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Job Description

Position Title:

Production Shift Supervisor

Pay Rate:

$69,500 - $92,600

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range. This job is eligible to participate in IP's annual incentive plan.

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

Customized rotating shift (12 hour shifts, switching from nights to days, 3 and 4 day on/off combinations and one 7-day off period per month) requiring two weekends a month and holiday work.

Physical Location:

Indianapolis, IN

The Job You Will Perform:

+ Responsible for supporting and fostering the safety culture, safety first mindset

+ Assess facility goals and expectations against performance standards and develop corrective action plans to close gaps

+ Manage leading indicator efforts including safe work observation process, 5S, hazard recognition and controls

+ Hold employees accountable prior to incident, and if an incident occurs for failure to follow safety policies.

+ Supervise employees in the daily production, to include hands-on training, planning, assigning, and directing work

+ Evaluating employee performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; promoting safety, quality production and teamwork; and resolving conflicts.

+ Lead and motivate employees; by setting an example of superior behavior, attitude and performance to work efficiently and effectively.

+ Effectively communicate operational information in both oral and written format at all levels: hourly employees, other supervisors, plant management, office personnel, and outside customers and vendors.

+ Actively promote and ensure compliance with safety, quality and other programs and initiatives utilized within the organization.

+ Work with minimum Supervision, delegate, evaluate challenges to seek out support when needed.

+ Maintains necessary documentation, reports, time approvals for direct reports.

+ Performs random inspections of all quality and safety policies and procedures.

+ Identify the gaps that need addressed to ensure our systems are effective.

+ Ensure employees complete appropriate paperwork to include all downtime, runtime and setup times, documentation for production and quality purposes.

+ Audit Reporting systems to ensure the employees have correct data entered for any analysis that may be performed for production and waste accountability.

+ Monitor raw materials to ensure the proper raw materials are being used per customer specs, if a substitution is required, complete approval documentation before converting specs

+ Physical requirements include continuously seeing, standing, walking, talking, hearing/listening, and frequently lifting up to 50lbs.

+ Any other duties assigned by the Management team.

The Skills You Will Bring:

+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

+ 3-5 years’ Supervisory experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment

+ Prior experience in the Litho, Preprint packaging industry or prepress experience preferred.

+ Strong written and verbal communication skills; Presentation and delivery skills

+ Aptitude for organization, prioritization and managing multiple tasks

+ Willingness to travel for training, meetings and other obligations

+ Ethics and Values

+ Process Management\Drive for Results

+ Command Skills

+ Managing through SystemsProblem Solving

Preferred Competencies:

+ Action – oriented

+ Customer Focused

+ Developing Direct Reports

+ Integrity and Trust

+ Managerial Courage

+ Organizational Skills

+ Business Acumen

+ Communications

About Us

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets

The Career You Will Build:

Leadership training, promotional opportunities

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 125 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.

The Culture You Will Experience:

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

The Company You Will Join:

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is the global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. With company headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) headquarters in London, UK, we employ more than 65,000 team members and serve customers around the world with operations in more than 30 countries. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Net sales for 2024 were $18.6 billion. In 2025, International Paper acquired DS Smith creating an industry leader focused on the attractive and growing North American and EMEA regions. Additional information can be found by visiting internationalpaper.com.

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected] or (877) 973-3919.

**Job Identification** 2000781

**Job Schedule** Full time