Alb - Production Supervisor 2Nd Shift

Founded more than 80 years ago, OK Foods has grown from a livestock and poultry feed manufacturer to join one of the world's leading chicken producers, Bachoco.
Bachoco OK Foods produces the highest quality chicken products for the U.S. market. Currently, the Bachoco OK Foods family includes more than 4,000 team members who are dedicated to consistently producing high-quality chicken products and nourishing people around the world.
Bachoco OK Foods, Inc. is seeking a Production Supervisor 2nd Shift for our Albertville, AL operations.
Summary: The Production Supervisor reports to the Production Superintendent and is responsible for ensuring that production on assigned line is run in an efficient and safe manner to ensure production of first quality product to meet customer needs and specifications.
Functional Responsibilities:

• Manage assigned production line in a continuous improvement environment measured by metrics which translate into quarterly KPI's that impact the bonus program.
• Ensure that GMPs and safety guidelines are followed at all times.
• Direct reports include one hourly lead and hourly employees assigned to line.
• Manage labor on assigned shift in a manner that minimizes overtime and produce the planned output of first quality product.
• Complete daily reporting for shift including employee time edits.
• Work with QA on assigned shift relative to product that is placed on hold.
• Works with sales, research and development and QA on preparation and efficient management of customer plant visits and product tests conducted on assigned shift.
• Interviews candidates for hourly vacancies.
• Ensures that safety and job specific training are conducted on assigned shift.
• Ensures that assigned shift is prepared for customer and BRC audits.
• Other special projects as assigned.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible positions in a production environment preferred.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience in meat/food production preferred.
• Experience or exposure to SPC in a production environment preferred.
• Effective communication skills both written and oral.
• Successful experience with employee retention strategies preferred.
• Effective delegation skills.
• Team builder and team member
• Good computer skills - Microsoft Office and timekeeping systems.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish/English) desired.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Directly supervises up to 50 employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience: High School diploma or equivalent required. Education beyond high school including special training, vocational school and/or college courses is preferred. 2+ years with supervisory experience in manufacturing, and minimum of 1 year HACCP experience. Food manufacturing is a plus.
Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Payroll systems, Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision.
Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
An Equal Opportunity Employer to include women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities.
*Notice to Third Party Recruitment Agencies:
Please note that Bachoco OK Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.
In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement, Bachoco OK Foods and its subsidiaries shall explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of Bachoco OK Foods.