Production Supervisor (Process Engineer)

Responsibilities

• Supervision of all shift production employees and production equipment in their assigned area
• Collaborate with other Production Supervisors to have effective operations between lines and shifts while coordinating resources in Brew House, Warehouse, QA, and Maintenance staff
• Be mechanically capable to effectively troubleshoot and fix a variety of mechanical/process outages
• Design and implement operating practices for the department
• Ensure compliance with GMPs, and follow the principles of Total Productive Maintenance
• Strive for the achievement of goals, monitor performance through metrics and report performance through scorecards and reports
• Manage the daily staffing of the assigned crew
• Enforce safety regulations, ensuring safety standards are met and required safety training occurs
• Oversees the training, evaluation, and performance reviews of shift personnel
• Performs administrative duties as required including, initiating personnel action forms, writing counseling forms, vacation requests and any other reports as needed
• Helps to maintain the shift safety program to minimize accidents and injuries and to ensure a safe working environment
• Constantly follows quality and production standards and makes the necessary decisions to maintain maximum rates with high quality in an efficient time and manner
• Captures and coordinates with Maintenance for scheduled shutdowns and repairs in order to achieve the necessary maintenance work with the minimum operational losses
• Inspects each line and checks the product is being run according to the specifications of the job
• Follows corrective action process to resolve problems
• Closes out production work orders and records production on a daily report
• Forecasts equipment usage for future orders

Qualifications

• Associates Degree required
• Three to five years relevant work experience
• Five years of supervisory experience desired
• Food manufacturing experience preferred but not required
• Previous machine operating experience in a manufacturing facility, or similar relevant experience (bottling and/or canning experience and mechanical knowledge a plus)
• Detail-oriented understanding of production processes
• Ability to lift 50 lbs, to bend, and stand or walk for long periods of time in a fast-paced environment