Production Supervisor

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures proper procedures are in place and being followed for production efficiency, quality of product, employee safety, and state and federal guidelines.
• Inspects products to verify conformance to specifications and directs setup and adjustments to machines.
• Collaborates with plant management and other supervisory staff to assign, direct, review and monitor work of supervised staff to maximize productivity in the plant.
• Evaluates needs in production for daily assignment of duties; establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Evaluates probationary period progress of new employees.
• Recommends improvements to production methods, equipment performance and quality of product.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems.
• Maintains time and production records as required.
• Collaborates with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.
• Provides supervision of assigned employees in scheduling and daily activities, ensuring effective selection, retention, feedback, disciplinary action and performance management.
• Oversees instruction, implementation and enforcement of policies as they relate to employees.
• Learns and leads by example with the CWD “Code of Quality”. This includes following Company policies, standards and specifications.
• Engages in the typical responsibilities of a manager requiring planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating and delegating.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• The incumbent is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of production employees in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Interviews, hires, and trains employees; plans, assigns and directs work; appraises performance; rewards and disciplines employees; addresses complaints and resolves problems.

Requirements

• From 2+ years’ experience with food manufacturing. Dairy production a plus.
• Experience leading and following Safety/Security Policies and Procedures.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and computer-based applications.
• Ability to follow all Sanitation and Quality Policies and Procedures, and report and follow through on any deficiencies.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs; ability to lead others through change.
• Skill in organization and prioritization, and attention to detail.
• Strong team player and leader with the ability to work across multiple functions and disciplines.
• Able to select, coach, develop, engage and retain a team of employees.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and writing skills that enable high level interaction with senior management within the company and across our customer and supply base.
• The candidate must pass a company pre-employment physical and drug screen prior to commencing work.