Supervisor, Production - Great Kitchens Food Company

Key Accountabilities

Supervise, direct, and monitor all production lines in accordance to the schedule, manpower, Quality Assurance, USDA guidelines and safety requirements. Drive continuous improvement and engagement of employees to achieve world class results.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for producing a quality product that meets all the Safety, USDA, and Customer regulations.
• Establishes efficient production processes for all the company’s product lines.
• Ensures that all products are in compliance with QA and USDA procedures.
• Regularly train Leads in methods of improving production processes.
• Prior to shift start, reviews production schedule with the line supervisors and keeps them informed of any changes in product, line changes, material availability. Complete shift huddle/communication with Supervisors and employees.
• Assures that all recipes, bills of material, labels, tools and equipment are ready prior to production start.
• Inspects production lines regularly to assure that Good Manufacturing Practices are followed.
• Makes certain that production areas are kept clean of waste, debris, and liquids to avoid safety hazards.
• Takes disciplinary measures when an employee fails to comply with company regulations.
• Responsible for making quality products that meet all the Food Safety, USDA, QA, and customer requirements.
• Ensures that at the end of the shift all documentation pertinent to production: materials, employee hours, and counts are accurate. Completes all required information tracking and data collection.
• Educates supervisors in computer usage, pro-active response to down time and rapid shift and product changeovers.
• Resolves quality problems with QA participation immediately.
• Maintains effective communications between the Shift Manager and supervisors. Identifies significant issues related to quality, safety, down time, production problems or any other unexpected issues.
• As new products are introduced, the manager and the supervisors take a pro-active approach to learn everything about the new product and by comparison (1^st shift and 2^nd shift). Utilize KPI data to drive performance with Supervisors.
• Responsible for upholding, following and maintaining the requirements of the BRC Food Safety Code for Manufacturing.
• Manage employee timekeeping in ADP
• Other duties as may be assigned or volunteered for.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Good communications skills, hardworking, dependable, safety conscious and bilingual, English/Spanish preferred.
• College degree preferred. Minimum of High School diploma. Will consider combination of supervisorial experience in food production with education.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Lean knowledge (Kaizen, 5S, KPI’s, etc.) and experience.
• Five (5) or more years of Supervisory experience in food production a must. Ten year preferred.
• Knowledgeable of USDA and OSHA regulations
• Travel the facility and be able to make critical decisions and expedite solutions when situations arise.

Education, Technical Qualifications, Experience and Competencies Proficiency Level

Required

• Good communications skills, hardworking, dependable, safety conscious
• Minimum of High School diploma. Will consider combination of supervisorial experience in food production with education.
• Five (5) or more years of Supervisory experience in food production a must
• Knowledgeable of USDA and OSHA regulations
• Travel the facility and be able to make critical decisions and expedite solutions when situations arise.

Preferred

• Bilingual, English/Spanish
• College degree

Physical Requirements

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.

• Lift up to 50 lbs.
• Work standing or walking for long periods of time.
• Work bending and squatting.
• Work making fast and repetitive hand motions.
• Work in cold refrigerated and frozen conditions.
• And able to push/pull heavy loads using hand jack.

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 frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed outside weather conditions, wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and extreme cold.
• The noise level in the work environment is often moderate to loud.
• Ability to work different shifts and weekends.

Alternate (back up) for this position:

• Production Manager

Food Safety/Quality

• Report any issues regarding food safety or quality to supervision and/or quality assurance.

• Report any risks or any evidence of unsafe or out-of-specification product, equipment, packaging or raw materials to a designated manager to enable the resolution of issues requiring immediate attention.