National Food Processing/Packaging facility seeks a Production Supervisor for 3rd shift, M-F.  One will directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers. The Supervisor will be responsible for establishing and achieving production goals,  promoting Health and Safety and the development of a well-trained and motivated staff.  

Essential Duties and Key Responsibilities:

• Enforces safety and sanitation regulations per food safety and quality guidelines.
• 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 day-to-day 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 work-related issues and assists employees to correct job-skill 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.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required in an appropriate technical area, Mechanical Engineering preferred
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in manufacturing and supervision in a Food/Beverage plant
• Demonstrates essential problem-solving methods and initiative
• Ability to perform under pressure and to solve problems independently

Role Compensation/Shift:

• 3rd shift is 9:30p-7:00a, M-F,  an occasional Saturday may be required to meet customer orders
• depending on experience, education, etc., compensation can go up to $85,000/year plus bonus potential of 10%