Supervisor - Manufacturing Operations

Responsibilities

• Oversee shift production on the production floor including adherence to all safety protocols
• Supervision of hourly production staff responsible for daily manufacturing activities
• Communicating job expectations
• Responsible for hourly employee performance activities including coaching, counseling, discipline, timekeeping and policy and procedure management and enforcement
• Maintains production through continuous improvement activities, monitoring staffing and resources, developing reporting procedures and systems, and initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments
• Participates in recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, training and mentoring processes
• Identifies shift production performance gaps in efficiency, suggest improvements and implement corrective actions to fix deficiencies
• Ensure a safe work environment through prompt resolution of safety-related issues, monitoring of work practices to ensure safe work behaviors and doing safety related facility tours and audits
• Participates in plant safety program as a leader or group participant
• Ensure product quality by adherence to product/packaging specifications, SQF protocols and OSHA compliance standards
• Validate equipment operation at beginning of shift, communicate problems, and initiate work orders for equipment that cannot be repaired during the shift
• Provide feedback to maintenance regarding work orders completed or scheduled
• Ensure collaboration of team members across functions on shift and hand off to oncoming leadership to ensure the development of a high-performance work environment

Qualifications

• Education: A bachelor’s degree or a combination of college and equivalent work experience in a food manufacturing facility
• Experience: Four to five years of progressive experience working with industrial food manufacturing equipment and supervision of multiple employees
• Candidate Profile: The incumbent is challenged to work closely with multiple cross-functional groups. The ideal candidate will act each day as a positive example of the company values. He/she will always put safety first, perform job responsibilities to the best of their ability to help everyone win together. He/she will do the right thing and be courageous working to do what is best for customers, company, team and self, knowing that positive actions will help everyone as the company drives for results. You will be expected to be dependable, resourceful, flexible to business needs, a team player, a good communicator and a person with high integrity.
• Skills: Ability to lead and direct a diverse set of human resources, Effective oral and written communication skills, Operating knowledge of computers, desktop software, and business systems, High School equivalency math skills, Must possess knowledge in the area of safety; including OSHA and other applicable federal and state regulations, Knowledgeable of food processing, HACCP, GMPs and sanitation preferred