About the Role
The Production Supervisor is responsible for supervising the plant production and maintenance on a production shift. The Supervisor will be accountable for implementing the plant production plan, maintaining a safe work environment, developing a team-oriented workforce, meeting customer quality/service expectations, developing and implementing process improvements, accomplishing plant productivity goals, building plant/shift communications, identifying and solving operational issues, and delivering training programs.
Key Activities
Supervise and monitor the daily operations to meet production and customers’ needs, including scheduling, materials, and staging of fruit. Approve and ensure adherence to production schedules. Supervise hourly employees’ performance related to hourly throughputs and quality and process checks, and coordinate their schedules, time approval, and vacation planning to ensure proper coverage.
Measure plant production efficiencies and provide communication to supervisors and employees regarding plant performance. Prepare paperwork and review daily, weekly, and monthly production and financial reports that focus on customer complaints, yield, labor, and throughput.
Provide leadership and supervision of plant hourly employees. Manage goals and objectives for staff. Provide formal and informal feedback through coaching, monitoring and evaluating job results.
Maintain (GMP, SQF, SOP, SSOP, OSHA, State Department of Agriculture, USDA, and state/federal regulations) compliance in auditable areas, including, but not limited to: food safety audits, GMP audits, plant inspections, LOTO audits, and sanitation audits.
Document Control: Develop and implement SOPs and SSOPs relevant to the area of responsibility. Ensure appropriate documents are stored and approved within the Intelex system. Ensure that appropriate personnel are adequately trained in all relevant approved documents.
cGMPs: Ensure compliance with and enforcement of all company policies and procedures concerning cGMPs, food safety, and all appropriate pre-requisite programs.
Participate in routine meetings, which may include production meetings, safety, training, and development, etc.
Identify and implement capital, continuous improvement, and cost containment projects. Ensure that waste and production costs are minimized.
Perform under the Working Conditions described below.
Additional Functions:
(Incumbents may not perform all the following functions listed below.):
Position assigned Sanitation responsibilities: Ensure the execution of all cleaning and sanitation activities complies with corporate and plant policies and procedures.
Preferred Skills
First Aid/CPR and Forklift training are preferred.
SQF, Ammonia Fit, Food Safety, Sensory Evaluation, and/or HACCP training and certification are preferred.
Education and Experience
A Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Operations, Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field is preferred.
Minimum of 1-3 years of food processing experience.
Supervisory experience in a food manufacturing facility is preferred.
About Us
Finding a great opportunity that fosters growth, a great culture, and leadership opportunities can be difficult. Top Quality Recruitment (TQR) connects professionals with leadership opportunities across the Packaging, Food and Beverage, Medical Devices, and Biotechnology industries. With 50+ years of experience, we believe in one-to-one communication and finding the best candidate/employer match possible.
TQR is an equal-opportunity employer that encourages diversity. We will consider all applications.
Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request.
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