2400 Outside Production Supervisor-Day Shift

About the role

Plan, monitor, and control unloading, tanking, transporting, and storing of cucumbers, peppers, brined stock, and other agricultural products as directed by the superintendent.

Responsibilities

• Directs unloading and storage of fresh stock as determined by production needs and as directed by Outside Production Superintendent.
• Ensures that stock is promptly and efficiently handled to prevent deterioration of stock.
• Directs the tanking of stock based on own decision and/or direction from Outside Production Superintendent.
• Communicates with the Outside QA department to obtain tanks to fill with stock.
• Prepares information instructing removal of stock from tanks by the Pickle Pump and Tractor Operators daily for both shifts.
• Prepares info to direct Outside QA to unhead and head tanks, and to clean out empty tanks.
• Maintains inventory of stock stored in barrels and directs preparation of stock and recording of information to ensure traceability of stock.
• In collaboration with Outside QA, dumps stock from barrels to process or to brine and store for future use.
• Directs and monitors the washing of stock as required by own judgement or as directed by QA or others.
• Directs the mechanical and visual sorting and sizing of fresh and brined stock as needed.
• Directs sorting of plastic bins used for fresh cucumbers for repair or disposal and maintains storage of these bins.
• Assists with hydrocooling and cooler storage as needed.
• Maintains Pickle Pump, tractors, trailers, ramps, Big Bins, and forklifts and other equipment by alerting Maintenance or others as required to situations needing repair or attention.
• Maintains departmental forklift data daily.
• Effectively communicates quality deviations or other issues to appropriate management.
• Assures all employee safety, food safety, and food quality rules and regulations are followed.
• Communicates policies, rules, and regulations to employees and ensures all employees are properly trained.
• Monitors adherence to and assures compliance with “Standard Operating Procedures” (SOP’s) and “Good Manufacturing Practices.”
• Assigns job tasks to departmental employees as dictated by day-to-day production requirements and assists employees with tasks if needed.
• Coordinates work activities with other departments of the Company and works closely with other supervisors to avoid confusion, misunderstandings, and resulting downtime.
• Meets regularly with Superintendent to discuss problems, opportunities, schedules, safety conditions, etc.
• Reviews departmental reports for accuracy, completeness, and promptness.
• Submits a daily shift report with staffing, tasks accomplished, and any other pertinent information to ensure a smooth transition between shifts.
• Maintains appropriate computerized and paper records and files on pertinent information.
• Accountable for results in terms of costs, budgets, methods, safety, quantity, and quality of production, operations, and personnel.
• Maintains areas of operation in a safe and sanitary manner and makes effective use of physical assets.
• Determines that established safety rules, Company policy, and good housekeeping are followed.
• May perform some duties of other Outside Production Supervisors in their absence.
• May be required to work on any shift and operate forklifts in performance of some job duties.
• Handles chemicals in performance of some job duties and may represent the company at outside meetings and events.
• Ensures proper selection, training, evaluation, and discipline of and communication with employees.
• Participates in training, employee meetings, committees, and project teams as appropriate.
• In the event of absence, supervisory duties related to food safety and food quality will be assumed by the Outside Production Superintendent.

Requirements

• Post High School degree preferred, with additional education and training.
• A minimum of three to five years of relevant experience in production processes and a good working knowledge of mechanical processes and equipment is desired.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and proficiency with computers, specifically all Microsoft Suite products (primarily Excel).
• Aptitude to supervise and manage people, make prompt and competent decisions, use authority wisely, and maintain acceptable discipline, morale, and teamwork.
• Must successfully complete the Acidified Foods GMP School.
• Must be certified to operate a forklift and to handle chemicals.
• Working knowledge of applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• Must speak, read, and write in English; conversational Spanish is a plus.
• Demonstrated aptitude to manage people, set an example by own conduct and work habits, and maintain high standards of discipline, morale, and teamwork.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Exercises normal supervisory functions over a crew of outside production workers.

Machines, Equipment, Tools Used

• Personal computer and standard office equipment
• Forklift, pickle pump, tractors, trailers, and motorized vehicles

Physical Demands

• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position, requiring substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, conveying detailed or important spoken instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, including receiving detailed information through oral communication.
• Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Visual acuity to operate motor vehicles or heavy equipment.

Work Environment

• Works outside, subject to wide temperature variations and intermittent wetness from rain and some job tasks, as well as normal office conditions.
• Exposure to fumes from equipment, fuel, chlorine, and vinegar.
• Headcover required.
• Exposure to fiberglass tanks, wooden platforms, occasional slippery conditions, brine, and various chemicals.