Production Supervisor

About the role

The Production Supervisor oversees the production line to produce a high-quality product safely and cost-effectively, achieving performance targets. Responsibilities include supervising hourly associates, fostering positive employee relations, and ensuring a safe work environment while adhering to company quality standards, Vision, Mission, and Values.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to production schedules, assigning staff to ensure production orders are met for finished goods.
• Minimizes waste and costs, ensuring conformance to safety and quality standards.
• Mentors and motivates associates, providing training and development to optimize performance and personal growth.
• Communicates performance standards, recognizing and rewarding accomplishments and counseling performance problems.
• Creates a culture of safety and teamwork within the department.
• Ensures a safe operation, complying with the corporate accident prevention program and following safe work practices.
• Assists with required safety meetings with shift associates.
• Directs requisitions for maintenance, repair of production equipment, and machine parts or manufacturing supplies.
• Recommends improvements in machinery, equipment, and manufacturing methods.
• Ensures company standard practices and procedures are followed.
• Maintains and reports production-related information regarding yields, efficiencies, and labor utilization.
• Identifies temporary staffing needs and arranges for labor prior to line start-up.
• Participates in weekly GMP, sanitation, and safety inspections, correcting deficiencies or issuing work orders.
• Follows up on work orders to ensure timely completion.
• Keeps abreast of latest manufacturing technologies and systems.
• Approves employee payroll time using designated software.
• Performs other related responsibilities as directed by the Production Manager.

Food Safety Responsibilities

• Follows all GMPs, Food Defense, and quality policies.
• Ensures compliance with GMP and food hygiene and safety standards.
• Reports food safety incidents such as GMP violations, contamination, equipment deviancies, glass breakage, and pest harborage.
• Conducts audits of associates' Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), facility sanitation, preparation procedures, and quality documentation.
• Provides immediate and long-term corrective action in the event of non-compliance to food defense and quality.

Requirements

• 3 years of Production Supervision experience in a manufacturing plant.
• Bakery Manufacturing experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with demonstrated effective interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with MS Word and MS Excel.
• Ability to handle physical requirements, including repeated bending, stretching, twisting, and lifting.
• Ability to set and prioritize goals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a continuous improvement environment.
• Experience with Sage X3.