Production Supervisor

Bimbo Bakeries USA•Grand Rapids, MI

7d•$61,400 - $79,800•Onsite

About The Position

Bimbo Bakeries USA is the largest baking company in the world, with over 20,000 associates nationwide. They offer competitive pay and benefits, a safe and inclusive work environment, and opportunities for development. This role is crucial in helping BBU bake with world-class practices, win as one team, grow people, and serve customers. The Production Team Leader embraces the consumer by producing high-quality products and ensures operational capabilities by supporting their team in executing the Operations Excellence Playbook. They empower and involve their teams to achieve key performance metrics and win the shift, creating a compelling culture by engaging and developing their team through effective coaching strategies and expecting ownership and accountability to achieve Thruput and Shipping on-time, in-full.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent required.
2-5 years of experience in production, preferably in the food processing industry or fast-paced manufacturing environment.
A combination of education, training and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted.
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), including the ability to lead difficult conversations.
Proficiency-level computer skills including MS Office applications. KRONOS knowledge is a plus.
Strong organization skills and ability to handle multiple tasks/projects.
Willingness to work varied shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Nice To Haves

KRONOS knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

Win the shift by ensuring that all aspects of the shift, such as product, equipment, and processes, adhere to world-class standards for quality, efficiency, and safety.
Foster a culture of Associate engagement by respecting, including, and empowering all Associates.
Uphold and promote E5 Leadership Behaviors: Embrace the Consumer, Ensure Operational Capabilities, Empower and Involve, Engage and Develop, and Expect Ownership and Accountability.
Identify issues, assign actions to the appropriate team member, and follow up to ensure it was completed. Escalate issues to department leaders, as needed.
Coach Associates towards an independent, problem-solving mentality to consistently achieve world-class standards.
Operate with a One Team mentality by collaborating across departments to solve issues and ensure production is to schedule.
Prepare priorities for you and your team for the upcoming shift.
Communicate and coordinate important issues with the right team members to solve issues, including cross functional partners, incoming shift team leaders, and department leadership.
Deliver on Key Performance Indicators for People, Quality, Safety, Service, and Cost.
Engage and develop core competencies in Associates through onboarding, training, coaching and consistent performance feedback.
Achieve all safety goals. Deliver on safety awareness programs in order to eliminate unsafe acts and conditions that contribute to workplace injuries. Comply with workplace standards, company policies and government regulations.
Ensure product quality, advising others on necessary formula and process adjustments to ensure product runs within specification.
Lead the team of associates to serve sales by achieving production schedule attainment, KPIs for thruput and shipping on time, in full.
Ensure cost efficiency by reducing waste, decreasing down time, and overseeing appropriate staff scheduling.
Utilize tablets and essential applications within the tablets, such as SOMAX, Rever, Shift Guides, Intelex, and more, to keep processes running effectively.