Liquid Production Supervisor

About the role

Specializing in custom-crafted culinary solutions—from beverage bases and sauces to marinades and seasonings—ILLES Foods has partnered with food service chains, manufacturers, and retailers across the U.S. since 1927. Our Food Innovation expertise, creativity, and speed to market, combined with a laser focus on customer experience, make us a key partner in product development. As a family-owned, woman-run business, our growth is fueled by deeply held values: operating with integrity, maintaining intentional curiosity, and strong relationship building through the power of partnership. At ILLES Foods, we strive to be the ingredient that elevates food and enriches the lives of our partners, internal and external.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Enforce safety, GMP, sanitation, and food quality standards at all times.
• Ensure operators have correctly documented the use of raw materials, containers, and labels per the batch sheets; report discrepancies.
• Document and report daily production schedule attainment.
• Lead roll-out and training of Production monitoring systems (MES). Maintain master data such as Tmax among other data.
• Ensure training of all direct reports and temporary employees is conducted and documented.
• Manage temporary labor as defined by Production leadership.
• Inventory equipment and parts, report needs to leadership.
• Provide input and/or conduct investigations through established methods (such as 5 whys) regarding first pass quality, complaints, food safety committee finding, audit findings, safety investigations and for operational needs.
• Maintain accountability for all direction reports; execute disciplinary actions as needed.
• Communicate professionally and participate in ongoing training and development.
• Maintain regular attendance and fulfill other duties as assigned, including supervisor tasks listed in FM HR-0008.

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as backup for the Liquid Operations Team Leader when needed.
• Accurately add materials per batch instructions and operate equipment safely.
• Operate production and packaging machinery, including forklifts and powered equipment.

Required Key Skills and Qualifications

• Judgment and Decision Making – Critical for assessing situations, solving problems, and making sound operational calls.
• Management of Personnel Resources – Key to leading, motivating, and developing team members effectively.
• Monitoring – Ensures product quality, equipment performance, and operational standards are consistently met.
• Initiative – Vital for proactively addressing issues, improving processes, and driving team performance.
• Coordination – Necessary for aligning team efforts and ensuring seamless workflow across departments.

Experience & Education

• Bachelor's degree preferred (or working towards one)
• Food industry experience required with 2 to 3 years' experience supervising and leading a team in the food industry

Working Conditions & Physical Demands

• Lifting: Ability to continuously lift weights up to 55 lbs. vertically.
• Carrying: Ability to continuously carry up to 55 lbs. to distances up to 70 in.
• Push-Pull: Able to transfer up to 100 lbs. on a sled up to distances of 45 ft (no repetitions).
• Repetitive Coupling: Ability to continuously squeeze Jamer hand Dynamometer requiring forces up to 10 lbs.
• Climbing: Ability to continuously ascend and descend a step with a height of 8 in.
• Temperatures: Varies from 55 to 110 degrees

What We Offer

• Career development
• Mentorship
• Competitive pay
• Comprehensive benefits—including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with immediate match, HSA, EAP, life, disability, and more!

Disclaimer

The job description provides a general overview of the work, not a detailed list of all tasks and skills. Reasonable accommodation is available for individuals with disabilities as required by law. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a health or safety risk. Employees must follow job-related instructions and perform additional duties as per federal and state laws. The listed requirements are the minimum needed to perform the job effectively. Employment is "at-will," meaning it can be terminated at any time. ILLES Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. (M/F/D/V)