Production Supervisor Prosser

Job Description

The Production Supervisor at Milne Fruit Products engages with smart, hard-working people to make fruit and vegetable juices of the highest quality. In a typical day, the Supervisor will demonstrate his/her ability to lead a team, coach employees, teach skills, and direct work in a manner that supports and extends our company culture of integrity, safety, and excellence.

These positions are physically demanding and will include dumping fruit, knocking down wooden fruit crates, lifting 45-pound drums on and off a truck, sweeping, shoveling. and hosing down work areas. On-the-job training is provided over time for forklift certification and equipment operator positions.

We are especially interested in talking to candidates with aseptic packaging experience in either a low-acid or high-acid environment. This position will work in coordination with the current Production Supervisors and will alternate day and swing shifts with some graveyard hours. This is an opportunity be part of a growing company that values its workforce and has a track record of excellence that spans over 60 years.

The Successful Candidate Will Have

• Industrial ingredient experience and a technical knowledge of production, which may include fruit juice concentrate and puree manufacture; vegetable juice concentrate and/or puree manufacture; other food production in a fluid plant, such as milk; other food processing experience in fresh, frozen, and/or dried products will be considered
• Demonstrated supervisory skills with a strong emphasis on fostering a team approach
• The ability to successfully manage employees in a positive environment
  
  

Responsibilities

• Manages and monitors the activities of assigned freezer, blending, aseptic, vegetable, and production personnel
• Maintains adequate finished good materials for packaging and blending operations and executes the assigned workload to personnel in the most efficient manner
• Provides job orientation and training of newly hired or newly assigned employees (including temporary personnel), learning and enhancement of job skills, safety and quality awareness, and ensures knowledge of plant and department policies and procedures
• Completes 60 and 100 day evaluations with probationary employees
• Mentors and coaches probationary employees to improve performance and employee engagement
• Makes recommendation to retain or dismiss employees
• Assists the EHS Supervisor monitor the overall safety and security posture of the facility, providing correctional measures and periodic safety training to individual employees or employee groups
• Conducts thorough and comprehensive accident investigations when the EHS Supervisor is not available
• Coordinates communication between departments and operators and facilitates information transfer at daily leader/shift change meetings
• Freely initiates sharing information with other Production Supervisors, QA, and Maintenance to ensure smooth operations
• Documents production thoroughly following all established procedures and creates detailed shifts notes
• Develops strong interpersonal communication with production staff to facilitate bi-lateral information exchange
• Directs the activities for Aseptic processing and blending on a rotational basis, reviews and approves batch blends, and reviews processing reports
• Provides guidance, mentorship, and training to Aseptic operators
• Ensures quality batch production adhering to customer specifications and coordinates with QA, Scheduling, Maintenance, and Production to ensure Aseptic parameters are met for all runs
• Performs other duties as assigned and directed
  
  

Qualifications

• BS/BA from an accredited college or university with major course work in Food Science, Science, Bacteriology, or closely related field; experience may be substituted for a degree on a year for year basis
• 3-10 years of experience in production and increasingly responsible supervisory positions
• Production supervisor experience is required
• Sound knowledge and experience with the principles and practices of business administration (including personnel practices, employment laws, and fiscal management practices) and the appropriate methods and means of dealing with human behavior situations in a variety of circumstances
• Technical knowledge of fruit/vegetable ingredient product production and knowledge of fluid flow in a juice/puree production facility
• Proven ability to recruit, train, and motivate personnel in order to balance staffing strength with profitability and growth
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of supervision and training
• PC-based computing experience (word processing/Word, spreadsheet/Excel, email/Outlook)
• Communication and interpersonal skills to interact well with and maintain positive relationships with others
• Professional writing skills to compose memos, letters, and other business correspondence observing all rules of grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Math skills, including the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; able to compute rate, ratio, and percent
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment managing multiple deadlines and unscheduled interruptions
• Able to manage details and comprehend the full scope of duties
  
  

Company Description

With a reputation built on our employee’s commitment to outstanding product quality and customer service, Milne utilizes innovative technologies and rigorous quality controls to provide healthy fruit products that are 100% natural to meet the needs of a diverse consumer marketplace. Founded in 1955, Milne Fruit Products is the industry leader in creating fruit juices, concentrates, purees and custom blends for the industrial food and beverage markets.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k), after 12 month eligibility period
• Life insurance
• Short-term Disability
• Long-term Disability
• Paid Vacation
• Sick Pay
• Holiday Pay
• Continuing education program
• Bonus eligible