Food Packaging Operations Supervisor

Novolex Corporate•Meriden, CT

10d•$70,000 - $85,000

About The Position

Step Into the Shift That Sets the Pace At 2:00 PM you gather the team, set priorities, and kick off a safe, efficient, and quality-focused second shift. You review the production schedule, staff to the plan, and make sure everyone understands work orders and specifications. Throughout the evening, you coach operators on GMPs and SQF practices, audit product quality, and keep an eye on scrap and throughput. You partner with HR on staffing and payroll questions, investigate near-misses, and remove roadblocks so the line keeps moving. Before handing off, you finalize all documentation—production reports, safety and sanitation records, quality checks, finished-goods tickets—and brief the next leader so continuity never misses a beat. Schedule 2nd shift supervisor, 2:00 PM–10:30 PM, Monday–Friday (with occasional Saturdays). What You’ll Lead Daily leadership of production teams: motivate, coach, evaluate, and cultivate continuous improvement. Proactive safety culture: conduct compliance audits, file incident reports, and investigate close calls. Quality ownership: ensure specifications are met and procedures are followed; perform routine product audits. Training and standards: teach and reinforce company procedures focused on safety, quality, and production goals. Cross-functional collaboration: coordinate with HR on payroll, personnel/labor issues, and staffing; communicate effectively during shift changeovers. Performance management: hit production targets, control scrap, and analyze losses to drive corrective actions. Technical troubleshooting: resolve process, equipment, and material issues with appropriate support. Work order clarity: interpret work orders/specifications and ensure alignment across the team. Root cause and corrective action: lead or support problem-solving to prevent recurrence. Resource deployment: allocate labor and materials in line with the production schedule. Continuous improvement: recommend measures to enhance safety, methods, equipment performance, product quality, and waste reduction. Engagement: suggest plans that motivate employees and help them achieve work goals. Documentation accuracy: complete and verify production, quality, safety/sanitation, and finished-goods records. Staffing oversight: monitor and maintain appropriate production staffing levels on shift. SQF and GMP leadership: champion SQF culture and conduct audits; coach proper GMP protocols. Customer and food safety compliance: follow run-order specs, prerequisite programs aligned to SQF Code and Manufacture of Food Packaging, and all GMPs tied to food safety requirements. Operational excellence: meet and strive to exceed safety, quality, production, waste, and housekeeping goals. Other tasks as assigned by management. What You Bring Proficiency in Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing principles. A passion for coaching teams and improving processes in a food-packaging environment.

Requirements

Proficiency in Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing principles.
A passion for coaching teams and improving processes in a food-packaging environment.

Responsibilities

Daily leadership of production teams: motivate, coach, evaluate, and cultivate continuous improvement.
Proactive safety culture: conduct compliance audits, file incident reports, and investigate close calls.
Quality ownership: ensure specifications are met and procedures are followed; perform routine product audits.
Training and standards: teach and reinforce company procedures focused on safety, quality, and production goals.
Cross-functional collaboration: coordinate with HR on payroll, personnel/labor issues, and staffing; communicate effectively during shift changeovers.
Performance management: hit production targets, control scrap, and analyze losses to drive corrective actions.
Technical troubleshooting: resolve process, equipment, and material issues with appropriate support.
Work order clarity: interpret work orders/specifications and ensure alignment across the team.
Root cause and corrective action: lead or support problem-solving to prevent recurrence.
Resource deployment: allocate labor and materials in line with the production schedule.
Continuous improvement: recommend measures to enhance safety, methods, equipment performance, product quality, and waste reduction.
Engagement: suggest plans that motivate employees and help them achieve work goals.
Documentation accuracy: complete and verify production, quality, safety/sanitation, and finished-goods records.
Staffing oversight: monitor and maintain appropriate production staffing levels on shift.
SQF and GMP leadership: champion SQF culture and conduct audits; coach proper GMP protocols.
Customer and food safety compliance: follow run-order specs, prerequisite programs aligned to SQF Code and Manufacture of Food Packaging, and all GMPs tied to food safety requirements.
Operational excellence: meet and strive to exceed safety, quality, production, waste, and housekeeping goals.
Other tasks as assigned by management.