Cozy Harbor Seafood, a leader in the seafood processing industry, is currently seeking a highly motivated team player, to be a Production Supervisor for its locally based high-end food manufacturing company in the Portland Maine. The Production Supervisor will lead a team of skilled line workers to meet the demand of ready eat lobster meat products for commercial and retail sales.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

•TRAINS, EVALUATES, DEVELOPS AND GUIDES WORKERS IN PERFORMANCE OF THEIR JOB

•MOTIVATES STAFF IN JOB PERFORMANCE AND CREATES A TEAM SPIRIT IN DEPARTMENT

•SCHEDULES ACTIVITIES OF THE HR SHELLFISH DEPARTMENT

•CONTROLS THE WORKFLOW, YIELDS, PRODUCT QUALITY AND GMP’S OF DEPARTMENT

•ACTS AS TWO-WAY COMMUNICATOR BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIVES

•REPORTS TO MANAGEMENT ON PERFORMANCE OF TEAM AND OPERATIVES

•MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT OF DEPARTMENT

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

•TRAIN, REVIEW AND DEVELOP DEPARTMENT STAFF TO FULFILL REQUIREMENTS OF:

•HACCP PLANS AS RELEVANT

•GMP’S

•WORKPLACE SAFETY PLAN

•FINISHED GOODS PRODUCTION QUALITY LIMITS

•HR LOBSTER DEPARTMENT PRODUCTION PLAN & POSITION OBJECTIVES

•PLAN, SCHEDULE AND DIRECT STAFF AND EQUIPMENT TO ACHIEVE:

•PRODUCT QUALITY LIMITS

•HR PRODUCTION PLAN GOALS

•MONITOR AND CONTROL ESSENTIAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES:

•DEPARTMENT HACCP PLAN CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS

•STAFF GMP PRACTICES

•PROCESS LINE PRODUCTIVITY & YIELDS

•FINISHED PRODUCT CONFORMANCE TO PRODUCTION QUALITY LIMITS

•EQUIPMENT READINESS AND CONFORMITY

•PACKAGING, PPE & INGREDIENTS DE-CONTAMINATION

•NON-CONFORMING PRODUCT CONTROL PROCEDURES

•IDENTIFY DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKERS

•COMMUNICATE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS TO STAFF AND STAFF FEEDBACK TO MANAGEMENT

•ENFORCE POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND INSTRUCTIONS

•CHILLING & FREEZING PROCESSING PROCEDURE & LOG

• PROCESS & PRODUCT PACKAGING CODE

• PRODUCTION AREA SET-UP AND SHUT-DOWN

• OPERATE AND READ DATA BASE SYSTEMS

• OTHER DUTIES AS REQUIRED

SCOPE OF SUPERVISION:

• COOKER OPERATOR

• MINCE & LEG LEAD

• CK PICKING LEAD

• CK PACKING LEAD

• ALL HR PRODUCTION OPERATORS

SCOPE OF AUTHORITY:

• MAY ISSUE VERBAL AND/OR WRITTEN WARNINGS FOR SAFETY RULES INFRACTION, INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR OR POOR JOB PERFORMANCE

• MAY SUSPEND EMPLOYEES FOR PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED BALANCE OF SHIFT PLUS 3 DAYS

• MAY RECOMMEND SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION BY PRODUCTION MANAGER

REPORT GENERATION REQUIREMENTS:

• LOBSTER HR SUPERVISORS LOG

• HR PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT LOGS

• MAINTENANCE WORK ORDER

• EMPLOYEE REVIEWS

• EMPLOYEE INCIDENT REPORT

• ADP TIME SHEET REVIEW AND APPROVAL

• QA REPORT REVIEW & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

MEETING REQUIREMENTS:

• DAILY CO-ORDINATION MEETING

• MONTHLY CREW MEETING

• IMPROVEMENT TEAMS AS REQUIRED

REQUIRED SKILLS, ATTRIBUTES AND BEHAVIORS:

• ABLE TO READ AND INTERPRET DOCUMENTS SUCH AS SAFETY RULES, OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS, AND PRODUCTION PROCEDURES

ABLE TO PERFORM BASIC MATH INCLUDING FRACTIONS, DECIMALS, RATIOS, PERCENTAGES, AND TEMPERATURE CONVERSIONS.

