PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Position Type: Full-time
Position Salary: $70K + 5% bonus option
Position Hours: 2nd Shift
Position Location: Archbold, OH
Overview
Join our client’s dynamic food manufacturing team as a Production Supervisor, where your leadership will drive excellence in food safety, quality, and efficiency. In this energetic role, you will oversee daily production operations within a fast-paced food processing plant, ensuring that all products meet strict FDA regulations and HACCP standards. Your proactive approach will foster a culture of continuous improvement, sanitation, and safety, empowering your team to deliver top-tier food products to consumers around the world. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about food production and manufacturing to make a tangible impact in a thriving industry.
Primary Duties:
- Responsible for shift performance in all areas, including Safety, Quality, Total Cost, and Delivery.
- Support/Lead Continuous Improvement Initiatives throughout the facility.
- Track Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) daily, weekly, and monthly, to include collecting, analyzing, and problem solving based on data collected.
Essential Elements:
- Ability to lead, communicate, and work with cross-functional teams in a union environment both verbally and written.
- Computer literate in Microsoft Office.
- Experience in implementing and supervising Continuous Improvement Facility:
-Root Cause Analysis (examples: Six Sigma, 8D, Lean, A3)
-Changeover Improvements (examples: Line, Product)
-Managing Process Tools (examples: TPM, 58, Standardized Work, Material Control, WJP, etc.
- Self-motivated, results-oriented, ability to prioritize in fast-paced environment.
- Previous experience In USDA requirements a plus. Ability to learn quickly is essential.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Develop, train, and motivate hourly employees to optimize safely, quality, total cost, and delivery which drives efficiency, productivity, cooperation, and morale.
- Ensure all shift employees, equipment, and areas of operation conform to appropriate health and safety regulations, including USDA regulations.
- Reward and discipline shift employees in accordance with established policies and labor agreement. Maintain documentation for all such actions.
- Evaluate performance of all new employees during probationary period.
- Maintain current RF Inventory System.
- Maintain direct labor costs within budget.
- Control line usage variance within budget.
- Review plant safety and sanitation practices regularly with employees and recommend necessary changes in procedure.
- Support procedures for effective manufacturing, maintenance, quality and cost control activities.
EXPERIENCE/ SPECIALIZED SKILLS REQUIRED
- 3-5 years of proven supervisory experience.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- RF Inventory experience recommended.
- Food Manufacturing Experience a PLUS!
BENEFITS:
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- 401(k)