Production Supervisor

Responsibilities

Productivity/Quality All Hourly Production Employees

• Ensure production lines are running efficiently
• Must be actively working with a continuous improvement mindset
• Maintaining product quality parameters
• Planning / Organizing

Safety & Sanitation

• Daily housekeeping for the shift
• Assurance of compliance with plant Good Manufacturing Processes
• Safety Audits
• Responsible for monitoring, record keeping, and taking appropriate action for specified Food Safety Plan, Food Quality Plan and prerequisite program requirements
• Responsible to report food safety and quality issues to management

Project Work

• Timely completion for objectives
• Daily Production, Operating and Efficiency Reports

Line Start Ups & Shut Downs

Employee Training

• Shift employees
• Evaluations
• Safety

Retention

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• 4 year degree in any of the following disciplines: Food Science, Management Supervision, FMO (Food Manufacturing Organization)
• 3-5 years in Food Manufacturing or related industry preferred
• 1-2 years Supervisory experience
• Computer proficient – MS Office
• Technical knowledge of food related equipment
• Must possess excellent leadership qualities with a proven track record of leading others

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Excellent Communication skills – written & verbal
• Must be an independent thinking with the ability to make decisions quickly
• Must have a sense of urgency coupled with the ability to proactively solve problems
• Must display initiative and ingenuity
• On the job training regarding Training by HACCP Coordinator
• Striving
• Teamwork
• Order

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job:

• Sitting- to complete a task at lower levels
• Standing- to complete most all tasks
• Walking
• Climbing- to get to parts department, when using ladder, on equipment
• Reaching- to perform activities, to get tools out of toolbox
• Kneeling- to perform work activities at low levels
• Crawling- to perform work activities under equipment
• Squatting
• Bending/stooping- to pick up tools or parts, to perform work tasks at lower levels or inside a machine
• Twisting- to perform work activities
• Pinch- to use tools, to manipulate wires
• Grasping/handling- using tools, manipulating parts
• Available to work a flexible work schedule
• Must be able to lift/carry boxes of product components
• Must be able to tolerate a warm climate working environment
• Must wear appropriate safety and GMP gear in designated areas of the plant
• Able to walk and/or stand on concrete floors for long periods of time
• Able to ambulate hands and fingers to operate necessary equipment for the position, which includes a telephone, computer, radio, etc.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct: All hourly production employees

Indirect: None