Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

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Position Description:

Performs functions to achieve results by supervising and coordinating workflow activities and employees in a production environment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Maximizes teamwork and productivity, minimizes costs, and maintains quality through implementation of lean manufacturing techniques to manage, direct, and coordinate all production activities
• Actively participates in food safety programs that ensure the safety of ingredients and finished products
• Drives employee safety programs and is accountable for conducting training, inspections, policy/procedure compliance, and follow up of all safety programs to ensure a safety focused culture.
• Drives continuous improvement and facilitates total employee involvement in the process
• Maintains compliance for all employee and food safety programs, including audits and disciplinary procedures.
• Collaborates with the Operations and Plant Managers to ensure regulations are followed, schedules are met, and quality exceeds customer expectations
• Monitors, inspects, and is accountable for production rates, equipment, and overall quality to ensure conformance to product specifications, making and reporting adjustments to equipment or processes as needed
• Troubleshoots problems/issues, develops, recommends, and initiates action steps that provide resolution to achieve positive results
• Participates in all plant and food safety audits and provides prompt corrective actions as required
• Audits and enforces plant compliance with internal and external policies, procedures, guidelines, and governance
• Serves as a role model for workers in terms of work ethic, professional image, and conduct in full compliance with all work rules and policies
• Performs other functions as assigned

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities:

• Maintains staff by orienting and training employees on company rules, safety, and job functions
• Coaches, counsels, motivates, and carries out discipline
• Resolves personnel issues in accordance with company guidelines and policies
• Enforces systems, policies, and procedures consistently and fairly
• Oversees employee participation and adherence to food safety and employee safety programs and policies
• Monitors and processes employee attendance records/timecards and PTO (PAID TIME OFF) in a timely manner

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in food science, Animal Science or related field or equivalent experience
• 1-3 years manufacturing experience in a meat, poultry, or USDA regulated facility
• Basic experience in the application of lean manufacturing processes or similar process
• Effective communication and training skills
• Familiarity with meat processing equipment
• Detail oriented with strong analytical skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Understanding of OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and general safety guidelines

Competencies:

• Communication: The ability to give and gather information and actively manage the communication process by asking questions, conveying complex information in plain , listening, and considering others’ views, state own views clearly and concisely, and address conflict in a professional and productive manner.
• Time Management: Able to make the most effective use of one’s own time and that of others; gets the job done without procrastinating or delaying; is constantly aware of what is the best use of time.
• Action : Maintaining a sense of urgency to complete a task. Seeks information rather than waiting for it.
• Forward Thinking: The ability to anticipate the implications and consequences of a situation and take appropriate action to be prepared for contingencies.
• Detail Oriented: Thoroughness in accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved no matter how small; monitors and checks work or information; and plans and organizes time and resources efficiently.

Benefits for this role include: Medical, vision, dental, potential annual bonus up to 12% (50% personal performance based & 50% company performance based), profit sharing (which feeds retirement) at a minimum of 3% annually and 120 hours PTO in the 1st 12 months.