2400 Outside Production Supervisor-Day Shift

Mt. Olive Pickle Company, INC.•Mount Olive, NC

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Plan, monitor, and control unloading, tanking, transporting, and storing of cucumbers, peppers, brined stock and other agricultural products as directed by superintendent. This role involves directing the unloading and storage of fresh stock, ensuring efficient handling to prevent deterioration. The supervisor is responsible for directing the tanking of stock, communicating with the QA department, and preparing instructions for stock removal and tank management. Additionally, the role includes maintaining inventory, directing the washing and sorting of stock, managing plastic bins, assisting with hydrocooling and cooler storage, and overseeing the maintenance of various equipment. The supervisor must effectively communicate quality deviations, ensure adherence to safety and quality regulations, monitor SOPs and GMPs, assign tasks to employees, and coordinate work with other departments. Regular meetings with the Superintendent, review of departmental reports, and submission of daily shift reports are also key responsibilities. The role requires maintaining accurate records, managing costs, budgets, safety, quantity, and quality, and ensuring operational areas are safe and sanitary.

Requirements

A minimum of three to five years of relevant experience in production processes.
A good working knowledge of mechanical processes and equipment is desired.
Must have good written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency with computers, specifically with all Microsoft Suite products (primarily Excel).
Must possess aptitude to supervise and manage people, make prompt and competent decisions, use authority wisely, and maintain acceptable discipline, morale, and teamwork.
Must successfully complete the Acidified Foods GMP School.
Must be certified to operate forklift and to handle chemicals.
Working knowledge of applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
Must speak, read and write in English.
Must demonstrate aptitude to manage people, set example by own conduct and work habits, make prompt and competent decisions, use authority wisely and maintain discipline, morale and teamwork at high standard.

Nice To Haves

Post High School degree preferred, with additional education and training.
Conversational Spanish a plus.

Responsibilities

Directs unloading and storage of fresh stock as determined by production needs and as directed by Outside Production Superintendent.
Ensures that stock is promptly and efficiently handled to prevent deterioration of stock.
Directs the tanking of stock based on own decision and/or direction from Outside Production Superintendent.
Communicates with the Outside QA department to obtain tanks to fill with stock.
Prepares information instructing removal of stock from tanks by the Pickle Pump and Tractor Operators daily for both shifts.
Prepares info to direct Outside QA to unhead and head tanks, and to clean out empty tanks.
Maintains inventory of stock stored in barrels and directs preparation of stock and recording of information to ensure traceability of stock.
In collaboration with Outside QA, dumps stock from barrels to process or to brine and store for future use.
Directs and monitors the washing of stock as required by own judgement or as directed by QA or others.
Directs the mechanical and visual sorting and sizing of fresh and brined stock as needed.
Directs sorting of plastic bins used for fresh cucumbers for repair or disposal.
Maintains storage of these bins.
Assist with hydrocooling and cooler storage as needed.
Maintains Pickle Pump, tractors, trailers, ramps, Big Bins, and forklifts and other equipment by alerting Maintenance or others as required to situations requiring repair or attention.
Maintains departmental forklift data daily.
Effectively communicates quality deviations or other issues to appropriate management.
Assures all employee safety, food safety, and food quality rules and regulations are followed.
Communicates policies, rules and regulations to employees.
Assures all employees are properly trained and are performing their duties in these areas.
Monitors adherence to and assures compliance with “Standard Operating Procedures” (SOP’s) and “Good Manufacturing Practices.”
Assigns job tasks to departmental employees as dictated by day-to-day production requirements.
Assists employees with tasks if needed.
Coordinates work activities with other departments of Company.
Works closely with other supervisors to avoid confusion, misunderstandings and resulting downtime.
Meets regularly with Superintendent to discuss problems, opportunities, schedules, safety conditions, etc.
Reviews departmental reports for accuracy, completeness, and promptness.
Submits a daily shift report with staffing, tasks accomplished and any other pertinent information to have a smooth transition between shifts.
Maintains appropriate computerized and paper records and files on pertinent information.
Accountable for results in terms of costs, budgets, methods, safety, quantity, and quality of production, operations and personnel.
Maintains areas of operation in a safe and sanitary manner.
Makes effective use of and makes recommendations on physical assets.
Determines that established safety rules, Company policy and good housekeeping are followed.
May perform some duties of other Outside Production Supervisors in absence of same.
May be required to work on any shift.
Operates forklift in performance of some job duties.
Handles chemicals in performance of some job duties.
May represent company at outside meetings and events.
Ensures proper selection, training, evaluation, and discipline of and communication with employees.
Participates in training, employee meetings, committees, project teams, etc. as appropriate.
Receives written and verbal instructions on the above job tasks and performs other duties as directed by Supervisor.
In the event of this employee’s absence, supervisory duties related to food safety and food quality will be assumed by the Outside Production Superintendent.