Assistant Production Supervisor

Summary Coordinates activities of workers engaged in production activities by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assists with line set-up.
• Analyzes work orders to estimate worker hours and create production schedules that meet both internal and external needs.
• Provides safety training.
• Provides automation training.
• Focuses on new items and providing steak yields.
• Computes amounts of stock and supplies required for operations, based on production schedules, and requisitions materials from storage area.
• Assists supervisors with paperwork.
• Handles meat distribution.
• Estimates, requisitions, and inspects materials.
• Ensures products are properly labeled by production workers.
• Inspects and measures and products to verify conformance to specifications.
• Provides guidance to workers in adjusting machines and equipment to repair products which fail to meet standards.
• Interfaces with others in the organization to ensure customer deadlines are met.
• Assists with audit preparation and customer visit preparations.
• Trains existing and new employees on company procedures.
• Focuses on tasks at the end of the line.
• Acts as back-up when supervisors are on vacation.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew.
• Analyzes and works with supervisors to resolve work problems, or assists workers in solving work problems.
• Maintains time and production records.
• Consistent and regular, in-person attendance is required to perform the essential duties of this Job
• Performs other duties as needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Acts in lead role for assigned shift. Provides feedback to supervisors on performance of production workers.

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. Regular attendance is required.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or two to three years related experience.

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 apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Inventory software and Manufacturing software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Other Skills and Abilities

Must be reliable and safety conscious. Must have good attention to detail and excellent communication skills.

Other Qualifications

Must be willing to work flexible hours including early mornings. Must be available for overtime.

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 stand; walk; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

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 moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.