Production Supervisor

SUMMARY OF FUNCTIONS:

Maintain the plant, machinery and its surroundings in compliance with Safety Quality Food Institute and Food Safety Procedures; observe and enforce safety rules and company policies; provide support to the production employees; conduct meetings with all production employees based on the training calendar/schedule; maintain communication with all the plant department. 

DUTIES

Some of the duties of this position are those described below. This job description does not state or imply that the duties listed are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by management. 

• Comply with all Plant, State and Federal OSHA, EPA, FDA, HACCP, and SQF regulations.
• Summarize customer orders and program order of run per shift, per line 
• Ensure personnel is schedule to work in Production Schedules 
• Maintain status of lines to run to be cleaned and communicate to all Departments. 
• Monitor attendance and late arrivals of all personnel. 
• Coordinate with QA product on hold for disposition. 
• Coordinate performance of inventories of Raw and Packaging Material in Production on a weekly basis. / 
• Posting all finished products produced thru AX System
• Coordinate operational and safety training sessions. 
• Ensure personnel are taking breaks and lunch according to Labor regulations
• Guide leads, coordinator, operators and packers for optimal performance. 
• Comply with the quality assurance regulations, SQF, and food safety. 
• Follow all safety procedures in a proper manner 
• Dress appropriately and wear all required personal protective equipment assigned (PPE). 
• Use lockout/tag out devices and procedures as required. 
• Waste water management.
• Compliance with the quality system, food safety, and SQF procedures.
• Other duties may be assigned based on department and business needs. 

SPECIFIC SKILLS & ABILITIES 

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be punctual, dependable and able to perform the essential duties and responsibilities satisfactorily and expeditiously. 
• The candidate must be able to effectively work unsupervised, displaying a high level of initiative. 
• The candidate must be comfortable working alone, or as part of a team; and demonstrate leadership attributes that foster effective working relationships. 
• The successful candidate must be able to understand all policies, procedures, instructions, rules and regulations (including all safety training and safety information) associated with this position which is written in English. In addition, the successful candidate must be able to appropriately respond to these and, where needed, provide reports, presentations, information or communications in English
• Must demonstrate sound judgment.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. 

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Must be able to effectively communicate,  read and write in English
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers. 
• Knowledge of the GMP policy is preferable. 
• Bilingual skills  preferable (Spanish and English). 
• Must be able to work over time, including weekends. 
• High School Diploma or GED  
• Administrative / Technical credentials a plus 
• Minimum 2 years’ experience as Supervisor in food manufacturing industry 
• Knowledge of basic Word/Excel and/or other Microsoft Programs is preferred 

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Position reports to Quality Manager. Direct Reports to this position are Production Packers, Production Operators, and Production Mixers.
• In the absence of the Production Supervisor, the Quality Manager will determine who will be the substitute.