What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Factory Packaging Supervisor DAY SHIFT position at Elmer Chocolate?
$21 - $25 DOE
REGULAR HOURS: 10 hours shifts; 5:00am - 3:00pm; Monday to Thursday
OVERTIME HOURS: Alternating Fridays of 3-4 hours of scheduled overtime; other OT as required
Are you a "people person?" Do you have a knack for motivating and coaching others?
Elmer Chocolate is seeking a highly motivated and organized Supervisor to monitor a team that packages various seasonal candy. The Packaging Supervisor is responsible for leading a unit consisting of assembly line associates and rotating task experts. Responsibilities include people management, food packaging, and safety & quality assurance.
Since 1855, Elmer Chocolate has been a leading candy and snack manufacturer in the Gulf South. Widely known for Easter Heavenly Hash® and Gold Brick®, today the family-owned business is recognized as the second largest heart box chocolates manufacturer in the USA.
Basic Responsibilities:
- Leads a team of approximately 20 packaging associates
- Staff training and development
- Monitors assembly line efficiency
- Communicates needs
- Enforces safety policies, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMPs) and company policies
- Promotes and enforces quality programs
- Packaging reporting including material usage
- Ensures job orders are completed
- Assists with time and attendance
- Elevates employee issues to management and/or Human Resources
Required Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED
- 18 years old .
- 3 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment; food is a plus.
- Leadership skills, positive attitude and common sense.
- Emotional Intelligence; self-awareness
- Excellent communication skills and relationship building skills in person and writing.
- Experience with industrial production lines is a plus
- Mathematical aptitude.
- Problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Initiative and ownership.
- Dependability and reliability on site.
- Team player.
- Available to work overtime and weekends.
- Pass drug test(s) and background check(s)
- Reliable transportation
What Elmer Chocolate Offers:
- Competitive wages
- Medical Benefits
- Paid vacation
- 401K
- Climate controlled environment
- Full time, 40 hour/week schedules
- Opportunities for advancement
Salary : $21 - $25