Production Line Supervisor

Duties and Responsibilities

• Fosters a sense of teamwork and collaboration among team members by building an employee culture that is aligned with HCC values and operating principles.
• Ensures all employees are treated consistently, fairly, ethically, and respectfully.
• Consistently follows departmental directions and adheres to all product specifications, food safety programs, GMPs, and HACCP Policies.
• Directs, delegates, and assigns tasks to subordinates; trains and motivates employees.
• Maintains a safe and clean working environment. Ensures that workstations are restocked and sanitized ready for the next shift.
• Works with other leads, supervisors, and managers to plan and prepare production schedule to meet deadlines.
• Supports continuous improvement goals in safety, quality, cost, and customer service.
• Trains and cross-trains associates following a training matrix and rotation schedule.
• Conducts pre-operational and post-operational inspections.
• Informs appropriate personnel on the status of items being produced.
• Reports employee absences, tardiness to Supervisor or Manager.
• Ensures production schedule is completed in a timely manner, verifies and closes all production batches.
• Assists in inventory management (ie, Cycle Count, Adjustments, Inventory Movement, Manufacturing) using WMS System – Mobe3.
• Works with Bakery Supervisor or Manager in planning the production and line balancing.
• Completes a work order request for any maintenance issues that arise during the shift.
• Ensures all issues are communicated to Supervisor or Manager.
• Assists in testing new recipes.
• Participates in training and continuous improvement efforts.
• Records operations or production data using the Production Control Reports.

Skills

• Represents the company brand image and shares aloha to all customers, business partners, and co-workers at all levels throughout the company.
• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Self-motivated and able to lead others.
• Previous experience working in a food manufacturing environment a plus.
• Working knowledge of plant equipment and following safety procedures.
• High level verbal communication ability.
• Able to work well with others and be a team-player.
• Able to perform steady and productive work for an extended period.
• Able to understand and follow oral or written work instructions.
• Possesses basic mathematical skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Able to work independently and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Wears protective gear (uniform), including gloves, face/eye shields, aprons, hearing protection, hair nets, beard nets, etc.

Physical Demands

• Inside of a typical industrial facility, which includes working with and around large machinery, variations in temperature, sound (decibels), odors, humidity and elevations.
• Team members are occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; fumes or airborne particles.
• Continuously lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
• Frequent lifting, pushing, pulling, grasping, bending, stooping, and squatting and repetitive motions.
• Able to sit, stand and walk throughout an 8 to 10-hour shift.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision 20 inches or less, (i.e., working with small objects or reading small print), including use of computers.
• Distance vision 20 feet or more (not just the ability to see a person or object, but the ability to recognize features as well, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus).
• Specific hearing abilities include the ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds (e.g., forklifts, packaging, machinery alarms), medical codes or alarms and communication purposes.
• Able to work flexible hours and overtime as required, including nights, weekends, holidays and extended hours based on the scheduling needs of production.
• Absence: Bakery Supervisor shall cover duties for Bakery Production lead during absence.