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ABOUT THE COMPANY

Founded in 1888, Lee Kum Kee, a Hong Kong-based global food company, specializes in creating condiments and sauces that promote Chinese cuisine worldwide. With more than 300 products to choose from, Lee Kum Kee takes the mystery out of cooking authentic and delicious Asian foods in the comfort of your kitchen. Lee Kum Kee is committed to providing authentic and innovative condiments and sauces featuring the highest quality ingredients. Armed with a unique management culture, stringent quality control, superb and innovative products, coupled with the century long brand reputation, Lee Kum Kee has achieved unanimous recognition and won numerous prestigious awards.

Lee Kum Kee (USA) Inc., a division of Lee Kum Kee International Holdings Ltd., has its headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Southern California with more than 500 employees (Americas Zone Region). We are expanding into Georgia! We are looking for the best and brightest talents to join our company and work together to bring the next level of success!

POSITION SUMMARY  

The Production Supervisor will oversee the soy sauce fermentation process and its operations. This role is responsible for supervising daily production activities, ensuring compliance with food safety standards, managing team performance, and coordinating between departments to ensure timely and high-quality output.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assist the Operations Manager in supervising the operation of the Production Function. 
• Coordinate with Engineering, Warehouse, QC & Logistics Department during daily operation. 
• Supervise the fermentation team and processes, including koji production, moromi fermentation, pressing, thermal treatment, filtering, and processing.
• Monitor fermentation parameters (temperature, humidity, pH, salinity) and ensure consistency and quality.
• Oversee the preparation, sanitation, and maintenance of fermentation tanks and equipment.
• Collaborate with quality control and R&D teams to evaluate fermentation performance and improve yield/quality.
• Lead the multi-team to properly fulfill the production schedule and sanitation requirements in each shift.
• Monitor and arrange daily operations to fulfill production schedule and sanitation requirements (GMP/SSOP/HACCP).
• Ensure shift operations align with company quality/safety standards and all related procedures/instructions / preset parameters are followed, such as GMP, HACCP, and OSHA safety regulations.
• Provide GMP & training to the operators, ensure proper employees’ time & attendance process/records, review the daily production reports, and generate and interpret production reports.
• Drive change and implement continuous improvement initiatives to meet KPI’s and specific goals.
• Apply Lean/Six Sigma principals and participate/support continuous improvement initiatives to ensure operation excellence.
• May operate HMI and other digital devices for processing control and report systems.
• May act as the backup of the department manager when he/she is absent.
• Lead continuous improvement projects. 
• Utilize production line efficiency tracking technology to drive improvement.  

Regular Schedule (Eastern Time):

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each major responsibility 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 major responsibilities.

• Associate's degree (A.A. or A.S.) from two-year college or technical school in Engineering or related discipline is required, or equivalent combination of education and experience; Bachelor’s degree (B.S. or B.A.) is highly preferred. 
• A minimum of 3 years of related work experience in a supervisory role in a food manufacturing industry is required.
• Experienced in lean/six-sigma and able to partner with the leadership team to drive change and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Must be self-motivated & result oriented; eager to take challenges and accomplish goals on time.
• Good interpersonal and supervisory skills to build effective teams to drive results.
• Good verbal and written communication skills including but not limited writing routine/ad hoc reports and correspondence, read & interpret documents such as safety rules, operation & maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to apply time management skills and common sense to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Be able to speak or present materials in public or group meetings in front of different level of audience.
• Must be able to resolve with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations by utilizing analytical, logical, critical thinking and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to read and comprehend equipment manuals and electrical diagrams for set-up control loops.  
• Computer literate and familiar with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint). 
• Bilingual in English/Chinese is highly preferred.  

BENEFITS 

• Medical, Dental, and Life Insurance coverage   
• 401(k) Retirement Plan through Principal
• Two (2) Weeks Vacation
• Ten (10) Paid Holidays
• Five (5) Sick Days
• …And More! 

It is Lee Kum Kee’s policy to seek and employ the most qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity as well as administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.