• COMPETENT IN MICROSOFT EXCEL

• PLANNING - DEMONSTRATES STRONG PROCESS ORGANIZATIONAL ABILITIES AND TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS

• ETHICS - TREATS PEOPLE WITH RESPECT; KEEPS COMMITMENTS; INSPIRES THE TRUST OF OTHERS; WORKS ETHICALLY AND WITH INTEGRITY.

• DEPENDABILITY - FOLLOWS INSTRUCTIONS, RESPONDS TO MANAGEMENT DIRECTION; TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OWN ACTIONS; KEEPS COMMITMENTS; COMPLETES TASKS ON TIME.

• TEAM WORK - BUILDS MORALE AND GROUP COMMITMENTS TO GOALS AND OBJECTIVES; GIVES AND WELCOMES FEEDBACK; CONTRIBUTES TO BUILDING A POSITIVE TEAM SPIRIT.

• ORAL COMMUNICATION - SPEAKS CLEARLY AND PERSUASIVELY IN POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE SITUATIONS; LISTENS AND GETS CLARIFICATION.

• ATTENDANCE/PUNCTUALITY - IS CONSISTENTLY AT WORK AND ON TIME FOR WORK AND MEETINGS

• INITIATIVE - TAKES INDEPENDENT ACTIONS AND CALCULATED RISKS; LOOKS FOR AND TAKES ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES.

• QUALITY - DEMONSTRATES ACCURACY AND THOROUGHNESS; APPLIES FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE.

• QUANTITY - MEETS PRODUCTIVITY STANDARDS; COMPLETES WORK IN TIMELY MANNER; STRIVES TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY; WORKS QUICKLY.

• SAFETY AND SECURITY – COMPLIES WITH SAFETY AND SECURITY PROCEDURES; DETERMINES APPROPRIATE ACTION BEYOND GUIDELINES; USES EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS PROPERLY.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• ASSOCIATES DEGREE FROM ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

• ENGLISH FLUENCY & LITERACY

• DEMONSTRATE BASIC MATH PROFICIENCY (ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY, DIVIDE, %, STANDARD AND METRIC WEIGHTS AND VOLUME, TIME INCRIMENTS)

• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• HIGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES IN A FOOD PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT. REQUIRES STRENGTH, AGILITY, STAMINA AND SPEED TO OCCASSIONALLY LIFT, PUSH AND PULL AND/OR MOVE UP TO 50 POUNDS. THE DUTIES OF THIS JOB REGULARLY REQUIRE WALKING; STEPPING OVER; STANDING; TALKING; HEARING; TASTING; SMELLING; OCCASIONALLY REQUIRED TO USE HANDS TO MANIPULATE OR FEEL; REACH WITH HANDS AND ARMS; CLIMB OR BALANCE AND STOOP, KNEEL, OR CROUCH.

• GOOD BALANCE AND SURE FOOTEDNESS TO WORK ON WET CONCRETE FLOORS AND FLEXIBILITY TO DON AND DOFF PPE’S.

• AUDITORY ACUITY SUFFICIENT TO UNDERSTAND VERBAL COMMUNICATION IN MODERATE NOISE ENVIRONMENT AND DISCERN AND RECOGNIZE HIGH PITCH SOUNDS

• GOOD EYESIGHT AND COLOR ACUITY; SPECIFIC VISION ABILITIES REQUIRED BY THIS JOB INCLUDE CLOSE VISION, PERIPHERAL VISION, DEPTH PERCEPTION AND ABILITY TO ADJUST FOCUS.

• GOOD SENSE OF SMELL AND TASTE; WILLING AND ABLE TO ASSESS PRODUCT QUALITY THROUGH SMELL, TASTE AND CHEWING.