Supv,Production Technician

About the role

This role helps to foster self-reliance, care for the poor and the needy, and provide opportunities for giving and service by: helping members become economically and emotionally self-reliant; providing access to essential food and clothing items; helping members prepare for and respond to disasters; and providing humanitarian aid to relieve suffering; thus furthering the mission of the Church.

Responsibilities

• Conducting training and monitoring activities related plant safety and sanitation
• Responsible for meeting assigned production plan
• Ensuring safety and production policies and procedures are implemented and followed on a daily basis
• Aiding plant manager in providing supervision, training, and development of employees, missionaries, and volunteers
• Affirming that labor is allocated to balance the requirements and needs of the lead operator(s)
• Working with Inventory Specialist on annual assignments
• Forecasting production needs and creating production schedule using production planning software to meet demands
• Managing and ordering inventories to produce and ship finished goods
• Scheduling and coordinating the work activities of full and part-time employees, volunteers, and service missionaries based upon production need in each area
• Reviewing daily production work and paperwork to assure quality, accuracy, and production of safe food products
• Providing leadership, employee development as well as cross training opportunities, supervision, and training for all full and part-time employees, volunteers, and service missionaries
• (Volunteers represent up to 50% of daily workforce and change every three hours)
• Affirming personnel are properly cross trained to ensure operation can always function with high output
• Assisting manager in succession planning and creating stretch assignments and cross training assignments for future leadership
• Aiding manager with invoice approvals
• Managing all schedule requirements for all employees including payroll time approval
• Setting up interviews, interviewing, and taking part in decision making of new employees
• Conducting and overseeing the safety committee and meetings
• Aiding manager in planning and leading projects for R&I/capital equipment needs and facility needs to improve plant operations and efficiencies
• Partnering with the Quality Control supervisor to ensure that all finished goods meet food safety and quality specifications
• Supervising and overseeing multiple production lines simultaneously
• Affirming consistent product quality by documenting and maintaining production processes, training employees, and monitoring actual practices
• Affirming compliance with all HACCP, GHP’s, SOP’s, and USDA regulations
• Working with inspectors daily
• Adhering to annual capital and operating budgets
• On call 24/7

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or 6 years' experience in a production environment or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Possess a mechanical aptitude with strong maintenance skills and experience
• Skilled at troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Excellent understanding of HACCP/HARPC, and GMP's
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Must be effective in written and verbal communication with employees, missionaries, and volunteers
• Working knowledge of USDA and FDA Regulations
• Working knowledge of budgets and forecasting
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Must be capable of climbing, bending, lifting up to 50 lbs., and standing for long periods of time
• Ability to communicate, convey and receive instruction accurately in supervisory role to encourage effective teamwork of employees, missionaries, and volunteers

Skills

• Food production experience
• Previous leadership experience

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings—giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church.

The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.