Area Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise and coordinate manufacturing activities across multiple shifts, managing up to 80 employees.
• Serve as a visible safety leader, ensuring compliance with all safety policies, reinforcing Safety as a Core Value, and maintaining a safe and healthy workplace.
• Ensure all Food Safety, Quality, GMP, and sanitation requirements are consistently followed and enforced.
• Lead daily operations using RedZone, including shift huddles, KPI review, issue escalation, and follow-up on action items.
• Ensure consistent completion of RedZone huddles, communication boards, and performance tracking across all shifts.
• Actively lead and/or participate in assigned SRMP elements, ensuring effective root cause analysis, corrective action implementation, and verification of sustained results.
• Lead and sustain Continuous Improvement initiatives focused on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, OEE, shrink, and labor efficiency.
• Apply CI methodologies such as PDCA/CAPD, A3, DMAIC, 5 Whys, Fishbone, Value Stream Mapping, SMED, RCO, standard work, and visual management.
• Identify operational losses and improvement opportunities using RedZone data and direct observation, translating insights into actionable solutions.
• Develop, implement, and sustain standard work to reduce variability and ensure consistency across shifts.
• Schedule and deploy labor and manufacturing resources to meet production goals while controlling material and labor usage.
• Respond effectively to unplanned production interruptions by providing direction, decisions, and support to restore operations.
• Conduct goal setting, performance evaluations, coaching, and development for direct reports.
• Drive employee engagement through effective communication, team development, recognition, and accountability.
• Lead monthly departmental Food Safety, Quality, and Safety meetings.
• Partner cross-functionally with Maintenance, Quality/FSQ, Safety, Engineering, and other departments to drive operational improvements.
• Support inventory accuracy and assist Accounting with production supply inventories.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations related to food processing.
• May perform responsibilities of the Operations or Processing Manager in their absence.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience Required:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or five (5) years of equivalent manufacturing leadership experience.
  • Minimum five (5) years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Experience supervising and leading teams of 25 or more employees.
  • Demonstrated experience leading or supporting Continuous Improvement initiatives.
  • Hands-on experience with Lean tools, RedZone execution, and structured problem-solving (SRMP, RCA, PDCA/CAPD).
  • Experience working across multiple shifts in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
  • SAP experience preferred.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Preferred Education, Experience, And Skills:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Chemical), Operations Management, Supply Chain, or related field.
  • Formal training or certification in Lean, Six Sigma (Yellow or Green Belt preferred).
  • Experience implementing TPM and Lean methodology.
  • Dynamic thinking and problem solving.
  • Experience using RedZone or similar MES/performance management platforms.
  • Strong coaching, communication, and change-management skills.