Production Supervisor

SUGAR FOODS LLC•Villa Rica, GA

3h•Onsite

About The Position

The Sugar Foods Villa Rica operation is a food manufacturing, packaging and distribution facility. Supervisors at Sugar Foods serve as owners of a designated process area and a shift. Supervisors are responsible for working hands-on with their Lead Operators and Operators on the floor to ensure the set-up, operation, basic maintenance, and technical troubleshooting of the lines in their area. Machines at Sugar Foods include blending equipment, high-speed packet filling lines, canister fabricating and filling lines, case packers, and case erectors among others. The Villa Rica plant is a fast-paced 24-hour operation where Supervisors are expected to be on the floor working with their teams. Supervisors are expected to role model good judgement with an emphasis on safety first and attention to producing quality products. Supervisors are expected to follow standard work processes in-order-to maximize the effectiveness of their teams while always looking for opportunities for improvement. Supervisors must work closely with their Lead Operators, Operators, Line Associates, as well as their Maintenance and Quality Technicians on daily operations and continuous improvement projects. At Sugar Foods, the Customer is King and our team is our Family. The vision of Sugar Foods is for our products to be on every plate and in every cup. We continue to grow our business and adapt to changing business conditions to consistently provide value to our customers, our associates, and our community.

Requirements

Engage your team members and get to know them as individuals
Set your team up for success, remove obstacles, and work through them to meet quality production goals safely
Be present at shift hand-offs
Work alternate shifts to cover for a colleague
Come in at off-hours to check-in on your team
Get involved in side projects
Put in 10 to 12 hours a day for 5 days a week
Spend 90 percent of your time on the floor with your teams guiding, coaching, mentoring, troubleshooting, holding team members accountable and appreciating their efforts
Listen to the needs of your team members, coaching and developing your people, and treating them with respect
Collaborate, support, and assist your colleagues and teammates whenever needed
Adjust to the needs of the business and their people as the company expands, automates, and adapts to customer needs
Be willing to stretch your skills or work on projects that you may not have a lot of background in
Five (5) years of hands-on supervisory experience
Hands-on experience working in food processing and/or packaging
Strong technical background in troubleshooting manufacturing equipment
Experience onboarding, developing and coaching operators and technical staff

Responsibilities

Effectively and consistently manage your team and your responsibilities to a standard
Walk your floor with purpose and continuously engage your team members throughout the shift
Learn and have functional understanding of the production lines you are responsible for
Develop your Lead Operators to engage their teams and be proactive problem solvers
Drive overall performance of your lines to meet or exceed safe production goals
Monitor and troubleshoot deviations and communicate with maintenance in real time
Ensure your operators have the raw materials and tools they need to have a successful run
Manage schedules, attendance, and room head count to ensure timely start-up and hand-off
Ensure GMP’s and PPE are followed across your area at all times
Manage breaks and provide break relief
Manage start-up and hand-off to standard
Communicate and review shift reports every day with your shift hand-off counterparts
Ensure material usage and waste is monitored and controlled
Ensure all machines are setup and run correctly by your Operators to center line specifications
Inspire and encourage team members with clear feedback and goals
Celebrate success and appreciate the contributions of your team members
Identify training needs by evaluating strengths and weaknesses of Operators
Onboard, develop and train new hires
Walk the floor with your Operators multiple times a day to trouble shoot and remove obstacles
Assist your Lead Operator with shift start-up and hand-off
Ensure your Lead Operators huddle with their counterparts from the previous shift to learn about challenges, or concerns they may have encountered in order to ensure a smooth hand-off
Review daily schedule and shift hand-off reports with your Lead Operator and properly prepare for the requirements of that day’s shift
Make sure Operators communicate effectively with material handlers who supply your line to ensure you have the right materials for proper line set-up for your run
Make sure Operators communicate effectively with line associates and temp staff (packers and stackers) to ensure proper line set up (materials and settings) and schedule execution
Ensure safety mechanisms are working and the team understands and adheres to safety rules
Ensure both Lead Operators and Operators inspect their machine and line to ensure readiness for safe start-up
Coordinate with Quality Assurance Tech for start-up
Make sure machines start-up machine and run machine at expected standards (Zero Quality Defects, Zero Safety violations, 80% OEE machine / line productivity)
Monitor production line and output and tap Technical Operator to resolve jams, pile-ups, and poor seals and any other routine issues
Routinely inspect products to verify conformity to specifications such as measurements, code dates and weights and remove/record rejected items
Ensure Operators conduct regularly scheduled safety and quality inspections
Coordinate Technical Operator and maintenance team on any mechanical problems
Manage breaks and coordinate with Lead Operator on providing break relief
Train team and ensure adherence to Sugar Foods safety rules
Maintain 5S in your area
Know your lock out/tag out procedure
Ensure all machine safety devices are intact and working
Share safety tips every day at shift hand-off
Own quality and strive for “First Time Quality” every time
Ensure machines and lines are properly set to produce to our quality standard
Ensure Machine Operators are performing all required quality checks and record (scales, seal testing, package integrity…)
Stop production of line or machine when quality is not at expected level
Seek out Maintenance Technicians to get guidance when needed
Train both Machine Operators and Line Associates on quality procedures and expectations