Job Title: Shift Team Leaders
# Positions: 2
Overview:

With a history that dates back nearly 250 years, Crane is now a fast moving international force in currency, technical materials and social stationery.  Crane integrates best in class technology, design and engineering to innovate solutions of uncompromising quality for customers as diverse as central banks, industrial companies, specialty stationery retailers and their customers. Not only does Crane produce the paper upon which all United States currency is printed, we also provide paper, printing and security technology for more than 50 nations around the world. Our award winning Motion ™ technology is the clear leader in counterfeit prevention and will be featured on the new U.S. $100 dollar bill.  The Technical Materials business designs and manufactures products that purifies the water we drink, cleans the air that we breathe and offers structural enhancements to materials for construction. The Stationery business produces elegant cotton based stationery, invitations and announcements under the William Arthur, Vera Wang and Crane & Co. brands for personal and corporate customers.

Responsibilities:

These positions are accountable for supervising all Technical Material manufacturing and converting operations.  The Shift Team Leaders will play a key role in operations leadership through the engagement of manufacturing employees by providing visible support, fostering open communications, coaching and developing manufacturing employees in a safety conscious environment resulting in a benchmark operations culture.

• Provide leadership to manufacturing employees by being visible, clear in communicating relevant information, coach and drive employee performance.
• Accountable for maintaining a safe working environment and adherence to safety policies and procedures
• Supervise all aspects of manufacturing while driving safety, quality and efficiencies in the manufacturing processes
• Train and assist in the development/onboarding plans of new – hires
• Develop and implement cross – training plans to increase production flexibility
• Participate in the development and implementation of standardized procedures and processes
• Analyze opportunities to improve productivity engaging employees through continuous improvement activities

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of two years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment – preferably in the papermaking or nonwovens industry
• Minimum of five years working in a manufacturing environment preferably in the papermaking or nonwovens industry
• Demonstrated ability to learn and convey complex technical processes
• Experience with Continuous Improvement (Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPS, TQM) preferred
• Demonstrated ability to be able coach and maximize employee performance
• Demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting ability
• Knowledge of quality control and ISO systems and procedures
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Must be able to work a rotating shift schedule
• A signed Employee Confidentiality Policy on file in the Human Resources Department.
• Driver’s License to travel between Company locations and into the field as well as to other locations and/or seminars, using own vehicle

We offer a competitive benefits package to full-time employees, including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, a 401k match and more.  Qualified candidates can apply via the careers page of our website at www.crane.com.