Third shift hours: 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM - hours may vary based on departmental needs
This position is responsible for the day-to-day management of all production activities. The Production Supervisor coordinates all daily production requirements, including line staffing, schedule attainment, training, report auditing, process improvement, root cause, and corrective actions for all production issues and all other duties as assigned.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Ensures all quality and safety expectations are being met on the production floor
• Audits and edits production reports daily
• Collaborates with the scheduling team to ensure lines are scheduled optimally
• Uses efficiency boards on processing and blending lines to measure hourly line efficiencies daily
• Monitors production reporting for accuracy, identifies underperforming areas and puts corrective actions in place.
• Tracks daily KPIs – safety, quality, attainment of schedule, adherence to schedule, labor, and efficiencies
• Communicate with other departments regarding relevant production issues
• Assist with troubleshooting of all line equipment, ensure line employees are trained to complete set up and minor adjustments to equipment
• Maintains a safe and efficient operation in production areas and warehouses
• Training of all production employees
• Participates in all physical inventories
• Ensures all GMPs and food safety guidelines are being followed
• Motivates employees to achieve production goals and promotes a team-oriented environment
• Ensures all employees are properly trained to operate equipment safely and that all safety procedures are being followed
• Completes weekly safety audits of production areas and warehouses
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements

• College degree preferred
• Minimum 5-7 years of supervisory experience in a production or food manufacturing environment
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) desirable
• Experience taking physical inventory is desirable 

Skills/Abilities

• Strong working knowledge of process improvement methods
• Strong supervisory skills
• Ability to lead and motivate staff to achieve departmental goals
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate with all levels of employees
• Proficiency with Word and Excel

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those an employee must meet to perform this job's essential functions successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and frequently bend and move about the facility
• Frequently required to lift to 55 pounds (anything over 55 lbs, team lift)
• Must be able to climb ladders and maneuver in small spaces

Personal Protective Equipment

This position's performance requires exposure to the manufacturing and warehouse areas that may require personal protective equipment under certain conditions.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here represent those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. This position does not allow for remote work.

• Works in an office and manufacturing environment
• Occasional exposure to dust, odors, and noise
• Occasional exposure to a plant that is not temperature-controlled

This document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.