We are looking for an experienced Production Supervisor to join a stable food manufacturer in Western NY - between Rochester and Buffalo. This role will report directly to the Production Manager and be responsible for creating a culture of process improvement, safety, and efficiency to create a premium product. Interested in working for a reliable company with great benefits? Please contact us.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership and direction to sanitation and operation team members; ensure adherence to policy and procedures for cleaning of equipment and manufacture of products.
- Work to resolve daily operational issues to ensure efficiency and quality with outside the box thinking and creative solutions.
- Plan and coordinate resource allocation to achieve or exceed quality and manufacturing targets.
- Coach and motivate team members to exceed expectations by communicating job performance standards and providing timely and consistent feedback
- Manage training and reinforce communication of team member safety, sanitation practices, good manufacturing practices (GMPs) and company policies.
- Evaluate labor, supplies, chemical usage, and disposal costs to determine efficiencies and develop performance improvement actions
- Manage weekly team member schedules and submit accurate timekeeping records for payroll.
- Develop performance improvement plans as appropriate and administer corrective action as needed
- Work closely with union leadership and team members to assure a proactive and mutually respectful labor - management relationships
- Team: scheduling, performs employee performance evaluations, and holds disciplinary/coaching meetings as needed
- Effectively present information and respond to questions from customers, vendors and team.
- Provide detailed shift notes for other shifts and management to ensure they understand the full picture of what took place on the shift and what needs to be taken care of following the shift.
- Train and understand the piping and tank set ups for mix and the necessary cleaning process for these parts of the system.
- Train on Chart records, micro reporting and evaluation and all CIP/ COP procedures.
Required Skills/Qualifications:
- 2+years' experience in manufacturing/sanitation with direct leadership responsibility
- Bachelor's degree would be ideal
- CIP/COP experience is ideal
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Outlook
- Knowledge of employment laws and OSHA safety regulations
- Union experience is helpful
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Planning/Scheduling skills with the ability to think ahead and plan short and long term
- Ability to work primarily on 2nd shift, with flexibility to support all shifts on occasion
- Demonstrated ability to lead people and inspire performance results
- Objective, data-based problem analysis and resolution; orientation toward proactive performance improvement
- Willingness to be trained in facility procedures, Critical Control Points (CCPs) and upon completion of training, demonstrate knowledge
- Able to read, analyze, and interpret ingredient specifications and recipes, and or regulatory requirements
- Detail oriented
- Self-motivated to strive for better than the expected results
- Ability to assist in the development, organization and participation of Team in departmental and corporate training
- Good time management in planning work schedules to ensure deadlines are met.