Packaging Supervisor - Days

Simmons Foods•Dubuque, IA

About The Position

The Packaging Supervisor leads an assigned production team to meet production goals and resolve problems while prioritizing employee safety, teamwork, and product quality. The role oversees product processing, packaging, and storage in compliance with FDA, USDA, and Simmons rules and regulations. The supervisor directs and develops frontline employees, schedules and tracks attendance, reviews time-off requests, evaluates work and performance, and collaborates with Human Resources on hiring, discipline, and performance improvement. The role coordinates production activities, maintains inventory records, requisitions supplies, evaluates materials and products, and works with other supervisors to coordinate across departments. The position uses production reports to track performance against customer requirements, including throughput and yield, and ensures production targets, line speeds, efficiency, quality, and recordkeeping requirements are met. It promotes a safe workplace, follows applicable company and government safety and food-handling requirements, and applies Lean practices and continuous-improvement methods to reduce waste and improve processes. The supervisor works with operational partners to produce high-quality goods efficiently and support positive employee relations and customer requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree, or four years of related work experience, including at least one year in a leading role.
Willingness and ability to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
Ability to read and write English.
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and techniques for effective manufacturing and distribution.
Knowledge of business and management principles, including strategic planning, resource allocation, human resource management, leadership, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Familiarity with computers and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Ability to work in various temperatures and move about a manufacturing environment and surrounding property.

Nice To Haves

Experience within a food processing organization.

Responsibilities

Lead, communicate with, motivate, and supervise frontline employees to achieve production goals, teamwork, discipline, and safety.
Schedule employees, track attendance, review and approve time off, and assess personnel work and performance.
Supervise and coordinate production and product-processing activities.
Maintain inventory records and requisition ingredients or supplies needed to meet delivery schedules.
Evaluate materials and products against organizational standards.
Coordinate activities with other supervisors and departments.
Use production reports and review daily production against customer requirements, including throughput and yield.
Meet production requirements while maintaining appropriate line speeds, efficiency, product quality, and timely paperwork and records.
Promote a safe work environment and comply with Simmons, OSHA, and applicable government requirements concerning safety, environment, and food handling.
Foster continuous improvement, apply Lean concepts, improve processes, and reduce waste.
Meet or exceed line, department, facility, company, and USDA/FDA quality guidelines and grading requirements.
Collaborate with Human Resources, Safety, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Finance, Shipping, and other functional areas.
Collaborate with Human Resources to screen, interview, and hire candidates; administer discipline and recommend performance-improvement actions with the HR Manager.
Monitor work performance and recommend compensation decisions according to guidelines.
Maintain favorable employee relationships and promote a cooperative, harmonious, and productive work environment.
Use a computer, communicate with customers, vendors, or employees, and present information to groups as needed.
Work in various temperatures and move throughout the manufacturing environment and surrounding property; travel to other local facilities may be required.