Supervisor, Aseptic Production (Night Shift; 6:00PM - 6:30AM)

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Troubleshoot equipment individually and through coaching of the operators when there is downtime.
• Aid operators in resolving mechanical and operational issues related to equipment stops and breakdowns.
• Work with the operations department to facilitate a teamwork approach, combining the expertise and manpower of both production and maintenance departments for the good of the company.
• Manage work area to maintain food safety and quality along with audit compliance and reporting.
• Define project priorities and provide direction to production staff.
• Maintain work area to ensure personnel are performing quality work, supporting a quality product, and managing equipment to meet goals.
• Provide leadership to the team which includes following the Performance Management System, setting expectations that align with the area’s business objectives, and providing routine feedback on performance.
• Manage the PDCA process from cradle to grave to include a problem statement, root cause analysis, and countermeasure implementation.
• Work with improvement teams to identify, evaluate, and implement reliability improvement opportunities through changes to operating procedures, maintenance procedures, and equipment upgrades.
• Develop, post, and communicate procedures/processes for their area that support the production strategies.
• Utilize preventive and predictive operator maintenance techniques to minimize equipment breakdowns.
• Manage personnel plan to set up team for success.
• Develop and implement operator preventative maintenance systems.
• Maintains the plant CIL program, Changeover Program, Startup/Shutdown procedures, and Machine Centerline process.
• Assist in the selection process of new hires.
• Manage the production training program for the production staff.
• Ability to understand line control, bottle flow, and can flow to balance the line so the flow of work is at an even pace.
• Ability to understand staffing and productivity calculations to understand measures and set targets.
• Cooking and tasting products as needed, up to a couple of ounces per test.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage multiple employees; the Production Team reports to this position.
• Monitor employee productivity and provide constructive feedback, coaching, counseling, and disciplining; conducting training; implementing enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications.
• Communicate job expectations; planning, monitoring, and assessing job results; coaching, and counseling employees; developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, procedures, and productivity standards.
• Establishes strategic goals; identifying and evaluating trends; choosing a course of action; defining objectives; evaluating outcomes.
• Lead and support a food safety and food quality culture within the location.
• Implement, maintain, and continuously improve the food safety and quality culture within the location.
• Educate all staff to understand the importance of food safety and food quality controls and deviation consequences.

Education And Experience

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent required; College degree or equivalent strongly preferred.
• 3-5 years previous experience in Manufacturing or a production environment.
• Must have experience using a PC and business information systems/software.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the food/beverage manufacturing industry.
• Experience with thermal processing and blow molding technology.
• Basic understanding of TPM.
• Experience in writing reports and KPI’s.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Detailed oriented and have the ability to multi-task.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to direct, coach and train others.
• Consultative, influential, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

Physical Requirements, Supervisory Responsibilities & Working Conditions

• Frequent: Ability to talk and hear; ability to stand, walk, climb stairs, stoop, bend and/or crouch; push/pull; lift up to 50 pounds; use of hands and fingers to operate machinery/equipment and all manual and electronic equipment in area of responsibility.
• Occasional: Squatting, kneeling, ability to reach above and at shoulder height.
• Ability to wear a dust mask, and perform Confined Entry using LOTO program.
• Exposure to toxic and corrosive chemicals.
• Vision: Ability to use close and distance vision, as well as color and peripheral vision with or without correction.
• Ability to visually detect obstacles and potential dangers in a fast-paced production environment involving high speed equipment and powered industrial lift equipment.
• Hearing: Ability to hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.
• Exposure to noise levels from pumps, machinery, forklift traffic, bottle lines and exhaust fans.