Supervisor Production I

Job Responsibilities

Supervises daily production team by confirming, delegating, coordinating and informing employees of the processing of orders as well as departmental work scheduling.

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

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

Effectively communicate company, plant, and department priorities across all levels.

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

Verifies controls and ensures all production parameters are within planned budget.

Responsible for performing shift reports in a timely manner according to with work instruction.

Conducts monthly safety and quality session as required and keep adequate records.

Performs and documents daily Supervision Audits.

Enforce company, plant, and departmental policies and procedures and work instructions including but not limited to safety policies, GMP's, HAACP standards, AIB standards.

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

Orients new employees and trains on department-related activities.

Reports injuries and illnesses within 24 hours and perform analysis/investigations within 24 hours.

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

Identifies areas of opportunity and training necessary or useful for development with team members and develops team members to perform at or above company expectations.

Maintains knowledge of plant quality systems.

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 food 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.

Effectively communicates with production lead to prevent break and lunch delays by making all necessary arrangements to comply with break and lunchtime regulations.

Verifies lot numbers and forms daily to guarantee compliance with quality system, customer, BRC and AIB regulations.

Creates employee schedule in ADP system on weekly basis and maintains accurate records of times for future reference.

Ensures fair and appropriate distribution of employee working hours per week.

Monitors ADP system daily for time and schedule discrepancies.

Other jobs as assigned.