Our client, an American multinational food company, is looking to hire a Production Supervisor to join their team in Beaver Dam, WI!

This is a direct hire position!

To manage all aspects of food preparation under the guidelines of Good Manufacturing Practices and oversee and monitor the performance of the operations as they relate to quality, safety, productivity, waste control and service to sales.

Responsibilities :

• Participate in the QRMP audit and assist in the development of procedures and corrective actions
• Oversee and lead the implementation of the QRMP (Quality Risk Management Process) system and operational standards as outlined in the plant accountability list
• Adhere to Heinz quality standards to ensure product quality and Food Safety by following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), standard operating procedures (SOP’s) and Heinz specifications
• Assist with all departmental costs and variances with regard to productivity, short and long-range planning, labor scheduling, product scheduling, raw materials, packaging supplies, product weights, sanitation and housekeeping
• Organize and facilitate production line activities to ensure conformance to establish requirements regarding quality, safety, employee- relations, productivity and cost scheduled volume outputs
• Prepare, distribute, and follow-up with regard to all established records, reports and / or forms
• Ensure strong, effective communication across functions and with employees, vendors and government regulators
• Monitor productivity data and help develop corrective action plans necessary to achieve annual productivity improvements
• Implement safety measures for accident prevention through monthly departmental safety meetings and working with hourly safety leads
• Report on quality defect issues and help determine necessary corrective actions to eliminate repetitive failures
• Manage operations to achieve daily efficiencies in keeping with established standards
• Assist with the development and management of budgets in accordance with annual productivity improvement targets
• Suggesting new solutions to production problems and ways to improve the efficiency of an operation
• Interprets company policies to workers and enforces policies and safety regulations
• Assist and partner with business leaders on implementation of process improvement (Six Sigma / Lean / Heinz Global Production System (HGPS)), including leading change initiatives, planning, and facilitation
• Develop high performing work teams within factory through coaching, training and engaging team members through effective cascading of goals, visual performance boards and ongoing communications of factory changes and performance.

Embrace the HGPS principles necessary to accomplish these objectives and support the change management techniques to develop the culture of continuous improvement and engagement.

Assist with the supervision of the Production staff including but not limited to performance management and employee development, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in related field or a minimum of 3 years of experience and / or training or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), must be production oriented and have knowledge of food processing equipment
• Understanding of OSHA / USDA / FDA requirements
• Demonstrate the ability to drive continuous improvement and manage cost out of operations in previous assignments

Last updated : 2024-05-11