Kitting Supervisor

The Kitting Supervisor is responsible for leading the day-to-day operation of the kitting department. This role ensures kits are assembled safely accurately efficiently and on time and to customer and company quality standards. The supervisor directs people schedules materials and workflow across the department develops a cross-trained team that expands the departments capabilities and holds the department accountable for executing to due dates at a high level.

Leadership & Team Support Responsibilities

• Provides clear daily direction to leads and kitting associates; establishes accountability and maintains open communication throughout the department.
• Participates in recruiting interviewing onboarding coaching and developing department employees in partnership with HR and plant leadership.
• Plans staffing shift coverage and overtime based on production requirements and approved labor plans.
• Builds and executes a cross-training plan so associates are qualified across multiple kit types workstations and processes; supports succession planning to strengthen department flexibility.
• Provides timely feedback recognizes strong performance addresses attendance or performance concerns conducts evaluations and administers corrective action consistently with company policy.
• Ensures associates are trained and qualified on job procedures quality expectations equipment machine guarding and safe material handling

The Kitting Supervisor is responsible for leading the day-to-day operation of the kitting department. This role ensures kits are assembled safely accurately efficiently and on time and to customer and company quality standards. The supervisor directs people schedules materials and workflow across the department develops a cross-trained team that expands the departments capabilities and holds the department accountable for executing to due dates at a high level.

Leadership & Team Support Responsibilities

• Provides clear daily direction to leads and kitting associates; establishes accountability and maintains open communication throughout the department.
• Participates in recruiting interviewing onboarding coaching and developing department employees in partnership with HR and plant leadership.
• Plans staffing shift coverage and overtime based on production requirements and approved labor plans.
• Builds and executes a cross-training plan so associates are qualified across multiple kit types workstations and processes; supports succession planning to strengthen department flexibility.
• Provides timely feedback recognizes strong performance addresses attendance or performance concerns conducts evaluations and administers corrective action consistently with company policy.
• Ensures associates are trained and qualified on job procedures quality expectations equipment machine guarding and safe material handling.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day kitting operations across scheduled shifts including kit assembly component staging hand assembly inserting packaging labeling and related activities.
• Prioritize schedule and assign work to meet customer specifications production schedules quality requirements and due dates; monitor job progress throughout the shift and act early on jobs at risk of missing their commitments.
• Review job tickets kit specifications bills of materials samples packaging instructions and special instructions before production begins confirm components are on hand and ensure expectations are clearly communicated.
• Maximize labor and floor space utilization by balancing workloads sequencing jobs effectively and matching assignments to employee skills.
• Expand department capabilities by identifying new kit types processes equipment and workflow opportunities and by working with Operations leadership to evaluate and implement them.
• Monitor on-time delivery productivity labor accuracy rework non-chargeable time materials and supplies; identify root causes and implement corrective action.
• Ensure kit contents counts labeling and packaging are accurate and meet customer specifications before work moves to shipping; maintain checks and procedures that prevent errors.
• Coordinate with Scheduling Prepress Press Bindery and Finishing Customer Service Quality Receiving Shipping and other production teams to maintain workflow and resolve constraints.
• Maintain a safe clean and organized department; enforce safety rules required personal protective equipment and housekeeping standards.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety throughput accuracy waste reduction standard work workplace organization and cost performance.
• Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability keeping with Mitteras philosophy that each individual should be encouraged to reach their full potential and in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) reasonable accommodations or modifications will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Hours may vary depending on departmental staffing needs.

• Three or more years of supervisory or lead experience in printing packaging fulfillment kitting or a related manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience with kitting assembly finishing fulfillment or similar hand-work and production processes preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership organization communication delegation and conflict-resolution skills in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to train and cross-train employees and to build flexibility and capability within a team.
• Ability to read and interpret job tickets kit specifications bills of materials samples schedules safety rules and customer requirements.
• Ability to use measurements and basic math including counts fractions decimals percentages and production calculations.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities make sound decisions under pressure solve practical production problems and meet demanding deadlines.
• Ability to analyze department results and use production information to improve on-time delivery accuracy labor performance waste and throughput.
• Basic computer proficiency including email spreadsheets production systems and standard business applications.

Mittera is a leading-edge company that provides commercial and digital printing finishing graphic design data analytics direct mail processing and fulfillment services. Mitteras full-service approach connects data-driven revelations bar-raising creative and expertly printed materials to give our customers brand recognition it deserves. Competitive compensation and robust benefits plans are offered. Benefits include:

• Medical Dental Vision
• Life and AD&D Policies
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• 401K with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Volunteer Time Off
• Paid Veteran Time Off
• Legal Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Employee Assistance Program
• Educational Assistance
• Parental Leave
• Advancement Opportunities

Mittera is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories consistent with legal requirements. All applicants must be 18 years of age or older.