Production Supervisor

Job Tasks/Duties:

Ensure the safety of all employees in the operation of equipment through proper training, enforcement of safety rules, documentation, and following proper procedures and GMP protocols

Produce and package a high-quality product by adhering to proper procedures, good manufacturing practices and government standards in cooperation with the Quality Assurance department

Responsible for reporting and taking action on food safety and quality problems to the appropriate personnel, as well as following quality and safety programs and policies themselves in order to ensure products made meet the highest standards possible

Ensure production lines are operating efficiently and running at targeted throughput

Complete hourly audits for safety, quality, cost, and line performance

Develop and execute actions plans to address any gaps in efficiencies

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to ensure that downtime is minimized, and yield is maximized. Execute action plans to ensure root causes of unplanned downtime are addressed.

Manage Production Schedules and employee schedules and ensure correct crewing and de-crewing for adequate coverage

Monitor rework levels and usage in order to keep rework levels at a minimum

Monitor product yields and identify/execute corrective actions and plan to close gaps

Build people capability through effective employee relations, coaching, mentoring, training and communications for front-line hourly associates

Plan and initiate cross training of employees to expand job knowledge and add flexibility to scheduling the workforce

Ensure proper and accurate reporting of all daily requirements and metrics (quality, safety, schedule attainment, case fill rate, order fill rate, yield)

Train new employees on how to safely use machinery and follow procedure

Evaluates the condition of production line/ equipment to ensure maximum efficiency

Contacts appropriate sources for repair issues

Maintains a clean and safe environment

Contributes and sustains to cost-saving projects

Maintain open lines of communication between employees, management and executives

Enforce safety guidelines and company standards; follows all company policies and procedures

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum of 5 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment or other equivalent experience

Strong communication skills

Bi-Lingual English/Spanish a plus

Ability to work a flexible schedule

Demonstrated ability to work in a team based fast paced, changing work environment.

An understanding of production procedures, safety processes and food safety/quality requirements is desired

Strong leadership and interpersonal skills

Must be self-motivated and independent

Basic Mathematical and analytical skills required as well as problem solving skills

Ability to work well in a team environment and collaborate up and down the organization

Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformity relating to food safety, quality and production efficiencies

Excellent coaching and communication skills

Broad knowledge of production planning processes

Advance PC skills, including Microsoft outlook, excel and word