why, identify causes, implement solutions.

Analyze and measure production throughput as needed

Maximize production efficiencies consistent with production priorities established by Operations Manager or Scheduler

Help to solve production issues

When appropriate or necessary, help to accomplish production

The Kit Pack Supervisor will also assist the Kit Pack Manager in providing front-line HR management functions for Kit Pack Team, including:

Make team members feel “known” and “not anonymous”

Help team members understand who their work matters to and why particular jobs or priorities are important

Score performance using objective methods of measurement (“everybody has a number”) so that team members understand their success depends on performance and not politics

Keep finger on pulse of morale and how people are doing

Help people solve problems

Detect and listen to people who are experiencing frustration and problems. Resolve concerns or escalate to HR or management as needed.

Enforce workplace standards for workers in department (including temps)

The Kit Pack Supervisor will also assist the Kit Pack Manager in building and maintaining the capacity of the Kit Pack Team, including:

Take accountability for care and maintenance of equipment used primarily by Kit Pack Team

Ensure adequate inventory levels of production consumables (not responsible to place purchase orders)

Take accountability for cleanliness, organization, and safety of Kit Pack Team workspaces

Implement, monitor, and improve production processes and systems as needed

Train staff

Identify need for additional staff

Here are some clues you might be a good fit for this job:

You have an established work history including at least three but ideally five or more years of continuous employment with at least one employer.

You have been promoted into supervisory or management experiences in previous workplaces.

You believe that people matter and everyone deserves to be treated fairly and with respect.

You love seeing things done the right way.

You are the kind of person that friends, family, and colleagues know they can count on to get things done.

You want to see other people improve, achieve their potential, and do the best they can.

You don’t shy away from difficult conversations but know how to hold those conversations in a measured, positive manner.

You seek a full day of work, actively moving around and accomplishing things, not sitting behind a desk for eight hours.

You can work closely with a boss, understand their intentions and objectives, and take initiative to implement those intentions and objectives while staying in sync and open to feedback.

You keep track of lots of information, details, and facts without getting overwhelmed.

You have confidence in your skills and abilities.

If these descriptions describe you, you might be a good fit for this position!

The best candidates will have previous experience taking accountability for a shift, department, or team and supervising other people. We’re especially interested in candidates who started as a worker and were promoted to a supervisory or management experience based on their demonstrated gifts, abilities, and work history.

Candidates do not need previous experience in kit pack or printing. Potential crossover experience includes team leads, supervisors, and managers from fast food or other restaurant environments.

Rate of pay depends on relevant experience, skills, and demonstrated work history. Inquire for more details based on your unique circumstances.

About TKM

TKM is a commercial wide-format digital print shop with an exclusive focus on producing instore retail graphics. If you've shopped in a Walmart, Best Buy, or other major retailer recently, you've probably seen our printed products.

We're located in Uniontown, Ohio.

Our company was founded in 2008. We're family-owned with roughly 25 fulltime workers.

Here are a few features about our company that you might interested in learning more about:

We offer a monthly profit-sharing cash bonus program.

Our company is growing.

Company management shares key financial information with all staff on a weekly basis.

Our company is the kind of place where your voice will be heard, your contribution will be appreciated, and people are nice to each other. This is not a big corporation where people become anonymous cogs in a machine.

Our team-based culture is focused on five core values:

(1) Push hard every day

(2) On it. Own it.

(3) Figure it out.

(4) Keep improving.

(5) Be a great teammate.

The purpose of our company is to make life better for customers, employees, and shareholders.

Thank you for considering this opportunity. If you think you could make your life better by working at TKM, we hope you will consider applying for this position!

Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Health savings account

Paid time off