Production Supervisor Rollstock

Farmer Focus • Harrisonburg, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Farmer Focus's mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. The company is committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. The culture is rooted in servant leadership, living by Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship. This Production Supervisor position is impactful by ensuring a safe, well-organized, efficient operation with minimum downtime, strictly adhering to company standards, procedures, customer specifications, and quality standards. It also involves complying with the department HACCP Plan, providing for HACCP recordkeeping, and assigning, training, and monitoring staff in accordance with company policies and government regulations.

Requirements

• Two years' proven supervisory experience in process optimization, operations, or business management
• Ability to recognize and respond to changes appropriately
• Demonstrated positive attitude and uncompromising regard for quality
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to communicate and work effectively with a variety of team members
• Demonstrated ability to work well with and guide other people effectively and to positively influence the attitude and performance of others

Nice To Haves

• Bi-lingual English & Spanish
• Experience in food manufacturing
• Be a champion for safety, quality and GMP standard as needed

Responsibilities

• Ensuring a safe, well-organized, efficient operation with minimum downtime
• Strictly adhering to company standards and procedures and customer specifications and quality standards
• Complying with the department HACCP Plan and providing for HACCP recordkeeping
• Assigning, training and monitoring staff in accordance with company policies and government regulations
• Coordinate line work to meet production orders in conjunction with team members
• Maintain quality standards of products
• Maintain department performance within standards for efficient utilization of human resources and materials
• Maintain and report production-related information regarding yields, efficiencies, and labor utilization to the Superintendent
• Seek new opportunities for continuous improvement in materials and processes, including lean manufacturing and TQM
• Ensure that all production processes and products adhere to GMP standards and customer specifications, and are in compliance with the company’s HACCP Plan
• Ensure equipment and work areas are appropriately maintained and operating continuously and efficiently by maintenance staff and outside vendors, in consultation with the Maintenance Manager and Plant Manager
• Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with other management personnel and USDA representatives
• Establishing norms and standards of department performance
• Staying up to date with developments in management and process optimization
• Mentor and motivate approx. 40 team members, providing training and development to optimize their performance and personal growth
• Communicate performance standards to team members, recognizing and rewarding individual and team accomplishments and counseling performance problems
• Communicate standards and ensure compliance with company standards and procedures, quality standards, GMP’s, and HAACP procedures
• Train and enforce safety regulations and practices
• Manage staffing, line coverage, and attendance
• Facilitate team meetings, including team member training
• Ensure appropriate documentation is completed and maintained

Benefits

• Professional development and personal growth opportunities
• Work schedules planned to avoid most Saturday work
• No production on Sundays
• Inclusive and equitable work environment, free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based upon an individual's age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws
• Commitment to creating a workplace that values all people and offers everyone a chance to grow and thrive

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees