Shift Supervisor

About the Role

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate full-time opportunity for a Shift Supervisor, located at the Bay City Factory. The Shift Supervisor is responsible for management and supervision of campaign shift operations to meet factory process and maintenance performance standards, and to manage inter-campaign maintenance resources to ensure factory reliability.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily shift operations including Beet processing campaign, Juice and Extract campaigns, Molasses Desugarization (MDS), Chemical Softening, and Waste Water Treatment operations.
• Supervise shift Union process foremen and maintenance crews through documented objectives and performance assessments.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and company requirements for personal and facility safety.
• Manage processes impacting environmental operations to ensure government compliance.
• Review shift production data, adjust targets, and take corrective actions to achieve factory process goals and cost efficiency.
• Sustain quality targets to ensure production sugar and byproducts meet feed, food safety, and customer quality standards.
• Support daily maintenance for factory equipment during process campaigns and conduct inter-campaign equipment inspection, repairs, improvements, and capital project installations.
• Support and adhere to the annual factory operations budget, tracking process materials, chemicals, and supplies usage.
• Optimize process and equipment resources to minimize unit costs and enhance product output.
• Identify and implement training and development for the Union workforce.
• Identify and submit capital and extraordinary projects for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science technical degree (Chemistry, Engineering, Industrial) or extensive industrial experience (5+ years) with progressive supervisory or management responsibilities.
• Training or exposure in supervision skills, quality assurance systems, environmental and safety regulations.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with understanding of mechanical equipment and chemical processes.
• Proficiency in company data management systems and Microsoft Office.

Required Training

• General factory safety requirements (Right to Know)
• Food-related Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Factory-related environmental regulations
• SQF certification – principles or SQF
• Knowledge of GMP+ standards

Key Competencies

• Ability to lead and develop cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work shift rotations (day and night).
• Ability to deliver results within a collective bargaining agreement.
• Strong conflict resolution skills.
• Flexibility to work in fast-paced and varying environments.
• Demonstrates corporate values, ethics, integrity, drive, and purpose.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and opportunity for professional growth.
• Excellent medical insurance (100% company paid).
• Comprehensive benefits package including dental and life insurances, 401k match, paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Location: Bay City Factory, 2600 S. Euclid Ave., Bay City, MI 48706