Job Description

The Production Supervisor is responsible for the direct oversight, supervision, training, development, and support of our production and material handling employees. They are also responsible for providing oversight, guidance, support, and indirect supervision for shift support staff.

• Ensures shift employees are following safe work practices and procedures consistently and completely. Audits for compliance and addresses safety issues in a timely manner.

• Works safely and is proactively involved in plant safety improvement efforts.

• Ensures shift employees are following all GMP/BRC policies and procedures and provides immediate correction of violations.

• Conducts safety and job function training for shift personnel.

• Trains employees in proper procedures, coaches them to improve results, and evaluates performance while providing feedback.

• Troubleshoots and resolves process, equipment, and material issues in conjunction with machine operators and support personnel. Works to find root cause and provide corrective/preventive measures.

• Interprets shop orders and specifications to shift employees, as necessary.

• Studies and understands production schedule and deploys available labor and other resources, as required.

• Spot checks product quality and ensures specifications are being met and quality procedures are being followed.

• Recommends measures to improve safety, production methods, equipment performance, quality of product, and reduction of waste.

• Suggests changes in procedures, labor utilization, use of equipment, and materials to increase efficiency of plant, shift, department, or work cell.

• Initiates or suggests plans to motivate employees to achieve company and site KPI’s.

• Double-checks, ensures accuracy, and finalizes production paperwork including production reports, work order documentation, safety and sanitation documents, quality records, finished goods tickets, etc.

• Maintains employee time clock information and submits to plant Human Resources for payroll processing.

• Coordinates labor needs with plant Human Resources.

• Interprets company policies, rules and regulations to employees and holds them accountable as such.

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S. in Industrial Management) not required but preferred.

• Minimum of 5 years of successful production supervision experience preferably in a manufacturing environment.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with the willingness and ability to learn new systems.

• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision to complete job tasks.

• Resourceful problem solver with proven ability to bring quick resolution to challenging situations.

• Team player with ability to build lasting productive business relationships with hourly employees, management, and peers.

• Ability to effectively communicate information both verbally and in writing to various groups of personnel.

• Ability to deal well with change and handle conflict resolutions.

• Bilingual English / Spanish

• Availability to switch shifts

• Communicates regularly and effectively with in-coming and off-going shift leaders about issues occurring on previous, current, or following shift.

You should be proficient in:

• Language: Spanish