Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

About the role

Turkey Hill is a growing, nationwide company based in Southcentral Pennsylvania. Founded in 1931, we've expanded to Arkansas in 2020, offering competitive pay, benefits, and career growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Leading and coordinating daily shift operations to ensure quality, quantity, safety, and cost targets are met during the manufacture of frozen dessert products in a cGMP compliant environment.
• Planning and assigning work, enforcing policies and procedures, and recommending improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures, and working conditions.
• Assuring that all Master Batch Record and quality control requirements are properly executed and documented during frozen dessert processing operations and that all products consistently meet specifications.
• Making sure hourly employees are trained and evaluated in all aspects of production and packaging operations.
• Monitoring line outputs and measuring line KPI's in a continual improvement environment.
• Ensuring compliance with all state and federal employment laws.
• Maintaining high levels of good housekeeping and safety standards.
• Developing and maintaining positive employee relations.
• Participating in meetings with corporate and local management.
• Keeping management informed of developments as they occur.
• Maintaining department records and transferring them to central filing.
• Maintaining the integrity of the quality system.
• Participating in departmental and cross-functional teams for continuous improvement projects.
• Performing tasks beyond normal job responsibilities and participating in team or business improvement meetings and initiatives.
• Exhibiting continuity to the site supporting corporate and local management policies.
• Ensuring adherence to Turkey Hill Food Safety and Quality Principles.
• Following established programs, policies, and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
• Supporting the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of Safe Quality Foods (SQF) Food Safety and Quality.
• Performing all duties within established Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and FSMA guidelines as well as all safety regulations.
• Complying with Safe Quality Foods (SQF) food safety and quality standards.
• Participating in departmental and cross-functional teams for continuous improvement projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, food science, or a related field or at least five years of experience as a production supervisor in a regulated industry preferred.
• Demonstrated good mechanical aptitude and strong troubleshooting skills.
• Demonstrated ability to execute safe work practices & behaviors and lead others to do the same.
• Demonstrated leadership interest and ability to work effectively to motivate others and elicit work output.
• Demonstrated ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with all levels of personnel individually or in a team environment and ability to interface and communicate with production line workers and area managers.
• Demonstrated willingness to work any shift, weekends, and holidays.
• Demonstrated willingness to adhere to cGMP requirements and lead others to do the same.
• Demonstrated knowledge of frozen dessert or dairy manufacturing and packaging technology preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency in using modern technology and Microsoft Office Suite.

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of cGMP and SQF standards.
• Experience in a regulated industry.
• Leadership and supervisory experience.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision & prescription coverage.
• Life insurance, short-term & long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) with company match – immediately vested.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Educational assistance reimbursement.
• Vacation and paid time off.
• Company bonus plan.
• Free ice cream and beverages!

Pay

Competitive pay is offered based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Hours for this position are approximately 1:00pm-9:30pm, Monday through Friday.