Production Supervisor I - 3rd Shift

NOW Health Group INC•Bloomingdale, IL

1d•$60,100 - $75,100•Onsite

About The Position

Leads and engages production team employees and plans, coordinates, and supervises daily activities in assigned departments during the shift to ensure safe, quality, and efficient production. Ensures production work complies with safety, quality, and company policies and procedures. This overnight role supports Packaging and Processing and may work at either of the 391 and 395 manufacturing facilities in Bloomingdale. The position directly supervises production employees and is responsible for coordinating daily operations, production schedules, performance, quality, safety, and employee development. It collaborates with other departments and shifts, contributes to continuous improvement, and models the company’s core values and operating tenets.

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 Microsoft Word and Excel skills.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures and government regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedures; and present information and respond to questions.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts, including proportions, percentages, and metric or volume-to-weight conversions.
Ability to coordinate and lead daily team activities to meet performance indicators, make real-time decisions, monitor performance, and make proactive staffing decisions.
Strong verbal and written communication, analytical, problem-solving, attention-to-detail, teamwork, coaching, and time-management abilities.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including off shifts and weekends, to support business needs.
Ability to work at both the 391 and 395 manufacturing facilities in Bloomingdale in Packaging and Processing.
Ability to perform the described physical demands, including prolonged standing and walking, stair use, bending, squatting, kneeling, computer use, and operating hand-operated electronic lifting equipment.
Ability to occasionally carry up to 35 pounds on stairs; lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist and waist to shoulder; push or pull with the stated forces of 42 pounds and 65 pounds; and exert a 60-pound grasp force.
Ability to work near moving mechanical parts and in manufacturing areas with ingredients, mixes, equipment, packaging, dust, airborne particles, herbal aromas, food allergens, and moderately loud noise; use hearing protection where required.
Reasonable accommodations are available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Oversee daily operations in assigned areas, including workflow, work in process, job assignments, and employee rotations.
Participate in production scheduling, review schedules in advance, communicate issues proactively, and coordinate schedules with leads and employees to meet daily production plans.
Prepare and review daily production reports on schedule adherence, efficiency, and other measures, and provide information to managers and designated personnel.
Monitor productivity and ensure production-area key performance indicators are met or exceeded.
Coordinate with other departments to obtain supplies, products, equipment, and services needed to meet production schedules.
Work with other supervisors to address shared issues and improve teamwork across shifts; recommend improvements to production methods, equipment performance, and product quality.
Monitor product quality and work with Quality to ensure specifications are met and products and packaging are neat, clean, correctly packed, and labeled.
Enforce safety and quality policies and procedures, including applicable GMP requirements.
Participate in root cause analysis, plant continuous improvement initiatives, Tier II meetings, and safety activities; recommend improvements.
Support positive employee relations, address employee concerns and requests promptly, and foster respectful and inclusive interactions.
Set team objectives, measure performance, and coach and engage employees with guidance from the manager.
Directly supervise production employees, including interviewing, hiring, training, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, and resolving complaints and problems.
Ensure completion of job safety analyses, safety inspections, employee training, incident investigations, and safety contacts; communicate safe work practices and document corrective and preventative actions.
Report workplace incidents promptly, communicate hazards and safety concerns, and ensure appropriate use and storage of personal protective equipment.
Align team objectives with company core values and operating tenets, and consistently follow company policies and procedures.
Work in Packaging and Processing at either the 391 or 395 manufacturing facility in Bloomingdale as business needs require.