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Russell Stover Chocolates is Hiring a Production Supervisor Near Iola, KS

At Russell Stover, not only do we love chocolate, but we love our jobs! Every day we go to work exhibiting our values of excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship, responsibility, and collaboration. Working at Russell Stover you’ll be part of the leading manufacturer of boxed, seasonal, and sugar-free chocolates. For over 100 years, Russell Stover Chocolates, Whitman’s, and Pangburn’s have been crafted with the finest ingredients to bring happiness to generations. Today, we produce over 55 million pounds of chocolate annually, and our legacy brands can be found in 13 company-owned stores and over 9,000 wholesale accounts. Join our team and let’s continue making chocolate lovers happy!

A day in the life…

The Production Supervisor has a direct role in the chocolate production process from beginning to end. They are responsible for ensuring each piece of candy that comes out of our facility is "Only the Finest" quality that our customers have grown to expect. You will make sure the appropriate products are produced in the quantities required, ensuring high standards for quality at the lowest possible cost while maintaining a safe work environment. It is your responsibility to directly supervise more than 30 team members at any given time.

What you will be doing…

  • Ensuring assigned work area is achieving production goals.
  • Reviewing schedules, reports, plans and objectives.
  • Training, counseling and developing employees to perform numerous duties in the manufacturing process.
  • Providing clear instructions to direct reports and communicating performance to goals/objectives
  • Ensuring work is being completed in a manner that meets or exceeds quality, sanitation and safety standards.
  • Fostering a positive and respectful work environment

Do you have what it takes?

(Basic Qualifications)

  • HS Diploma or GED
  • At least 1 year of supervisory experience
  • Ability to read and write in English.

Do you stand above the rest?

(Preferred Qualifications)

  • College Degree
  • 2-3 years supervisory experience in a food manufacturing environment
  • A team player with good organizational & analytical skills
  • Must be results-driven with good interpersonal skills.
  • Strong leadership, organizational and mechanical skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication
  • Bilingual in Spanish

What it’s like at the Russell Stover Plants

  • Safety. Your safety is important to us, so we provide protective gear. We also go through an in-depth Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) training on your first day and continue to share safety tips daily
  • Surroundings. You’ll be working around different machines – Schubert’s, forklifts, electric pallet jacks, and chocolate candy banks/steels.
  • Activity. Some activities may require standing in one place for long periods, walking around, or climbing stairs/ladders, and routinely lift 50 lbs.
  • Temperature. You will be comfortable year-round with our climate-controlled environment. Our temperatures are consistently around 63°F but could fluctuate depending on your specific role. Temperatures within the warehouse are more consistent with the outdoor temperature.
  • Smell. You will enjoy a variety of deliciously sweet aromas and you may end your day smelling like chocolate!
  • Dress code. Relaxed, with a few rules to follow for food safety, personal safety and in guidance with our good manufacturing practices (GMP). Comfortable, closed-toe shoes are required. Leather, imitation leather, or rubber boots or shoes must be worn in the kitchen and other areas when working around hot liquid/product or hot water.

At Russell Stover Chocolates, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Russell Stover Chocolates is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.

Employment by Russell Stover Chocolates is contingent upon I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and satisfactory reference and background checks.

Make Happy. Work Happy.

Job Summary

JOB TYPE

Full Time

INDUSTRY

Retail

SALARY

$88k-115k (estimate)

POST DATE

12/09/2022

EXPIRATION DATE

03/21/2024

WEBSITE

russellstover.com

HEADQUARTERS

BOONVILLE, MO

SIZE

500 - 1,000

FOUNDED

1923

TYPE

Private

CEO

LINDA RUDISAILE

REVENUE

<$5M

INDUSTRY

Retail

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