Production Supervisor (Food & Beverage Manufacturing)

Job Title: Production Supervisor

Reports to: Production Manager

General Summary

The Production Supervisors ensures the plant operates smoothly, safely and efficiently to produce a quality product that meets the needs of the customer

Essential Functions

Supervises daily production team by confirming, delegating, coordinating and informing crew of the processing of orders

Works with team to produce all orders while maintaining or exceeding departmental KPIs (e.g. waste, moistures, efficiencies, downtime, line speed, over weights, etc.) & meeting customer and company specifications

Ensures all quality specifications are followed and issues corrective actions on non-conforming product

Effectively communicates company, plant, and department priorities across all levels

Communicates any issues during shift, across all levels, as appropriate (e.g. production orders, safety hazards, etc.)

Enforces company, plant and departmental policies and procedures and work instructions including but not limited to safety policies, GMPs, HACCP standards, AIB standards

Hires, trains, counsels, monitors work, assigns work disciplines and terminates employees

Orients new employees and trains on department-related activities

Provides feedback at regular intervals to team members & conducts performance evaluations of assigned team members

Identifies training necessary or useful to team and conducts required training for assigned employee group

Appropriately handles employee concerns and complaints

Conducts pre-shift and shift-change meetings with appropriate team members to communicate issues, concerns and information

Performs walkthroughs of production areas with leads, focusing on equipment performance, product quality, housekeeping, safety, and foods safety

Schedules team to meet production goals, including approving and scheduling team member vacations

Monitors time-keeping system (KRONOS), verifies payroll hours, transfers hours as appropriate and resolves any discrepancies

Maintains teamwork, consistency, and fairness among all employees to foster a positive work environment within the department, plant and entire organization

Ensures all food safety principles and legal requirements have been applied effectively

Participates actively in LEAN, process improvement and other company initiatives

Must work various shifts and hours including holidays and weekends

In the absence of the department manager, responsible for the duties and responsibilities of the department manager

Other duties, as assigned

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Education:

High School Diploma or GED

College graduate preferred

Experience: 3 years

Minimum 3 years supervisory experience required

Experience in manufacturing; Food Industry preferred

Knowledge Requirements

Requires Basic Computer Skills

Must speak, read and write English and Spanish

Quality System plan

Lean manufacturing theory, preferred

Good Manufacturing Practices

No sponsorship visa (H1-B, etc) candidates at this time, sorry.


Qualified candidates must submit their resume in Microsoft Word format along with at least three professional references to:


COYOTE TECHNICAL & EXECUTIVE SOURCING
Phil Montoya
Director of Sourcing