Day Shift Supervisor

Balchem Corporation•Faribault, MN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Balchem is seeking a Day Shift Supervisor to oversee the day-to-day operation of production rooms and develop and manage the production team. The supervisor is responsible for promoting safety and continuous improvement while achieving operating goals and supporting growth expectations. The role leads production employees, assigns work and priorities, monitors performance, and ensures efficient operations that meet safety, quality, productivity, and customer-delivery goals. The position supports a safe, clean, and organized manufacturing environment; ensures compliance with food safety practices, GMPs, documented procedures, and company standards; and responds to incidents, near misses, quality issues, and production problems. The supervisor also supports sanitation, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, production planning, material availability, audits, continuous improvement, and cross-training. Responsibilities include coaching and developing employees, conducting performance reviews and team meetings, managing resources, and coordinating with other departments.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 2 years of manufacturing background or work experience.
At least 2 years of leadership experience.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing concepts and 5S organizational tools.
Proficient computer skills, including Word, Excel, and ERP systems.
Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting ability.
Training and mentoring mindset, with a commitment to ongoing operator training.
Strong safety orientation and organizational skills.
Positive attitude, professional image, self-motivation, and ability to work independently.
Ability and willingness to support and train employees on all shifts.
Demonstrated ability to lead, work with, and develop others in a team environment.
Sensitivity to different cultures and backgrounds and ability to work in a multicultural workplace.
Ability and willingness to learn, understand, and follow documented work procedures.
Ability to function in a fast-paced environment while advancing multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to manage time and workload efficiently, prioritize tasks, and adjust priorities as needed.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills for interacting with customers and colleagues.
Ability to work with different personality types and quickly earn people's respect and dedication.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear regularly; occasionally kneel, crouch, crawl, bend, and ascend or descend stairs or ladders; frequently use hands and fingers to handle or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Vision requirements include close vision, depth perception, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Food or pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.
Six Sigma training.
Knowledge of food GMPs.

Responsibilities

Promote department safety, maintain compliance with safety rules, train employees on safe work practices, and serve as a positive safety role model.
Hold regular safety discussions, listen and respond to employee concerns, implement corrective actions after incidents or near misses, and ensure appropriate safety reviews of procedures and equipment.
Maintain an organized, clean, and safe work environment and ensure timely, thorough cleaning and sanitation of production and related areas.
Follow and enforce applicable food safety practices, the food safety plan, quality commitments, GMPs, and documented company procedures.
Lead the production team to achieve established productivity, quality, safety, quantity, and daily production goals.
Provide daily work assignments and production priorities, plan and approve resource utilization for the shift, and ensure supplies, materials, work in process, and ingredients are available and correct.
Operate and become cross-trained across production rooms, including setup and paperwork, and provide backup for positions as needed.
Troubleshoot production issues, perform minor line maintenance, assess when additional maintenance or management support is needed, and coordinate or participate in preventive maintenance.
Drive continuous improvement and waste and variation reduction using established improvement processes and lean tools; support productivity improvements, resource utilization, and 5S initiatives.
Build, motivate, and maintain a high-performance team; coach employees, set clear objectives, provide frequent feedback, address performance issues, and support employee development and succession planning.
Conduct timely employee reviews and coordinate individual and scheduled team meetings, involving support staff as appropriate.
Identify quality issues, determine root causes, make necessary batch adjustments, and promote quality awareness and corrective action.
Understand product specifications and customer-specific operating standards and implement necessary processing equipment and practices.
Train employees on product codes, coding systems, line changeovers, and wet and dry line cleaning processes; help develop work instructions and audit and train team members.
Set up the daily productivity board, track production against targets, and maintain detailed, organized department data and records.
Verify incoming materials and ingredients, ensure they meet established standards, complete material usage forms, and assist with production-supply management and Kanban replenishment.
Perform production-area audits for paperwork accuracy and compliance with SOPs, GMPs, and safety procedures.
Assist the Commercialization group with scale-ups and customer trials and participate in special projects.
Meet customer expectations for on-time delivery and product quality, and communicate customer-satisfaction measures to the team.
Document and monitor procedures and processes to reduce variation and share knowledge; develop cooperative relationships with other departments and support cross-functional training.
Plan, control, and measure production operations and support the maintenance and improvement of production-room operations.
Perform other duties as necessary to the success of Balchem Corporation.