Description

SUMMARY

Richmond Baking is looking for a leader to manage our production employees in the role of Production Supervisor. Leader must be a self-starter and willing to learn new and interesting tasks in a team environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned as necessary.

• Responsible for ensuring the production of safe and high quality products through verification of all processes and keen attention to all of Richmond Baking’s Critical Control and Quality Points.
• Accomplish manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing Good Manufacturing Practices and Standard Operating Procedures in a safe and efficient manner.
• Training employees and developing personal growth opportunities within work group.
• Maintains work flow by monitoring steps of the process; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; initiating and implementing cost reductions; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
• Creates and revises systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, record-keeping systems, forms of control, and budgetary and personnel requirements; implementing change.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintains compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related tasks as needed.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Manages employees within assigned department and/or line.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bakery knowledge preferred, food experience important. Supervision, Coaching, Managing Processes, and Process Improvement abilities a must.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree suggested but not required; four to ten years related experience and/or training, preferably in manufacturing or distribution companies; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills essential for effectively fulfill the job requirements herein. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common articles and documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or concerns from employees, co-workers and management. Ability to write procedures, documented coaching sessions and formal written warnings for personnel file in appropriate style and format. Ability to effectively present information to management, union personnel, and representatives when appropriate.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to apply mathematical concepts to effectively analyze statistics regarding internal data such as throughputs, productivity, scrap and percent to goal calculations.

REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to touch, handle, or feel. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb stairs and reach with hands and arms. Employee is occasionally required to smell or taste.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
Ability to work independently and in a fast paced environment. Process improvement oriente

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bakery knowledge preferred, food experience important. Supervision, Coaching, Managing Processes, and Process Improvement abilities a must.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Bachelor’s degree suggested but not required; four to ten years related experience and/or training, preferably in manufacturing or distribution companies; or equivalent combination of education and experience.