Production Supervisor

Scope:

The Production Supervisor directly supervises and coordinates the activities of production and operating workers such as packers machine operators and blenders. The Supervisor will be responsible for establishing and achieving production goals fostering relationships promoting Health and Safety and the development of a welltrained and motivated staff.

Essential Duties and Key Responsibilities:

Enforces safety and sanitation regulations per food safety and quality guidelines.
Responsible for initiating appropriate actions that address Food Safety concerns including escalation to Quality and Management.
Utilizes all food safety and food security guidelines including Safe Quality Foods (SQF) good manufacturing practices and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points.
Directs and coordinates the activities of the employees engaged in the production or processing of goods such as packers machine operators and blenders.
Develops and motivates team to solve own daytoday operational issues and achieve plant goals through ongoing communication and facilitation of team meetings.
Coordinates daily inventories and supplies and other operational activities within or between departments.
Plans and establishes work schedules assignments and production sequences to meet production goals.
Inspects materials products or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
Observes work and monitor gauges dials or other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
Conducts employee training in equipment operations and work and safety procedures or assigns employee training to experienced workers.
Maintains records of employees’ attendance and hours worked.
Counsels employees about workrelated issues and assists employees to correct jobskill deficiencies.
Recommends or initiates personnel actions such as hires promotions transfers discharges or disciplinary measures of direct reports.
Interprets specifications blueprints job orders and company policies and procedures for workers.
Initiates and drives process improvements.
Reads and analyzes charts work orders production schedules and other records and reports to determine production requirements and evaluates current production estimates and outputs.
Document all records outlined by company policies such as production records HACCP good manufacturing policies standard operating procedures and food safety and quality plans.
Oversees and completes production documentation support documentation and process control documentation throughout the facility.
All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree required in an appropriate technical area Mechanical Engineering preferred
Minimum of 2 years' experience in manufacturing and supervision
Superior analytical and critical thinking skills
Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Excel and Word
Demonstrates essential problemsolving methods and initiative
Ability to perform under pressure and to solve problems independently
Ability to communicate well with all employees and customers

Physical Demands:

Must be able to physically perform the functions of climbing balancing stooping kneeling crouching reaching standing walking pushing pulling lifting grasping feeling talking hearing and repetitive motions
Must be able to work seated using a computer and phone for long periods of time
Must be able to work extended hours such as daily overtime and an occasional weekend
Must possess visual acuity to document company records
Continuous walking throughout plant and distribution center
Lifting to 40 pounds

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