What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Flow Supervisor position at Thistle?
Who We Are
Founded in 2013, Thistle is a food-tech startup empowering our customers to get and stay healthy while improving the sustainability of our food system. We make delicious, ready-to-eat plant-forward meals, snacks, and juices delivered right to our customers’ doorsteps. Our convenient subscription service empowers customers to improve their personal and planetary health by incorporating more plants into their diet.
About The Role
A Production Flow Supervisor serves as the central command for Thistle's Production Organization, orchestrating complex, interdependent processes to ensure seamless meal production, optimal building flow, and on-time delivery. This role acts as the critical communication hub between Kitchen, Warehouse, Logistics, and Production departments, tracking dependencies and driving mitigation strategies to meet Customer Delivery and Logistics requirements. The MOS optimizes production efficiency through proactive planning, real-time monitoring, and strategic coordination across all production processes while maintaining data accuracy and meeting delivery commitments.
How You'll Make a Difference
Production Planning & Coordination
Founded in 2013, Thistle is a food-tech startup empowering our customers to get and stay healthy while improving the sustainability of our food system. We make delicious, ready-to-eat plant-forward meals, snacks, and juices delivered right to our customers’ doorsteps. Our convenient subscription service empowers customers to improve their personal and planetary health by incorporating more plants into their diet.
About The Role
A Production Flow Supervisor serves as the central command for Thistle's Production Organization, orchestrating complex, interdependent processes to ensure seamless meal production, optimal building flow, and on-time delivery. This role acts as the critical communication hub between Kitchen, Warehouse, Logistics, and Production departments, tracking dependencies and driving mitigation strategies to meet Customer Delivery and Logistics requirements. The MOS optimizes production efficiency through proactive planning, real-time monitoring, and strategic coordination across all production processes while maintaining data accuracy and meeting delivery commitments.
How You'll Make a Difference
Production Planning & Coordination
- Develop multi-cycle forward planning and execute daily schedule optimization
- Create shift plans and input future cycle requirements for the Kitchen and Production teams
- Monitor live progress tracking against scheduled plans and drive corrective actions when deviations occur
- Facilitate communication between the Kitchen, Production, Warehouse, and Logistics departments
- Manage Production Planning Tools
- Ensure data accuracy across Head Count, counts, components, and production execution tracking
- Execute cross-system validation and maintain data integrity across all planning systems
- Coordinate WMS ad hoc requests and requisitions
- Conduct real-time risk assessment for production schedules and Customer Promise Times
- Track throughput rates, monitor labor metrics, and provide VTO recommendations
- Identify production performance to plan risks
- Drive mitigation strategies and maintain flexible scheduling for operational disruptions
- Escalate critical issues to appropriate leadership and document resolution progress
- Generate reports on production activity, throughput rates, and efficiency metrics
- Coordinate temporary staffing requirements and maintain shift handoff documentation
Salary : $68,000 - $75,000