Essential Responsibilities:

• Acquire knowledge and understanding of all production lines and formulations to adequately support production operations at the Cape Girardeau site 
• Provide leadership on the floor to help production employees receive, warehouse, distribute, and produce products within Verdesian Operations
• Safety:

• • Comply with prescribed safety procedures or federal laws regulating waste disposal methods
  • Conduct daily toolbox talks with entire staff and maintain safety standards
  • Maintain thorough knowledge of pertinent regulations governing property storage and management of hazardous materials, including solvents, flammables and chemicals
  • Maintain accurate records of safety procedures concerning lock-out/tag-out, confined space entry, etc.

• • • Oversee plant safety program on the floor to ensure employees are working in a manner consistent with training, injury reporting, and assuring plant environment is accessible and safe for employees, customers, and public

• • Assure shift personnel are following all safety procedures at all times
  • Watch new personnel closely during their probationary periods to create a positive safety culture

• Quality:

• Conduct and record lab analysis of manufactured products (QA/QC)
• Train as functional back-up for all production operators to be knowledgeable from experience on how to handle problems or setbacks from normal operations

• Examine machinery used in the production process to verify conformance to quality standards

• Production Supervisor:

• Gain proficient understanding and be capable of operating all equipment where needed in the areas of Plant Production Processes including, but not limited to, materials, mixing, packaging, dry production, compacting, quality control, receiving, and distribution of all products
• Warehouse and storage of materials in an orderly and consistent manner, i.e., Raw vs. WIP vs Finished
• Maintain housekeeping practices in the plant to a high standard to be ready at any time for customers or management tours of the facility

• Read work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs
• Observe equipment operations, test machinery, equipment, components, and parts for defects to ensure proper functioning
• Demonstrate equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new employees, or assign employees to experienced workers for training
• Maintain and approve employee time and manage any attendance issues according to company policy
• In concurrence with plant management and human resources, issue discipline to employees as necessary and appropriate according to company policy

• Inventory Management:

• Review shift paperwork to ensure pertinent information is recorded by each operator in each production area to point out and highlight issues affecting production, use and consumption of raw materials, clean outs and finished goods
• Work with production leads to ensure that inventory supply of materials consistently meets appropriate demand

• Project support for new startups of products specifically assigned by Production Manager
• Complete facilities maintenance duties as assigned
• Other duties not listed above as assigned by immediate supervisor

Criteria:

• Proficiency in all Verdesian products software and programs related to job functions of this position
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient use of MS Office: Word and Excel
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize work
• Proficient use of standard lab equipment
• Ability to handle oneself in stressful situations
• Maintain production quality
• Observe Safe Food/Safe Feed criteria
• Complete required production forms and recording
• Perform basic maintenance as needed and assist maintenance as needed

Qualifications:

• Minimum work experience in a supervisory position of 2 years
• Minimum education of high school diploma

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 use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to fifty-five pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be above to ascend and descend multiple levels of stairs, use of ladders, walk on open grating structures at heights up to 50 feet, able to pass a respirator fit test and able to complete the outlined physical requirement while wearing a respirator.

Verdesian Life Sciences is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex, and sexual orientation.