The Production Supervisor leads team members to identify, manage, and execute the plants process improvement opportunities. Manages production staff to attain production and quality goals. Identifies problems or bottlenecks in production processes and resolves issues. Ensures production resources including materials, equipment and human resources are available as needed to maintain production schedules. Supports continuous improvement goals in safety, quality, cost and customer service. Responsible for managing and owning various functions of the business and creating an engaged and team-oriented work force in order to improve business results. Preferred 3 years related experience.

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

AZ Tolleson

Job Type:

Production Operations

Job Posting Title:

Production Supervisor

Job Description:

Schedule: 3rd shift in a 24/7 manufacturing environment

Work Location: 495 S 99th Ave, Tolleson, AZ

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with match, STD/LTD/AD&D/Life, HSA, FSA, EAP, Hospital indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity and Fraud Protection Plan, Legal, and Critical Illness.

Salary, based on experience and other qualifications: $73k to $124k annually with additional bonus potential

Supervises all production operations, conduct of food safety, and quality procedures of the plant to assure a safe, efficient, productive and positive work environment for the assigned shift.  This person consistently directs, coaches, trains and gives performance feedback to the associates on the line. All procedures and practices used are grounded in standards, regulations and laws addressing occupational safety (OSHA) and food safety and food quality (FDA) in addition to environmental safety (EPA) in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

Responsibilities:

Provide shift-focused supervision to the production associates.

Communicate routinely with a professional manner with associates to assure that all understand the day’s production schedule, key issues, and challenges.

Provide supervision to the production of products during their shift assuring the implementation and monitoring of good manufacturing practices, quality and safety standards, QA monitoring and continuous improvement.

Participate in overseeing maintenance, sanitation, equipment, and organization on each shift for the plant.

Identifies problems or bottlenecks in production processes and resolves issues.

Assure daily documentation, analysis and trending of data regarding production, waste, maintenance issues, safety issues, employee issues and any other incidents.  Assure the implementation of all identified food quality and food safety standards, laws, good manufacturing practices, training and continuous improvement.

Ensures production resources including materials, equipment, and people resources are available as needed to maintain production schedules.

Identify and document the skills, performance opportunities, learning needs, time and attendance of each production associate and teaches routinely.

Assure all associates are consistently trained in all required standards and expectations, including temporary employees.

Keep work environment clean, safe and positive.

Manage production performance against plant goals in safety, quality, CPS, cost, customer service and culture.

Manage and supervise all OSHA compliance training for production employees, including temporary employees.

Work with the management team to develop safe work practices and implement them for effective safety that result in zero recordable and lost time accidents and encourages safe work performance.

Exudes a high degree of inter-personal skills and has the ability to work well with everyone.

Assure fair and consistent application of policies, procedures, and discipline.

Follows and enforces standards for food safety and food quality production reflected in SQF as well as the regulations of major vendors and governmental agencies such as OSHA, FDA and EPA and assures associates are consistently trained in these standards and comply with all requirements.

Additional responsibilities for Production Supervisor in Press:

Monitor and revise, upon consultation with Plant Manager, recipes for all shapes.

Perform general maintenance on presses during PM’s.

Provide feedback and callouts for maintenance team to improve and enhance PM’s.

Assist in the development of training materials on the drying process and train press employees on process.

Assist in the development of training materials on the operation of each press and train press employees on basic operations of the presses.

With sanitation and quality input, develop and insure that basic housekeeping of the presses occurs, providing improvement opportunities and feedback.

SME on the semolina process, drying curve, and basic operation of the presses.  Performs operational adjustments plus breakdown and preventive maintenance for the flour handling system, presses, dryers, and related support equipment.

Troubleshoot technical issues as they arise.

Perform any necessary changeovers and related activities on a timely basis to execute the required production schedule.

Complete necessary reporting and maintenance of required records.

Monitor and troubleshoot all presses, dryers, and control systems.

Monitor and troubleshoot the flour unloading equipment and flour handling system to ensure delivery of proper ingredients to presses.

Monitor and troubleshoot ingredients delivery system.

Monitor and direct replacement of die inserts as necessary.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Manages production employees to include: Packaging Machine Operators, Press Operators, Material Handler, Distribution personnel, and Temporary Employees, is responsible for the general direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units; Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Knowledge Training and Experience:

Four-year Degree in Business or Engineering or a related field or equivalent work experience

At least 3 years of production manufacturing experience preferred, food manufacturing preferred

Working knowledge of production equipment and systems

Working knowledge of food safety and food quality standards and regulations such as SQF or BRC and environmental and safety regulations preferred

Competency in English language (read, write, speak); excellent written, oral, and listening skills.

Requires basic mathematical skills to be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide combined with analytical skills used to track and trend data and be able to use that data to guide decisions and communications with associates

Proficient use of Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Ability to facilitate cross-functional teams

Ability to effectively present information to top management

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

EEO Statement:

Winland Foods seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool, and as a global company we believe our success is enhanced by fostering equity and inclusion in the workplace. Therefore, Winland Foods is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.