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The PM Shift Supervisor plays an essential leadership role in the press room by coordinating safety, production, quality, and labor activities for all presses on a shift. This position has accountability for meeting the press room performance objectives and overseeing the efforts of the press room staff to ensure that Quad will deliver a high quality product efficiently and resulting in customer satisfaction.  Some of the primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible/accountable for the overall safety of several press crews and temporary labor when applicable. This includes but is not limited to: using the inch-safe-service method while washing blankets or any other time it is required
• Following Lockout/Tag out procedures when necessary
• Maintaining proper placement of machine guards
• Ensuring Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is properly worn when necessary
• Following and enforcing the Quad Safety Rules
• Review production schedules to plan labor requirements for relevant shift
• Monitor production and waste performance and use independent judgment to make recommendations for improving production methods, quality and use of equipment to increase efficiencies
• Directs departmental operations to ensure production schedules and customer requirements are met.
• Use independent judgment to make decisions on staffing, addressing quality and maintenance issues
• Monitor overall quality of the printed product by performing periodic inspections
• Communicate with all necessary department and shift leads to ensure smooth workflow
• Provide effective technical and safety training, coaching and direction to crew of 30-40 people
• Provide adequate resources to teammates
• Administer employee performance reviews, and provide regular performance feedback to staff
• Make recommendations to address issues requiring disciplinary action
• Use discretion to make decisions related to personnel actions including hiring, promotions, discharges, and transfers
• Promote safe work habits for all employees by enforcing company safety rules and practices, conducting monthly crew meetings and Toolbox Talks highlighting various safety and housekeeping topics
• Conduct daily safety inspections of the facility and the production equipment
• Conduct observations of employee safety behavior on a regular basis
• Verbally review applicable Safety Alerts and Serious Accident Notifications with press crew members
• Conduct thorough accident investigations identifying root causes and corrective actions in a timely manner.
• Ensure timely reporting of accidents and near misses to Human Resources and Sr. Management and make recommendation to improve safety and reduce workplace incidents
• Meet with clients for press approvals
• Following D shift (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and every other Wednesday night)

Required Qualifications:

• At least 3 years supervisory experience including ability to train, develop and provide guidance to staff
• High school diploma required, college degree preferred
• Working knowledge of print production process from start to finish
• At least 3 years experience as a press operator with the ability to demonstrate setup and operational experience of on-line and off-line auxiliary equipment (prefer C700 press knowledge) 
• Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely in both written and verbal communication
• Must understand the characteristic and properties of ink and paper
• Needs strong computer skills (Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)