Operations Leader - Appvion

Job Description

Operations Specialist

Shift: 1st

Location: Appleton

Your Impact

As an Operations Specialist, you’ll play a key role in leading the Coating and Rewinding department and potentially Shipping/Receiving, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production. Your leadership will drive continuous improvement, team development, and cross-functional collaboration that supports overall plant success.

What You’ll Be Doing

Directly supervising hourly team members and fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and teamwork

Managing daily and weekly production schedules in coordination with planning teams

Leading team meetings, performance check-ins, and training initiatives

Driving lean manufacturing practices including 5S, TPM, and root cause analysis

Supporting maintenance planning, downtime tracking, and standard work improvements

Monitoring production metrics and leading initiatives to meet or exceed goals

What You’ll Bring

3 to 5 years of manufacturing experience, preferably in a leadership role

Strong knowledge of Lean principles and hands-on experience with 5S and TPM

Proven leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

Excellent communication and collaboration across departments

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, or related field preferred or equivalent experience

Familiarity with chemical use and handling a strong plus

Who Is Appvion?

We are the North American leader in specialty and high-performance coatings for thermal label and film applications.

Founded in 1907, Appvion innovates sustainable specialty coating solutions that are a part of many tickets, tags, labels, and packages consumers touch daily. Our solutions leverage a unique blend of proprietary processes and technical expertise to provide crisp imaging, which ensures reliable barcode scannability and consistent image quality for pressure-sensitive and non-pressure-sensitive applications. Appvion brands include Resiste®, Alpha®, PolyTherm®, Royale®, and OPTIMA®.

What We Offer You

Benefits are the game changer! We value our employee’shealth and happiness by providing new hires benefit eligibility on the 1st ofthe month following date of hire. Our benefits may include:

Competitive medical, dental, life, AD&D, and vision insurance plans.

24/7 onsite fitness center, free of charge.

Generous annual time off allotment, including vacation (based on company service), parental leave, paid volunteer time, sick or emergency time, and 12 holidays.

Tuition reimbursement (up to $5,250 per year), scholarships for dependents, monthly cell phone reimbursement (professional positions), and annual steel toe and prescription safety glasses reimbursement.

401(k), Health Savings Account Plan (HSA), Employee Assistance Program (available to employees and their families), annual bonus program, referral bonus program (up to $1,750), STD, LTD, and much more!

A post-offer background check, and drug screen is required.

Appvion provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact human resources at .

Full-time