Packaging Supervisor - Wild Turkey

Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.

Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 25 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 26 countries, and employs approximately 4,700 people.

Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.

At Campari Group, we don't just bottle spirits — we craft experiences that have stood the test of time. At our Lawrenceburg, Kentucky home of Wild Turkey, we're looking for a Packaging Supervisor who brings the same precision, pride, and passion to the production floor as our distillers bring to every barrel. If you thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, lead with accountability, and know how to bring out the best in a team, this is your kind of place.

General Description of the Role

This position is responsible for overseeing the safe, efficient and quality bottling and packaging of various spirits. The role manages the packaging operation and the operators in the Packaging facility.

Key Responsibilities and Activities

Essential Job Functions:

• Must have the ability to multi-task in a high speed manufacturing environment.
• Extensive short and long term planning expertise, problem solving skills, attention to detail and customer service orientation are essential functions of this role.
• Physically navigate around a plant/production environment – including the climbing of stairs, elevated walkways etc.
• Read and analyze available data.
• Responsible for creating a high morale workplace with the highest ethical standards.
• Visually inspect equipment and worker activities, etc., for compliance to SOPs and other safety standards.
• Willingness to work independently on off-shifts, weekends and holidays.

Quality:

• Ensure all production of packages are managed in compliance with all SOP's to target quality outcomes. This position will be responsible for strict adherence to bill of materials, process orders, and product structures with regard to the bottling and packaging of various materials.
• Establish bottling line quality and consistency checks and measures. Frequent audits to be conducted to ensure proper procedures are being followed and a quality product is being bottled and packaged.
• Ensure compliance with TTB and all other regulatory requirements.
• Comply with all GMP, ISO and food safety standards related to the packaging department.

Safety:

• In coordination with the site EH&S Manager, ensure all operations comply with GMP practices and site safety rules.
• Ensure all employees are following prescribed PPE safety requirements for their assigned work area.
• Consistently promote a safe working environment. This includes keeping all materials, supplies, tools and any other production related items in their place. Implement and sustain 5S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain).
• Immediately report and properly document any safety items related to you or any departmental employees. Safety items to be reported include but are not limited to bodily injury, near misses, potential dangers, spills and/or any other accidents.
• Implement and sustain all relevant ISO and food safety standards. Lead and/or participate in safety meetings as designated.
• This position shall be required to address all safety related items in their department and lead any discussions surrounding safety.

Efficiency:

• Supervise the daily operations of the packaging area to ensure all KPI's (Key Performance Indicators) are met including OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness).
• Provide overall leadership and direction for the packaging home area including the training and development of the packaging employees.
• Work proactively and collaboratively with other Packaging department employees to ensure daily production demands are met.
• Work proactively and collaboratively with the Maintenance department employees to correct issues and proactively drive continuous improvement objectives to meet or exceed target KPI's.
• Schedule and assign line activities and personnel for the packaging department.
• Ensure all records and packaging related documentation are accurately completed and stored per retention policy.
• Provide information for and adhere to annual departmental operating budgets.
• Shall implement continuous improvement actions to close gaps of KPI's, increase productivity, and minimize costs as needed. Participate in Root Cause Problem Solving (RCPS) to solve problems by attempting to identify and correct the root causes of events, as opposed to simply addressing their symptoms.
• Ensure basic maintenance practices are in place with the team to keep equipment operating at capacity and to prevent unscheduled down time. This includes completing necessary forms for work orders in the packaging area.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by management.

Sanitation:

• This position shall be responsible for keeping the overall work area neat, clean and organized. This position shall hold team members accountable for the general sanitation and housekeeping of the work area. This includes the removal/disposal of any waste from the work area.

People Management:

• Supervise a team of Packaging Operators and others in a way that complies with Union contract ways of working while engaging the team in Packaging accountabilities and a continuous improvement mindset.
• This position shall hold team members accountable for the safety, quality and performance levels established by the Plant Director, Packaging Director and Quality Department.
• The packaging supervisor shall also maintain records for employees in the department such as attendance and performance evaluations.
• This position shall be responsible for ensuring employee timecards are correct and submitted on time to payroll.
• Provide coaching, feedback and training as appropriate to develop team capabilities, improve performance and/or onboard new employees.

Logistics:

• This position shall work with the scheduling department to ensure all daily, weekly and longer term schedules are met in an efficient manner.
• Inventory levels shall be monitored and reported to the scheduling department on a regular basis.
• Process orders will be created in SAP through the scheduling department. SAP will be the primary system used to schedule production and control inventories.

Key Relationships

Internal: Packaging Director · EH&S Manager · Packaging Department · Warehouse Department · Maintenance Department · Quality Department · Procurement Specialist

External: Raw material vendors · Packaging suppliers

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's degree required.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years' experience in a manufacturing or high-speed packaging operations environment.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in the direct supervision of people.
• Previous experience supervising within a union environment is a plus.
• Experience in beverage or beverage alcohol is a plus.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Working knowledge of packaging operations, preferably in the spirits category.
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement projects/initiatives.
• Ability to effectively manage people, develop capabilities and continuously improve results.
• Familiarity with current GMP practices and a record of implementing SOPs to drive best-in-class packaging and efficiencies.
• Use of metrics and data to analyze performance, manage costs and improve results.
• Ability to work collaboratively across department lines at all levels in a plant operation — influencing effectively with management as well as line staff.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Working knowledge of TTB regulations, ISO requirements and Food Safety processes is a plus.
• Experience with SAP a plus.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

At Campari Group we believe in building more value together, thus we see diversity in all forms as a source of enrichment. Our employment policies and practices ensure that we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment without regard to any individual’s race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or characteristics or expression, political affiliation or activity, age, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Campari Group believes that fair compensation and equal opportunities are crucial for employees’ well-being, empowerment, and engagement.  Our efforts to ensure fair pay have earned us the Fair Pay Certification by Fair Pay Workplace, an independent organization dedicated to dismantling pay disparities based on gender, race and their intersection.

Note to applicants:

Your application will be assessed based on your abilities, expertise, general knowledge and experience, not because of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information you may possess. You must not disclose to Campari Group any such information. In the event that you are asked a question that cannot be answered without disclosure of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information (including from a current or prior employer or their vendors or customers), you must decline to answer the question.

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