Supervisor Production B Shift nights

About the Role

Leads an assigned production team to achieve goals and problem solve while demonstrating a commitment to employee safety, teamwork, and product quality. Responsible for product processing, packaging, and storage in compliance with FDA, USDA, and Simmons rules and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of front-line employees, effectively communicating and motivating to drive productivity and achieve company goals.
• Supervises employees to maintain discipline, teamwork, and safety, ensuring daily production requirements are met.
• Handles scheduling, tracks attendance, and reviews and approves time off for direct reports.
• Responsible for work effort and appraisal of personnel.
• Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in processing and/or development of a product or service.
• Maintains inventory records and requisitions ingredients/supplies to meet delivery schedules.
• Evaluates materials and products to maintain organizational standards.
• Confers with other supervisors to coordinate activities between departments.
• Manages and utilizes various production reports, reviewing daily production against customer requirements.
• Interprets and manages reports such as throughput, yield, etc., to meet production requirements while maintaining appropriate line speeds and efficiency.
• Completes all paperwork in accordance with established time frames or record-keeping requirements.
• Emphasizes and promotes a safe work environment, complying with Simmons, OSHA, and government safety regulations.
• Fosters a continuous improvement culture, applying LEAN concepts to drive out waste and improve processes.
• Ensures quality performance meets or exceeds all line, department, facility, company, and USDA/FDA guidelines.
• Collaborates with operations teams such as Human Resources, Safety, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Finance, and Shipping to maximize processing of high-quality products at the lowest cost.
• Directs and supervises employees’ work activities, monitors performance, and recommends compensation decisions.
• Collaborates with Human Resources to screen, interview, hire candidates, and administer disciplinary actions.
• Promotes a cooperative and harmonious work environment to facilitate positive employee morale and productivity.
• Participates in team development, communication, and implementation of team concepts, programs, and policies.
• Attends team meetings and fosters cohesiveness on major issues such as direction, annual plans, and policy changes.
• Identifies areas lacking cohesiveness and works to resolve issues in a supportive manner.
• Familiar with Simmons’ operating systems (e.g., quality, security, office environment, company policies, LEAN) and understands the role in supporting these systems.
• Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.

Requirements

• Willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
• Ability to read and write English.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and techniques for maximizing effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resource management, leadership, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Familiarity with computers and proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
• Preferred experience within a food processing organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or 4 years of related work experience with a minimum of 1 year in a leading role.

We value military experience and welcome veterans to join our team.

Physical Activities

• Enters and locates information on a computer.
• Visually verifies information, often in small print.
• Communicates with customers, vendors, or employees via telephone, in person, and/or electronic mail.
• May present information to small or large groups.
• Must be able to work in various temperatures.
• Moves about in a manufacturing environment and surrounding property.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

As required by facility.

Travel

May travel to other local facilities.