Production Supervisor

Main Responsibilities  

• Monitor and oversee product and process flow to ensure that product is in grade and production standards are met.  This includes, but is not limited to monitoring raw product, cooking, and cooling temperatures, mash flow, and waste processes.  When necessary, assist operators and technicians with adjustments in order to meet quality specifications and production standards. 

• Actively manage employees, which includes, but is not limited to communicating job expectations, addressing performance concerns, managing attendance, issuing disciplinary actions when needed, investigating, and resolving employee issues, reducing turnover through employee engagement, and recognizing employees. 

• Embrace a safety conscious attitude with direct reports and other team members and take responsibility for minimizing all incidents, injuries, and accidents on shift. 

• Accurately and immediately report all incidents, injuries, and accidents and complete the required incident investigation and any other reporting requirements. 

• Maintain and monitor records and reports to effectively evaluate production progress during shift.  Ensure all records and reports are updated daily. 

• Maintain Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) on shift to comply with Safe Quality Food (SQF) requirements. 

• Audit location physical inventory while using the company’s ERP System.   

• Coordinate and communicate frequently with the Quality Department to ensure that the product is meeting the highest quality standards possible. 

• Drive employee performance by giving clear directions and expectations, then providing meaningful feedback to aid performance. 

• Create a high-performance culture within your team where improvement suggestions are embraced. 

• Coordinate equipment breakdowns and malfunctions with the Maintenance Department to minimize equipment downtime. 

• Contribute to the improvement of working procedures by constantly looking for solutions to ensure the best productivity results are achieved on equipment, while maintaining compliance with company procedures. 

• Ensure all external and internal auditory standards and improvement requirements are met. 

• Participate in the training of employees and ensure that the skills of the operators and technicians have been validated in a timely manner in accordance with policies and procedures. 

• Support, comply, and ensure complicity with Environmental Health and Safety policies and procedures, Human Resource policies, Idahoan Foods Employee Handbook, Quality Assurance policies and procedures, Sanitation policies and procedures, and all other company policies and procedures. 

• Engages interest and participation of employees and has a collaborative approach to working together. 

• Actively committed to the development of employees. 

• Communicate frequently and often with Production Superintendent and/or Production Manager to ensure compliance with production plan. 

• Achieve Production’s KPI’s in a safe and efficient manner while maintaining quality and sanitation standards. 

• Ensure that all team members are familiar with the Emergency Response Plan on shift. 

• Provide regular training, counseling, and feedback to direct reports to provide maximum engagement and utilization of an employee’s skills and abilities. 

• Complies with all safety programs, including LOTO, behavior observations, confined space, hot works, ladder safety, emergency response, chemical safety, PPE, fall protection, incident investigation, hearing protection, etc. 

• Actively participate in the recruitment and retention of team members with guidance and assistance from Human Resources. 

• Takes an active role in improvement initiatives, including employee engagement initiatives, safety programs, employee training, IT initiatives, etc. Must ensure that direct reports understand, use, and embrace new improvement initiatives. 

• All other duties, responsibilities, and projects as assigned or required. 

Qualifications/Required Skills  

Education and/or Experience: 

• High school diploma or GED plus 4 years of previous processing operations experience or applicable secondary education combined. 2+ years of leadership experience preferred. Trained and proficient at production floor duties, sanitation duties, and machine operation duties. Forklift Certification may be required.    

Computer Skills: 

• Proficient with computers, including knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, ERP system, Microsoft Teams, and other web-based Microsoft platforms. Ability to prepare and present reports on production performance, issues, and improvements. 

Language Skills: 

• Ability to read, comprehend, and compose simple to complex instructions, policies, procedures, and correspondence in English. 

• Effective oral and written communication skills. 

• Communicates proactively. 

• Bilingual – Spanish speaking, writing, and translation skills are a tremendous asset, but not required. 

Reasoning Ability: 

• Possesses strong analytical, quantitative, communication, problem-solving, and technical skills. 

• Demonstrates the self-confidence and maturity to make decisions and solve problems with minimal direction. 

• Organized and able to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects simultaneously. 

• Ability to creatively apply experience, common sense, and a strategic business perspective to a variety of situations, processes, and people. 

Other Skills and Abilities: 

• Ability to maintain a high level of attendance. 

• Strong customer service orientation and commitment to performance excellence. 

• Demonstrates initiative in learning and performing tasks. 

• Ability to work cohesively with others in a team setting. 

• Accepts and is flexible regarding changes to assignments and accountabilities. 

Other Details 

• Work Environment: This position is in a food processing facility.  Most of this job will be on the production floor, but it will also include sitting at a desk and working in an office setting.  The noise levels on the production floor are usually loud, but in the office setting noise levels are low to moderate.  Frequently, exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, and moving mechanical parts.  Occasionally exposed to fumes and airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions.  Flexibility with work hours is required in order to accommodate a continuous run production schedule. 

Alignment with Core Values of the Company 

• Respect & Value Our People 

• Stay in Front of Change While Reducing Costs 

• Delight Our Customers 

• Food Quality & Safety