Production Supervisor I - Weekend E Shift (6:00pm - 6:30am Fri-Sun) Sparks, NV

NOW Health Group INC•Sparks, OK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor I leads and engages production employees and plans, coordinates, and supervises daily activities in assigned departments during the shift. The role ensures safe, quality, and efficient production, with all work performed in accordance with safety, quality, and company policies and procedures. The supervisor oversees workflow, work in process, job assignments, and rotations; helps coordinate production schedules; monitors productivity and key performance indicators; and provides production reports to management and other designated personnel. The position works across manufacturing operations and collaborates with other departments and supervisors to secure resources, resolve issues, improve production methods and product quality, and support continuous improvement. It directly supervises production employees and carries out responsibilities including hiring, training, assigning and directing work, performance appraisal, recognition and discipline, and resolving complaints and problems. The supervisor is also responsible for promoting safe work practices, completing safety-related activities and documentation, and fostering positive employee relations. The work takes place throughout manufacturing facilities, including packaging and processing areas, with exposure to moving mechanical parts, ingredients and products, herbal aromas, dust, airborne particles, food allergens, and moderately loud noise. The role requires regular standing and walking, other physical activities, and occasional lifting and forceful pushing or pulling. The stated schedule is Friday through Sunday, 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.

Requirements

Associate’s degree, or at least three years of related experience in a food manufacturing or GMP environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Prior lead and/or supervisory experience in a GMP environment.
Intermediate Word and Excel skills.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures and governmental regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedures; and present information and respond to questions.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, and metric or volume-to-weight conversions.
Ability to coordinate and lead daily team activities to meet performance indicators, make timely decisions, monitor performance and staffing needs, and address cross-functional concerns.
Ability to work at both the 391 and 395 manufacturing facilities in Bloomingdale, in Packaging and Processing.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including off shifts and weekends, as business needs require.
Ability to regularly stand and walk throughout the facility; enter information into a computer; climb stairs; use hands and arms; bend, squat, kneel, and communicate verbally.
Ability to operate hand-operated electronic lifting equipment (Interthor).
Ability to occasionally climb stairs while carrying up to 35 pounds; lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist and waist to shoulder; push or pull with forces of 42 and 65 pounds at a 36-inch height; and grasp with 60 pounds of force.
Ability to work near moving mechanical parts and in manufacturing areas with ingredients, products, packaging, dust, airborne particles, allergens, and moderately loud noise; use hearing protection where required.
Strong attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills, communication skills, coaching ability, organization, and time management.
Support safe work practices, use required personal protective equipment, report incidents and hazards, and comply with policies, procedures, SOPs, and safety requirements.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Experience in Lean Manufacturing, including 5S and Lean Practices.
Oral and written Spanish language skills.

Responsibilities

Oversee day-to-day operations in assigned areas, including workflow, work in process, job assignments, and employee rotations.
Participate in production scheduling, communicate schedule issues proactively, and coordinate schedules with leads and employees to meet daily production plans.
Produce and review daily production reports on schedule adherence, efficiencies, and other data, and provide information to managers and designated personnel.
Monitor productivity and ensure production-area key performance indicators are met or exceeded.
Collaborate with other departments to obtain supplies, products, equipment, and services needed to meet production schedules.
Work with other supervisors to resolve shared issues and build teamwork across shifts.
Recommend improvements to production methods, equipment performance, and product quality.
Monitor product quality and coordinate with Quality to ensure specifications, packaging, and labeling requirements are met.
Enforce safety and quality policies and procedures, including GMP requirements.
Participate in root cause analysis, plant continuous-improvement initiatives, and Tier II meetings; recommend improvement ideas.
Support positive employee relations, address employee concerns and requests, and promote fair treatment, respect, and inclusion.
Set team objectives and monitor performance with guidance and coaching from the manager.
Lead safety efforts in the department, communicate safe work practices, report hazards and incidents, conduct safety contacts, complete incident investigations, and ensure safety analyses, inspections, and training are completed.
Directly supervise production employees, including interviewing, hiring, training, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, and resolving complaints and problems.
Make real-time decisions, monitor staffing needs, and collaborate across functions to meet performance, safety, food-safety, and quality objectives.
Work in packaging and processing at the 391 and 395 manufacturing facilities in Bloomingdale.
Model company core values, operating tenets, and servant leadership; lead by example on the production floor.