LF Production Supervisor

Barrett Petfood•Little Falls, MN

3d•$29 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

As the LF Production Supervisor, you’ll lead the Little Falls evening shift to keep production running safely, efficiently, and to quality standards. This role exists to coordinate people, materials, and process so customers receive consistent product on time. The LF Production Supervisor will help assemble, calibrate, operate, and monitor extruder and all auxiliary equipment (pumps, micro-motions, dry coating applicator, tanks, agitators, etc.) of one extrusion system. They will monitor and manage shrink losses to acceptable limits/standards, identify and correct problems and inefficiencies in process, materials, equipment, or skills, and ensure tests and evaluations of products and processes are being executed by production team in coordination with Quality Assurance. This role also ensures compliance with Barrett's GMP and safety guidelines, tracks and manages inventory efficiently, and reports to the Production Manager and Site Manager to collect, evaluate, analyze, and assess operation. The supervisor will continuously look for process improvement and best practices, ensure operator PMs are completed per shift, and work with the Maintenance Department to identify and correct any issues in a timely manner. They will collaborate and communicate with all department leadership ensuring success, organize, train, direct, and oversee the production team, provide constructive and timely performance evaluations, and provide guidance to team members to address immediate staff issues. Additionally, they will complete attendance records & manage time off requests and perform sanitation as needed.

Requirements

3–5 years of supervisory experience with demonstrated leadership
Strong knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, and cost management
proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (or similar)

Nice To Haves

Bilingual (Spanish) candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Supervising and coaching hourly team members
Planning and monitoring daily production flow
Confirming raw materials, equipment readiness, and documentation
Partnering with Quality on checks and corrective actions
Tracking labor and scrap to support cost control
Using Microsoft Office tools to report performance and communicate shift handoffs
Help assemble, calibrate, operate, and monitor extruder and all auxiliary equipment (pumps, micro-motions, dry coating applicator, tanks, agitators, etc.) of one extrusion system
Monitors and manages shrink losses to acceptable limits/standards
Identifies and corrects problems and inefficiencies in process, materials, equipment, or skills
Ensures tests and evaluations of products and processes are being executed by production team in coordination with Quality Assurance
Ensures compliance with Barrett's GMP and safety guidelines
Ability to track and manage inventory efficiently
Reports to the Production Manager and Site Manager to collect, evaluate, analyze, and assess operation
Continuously looks for process improvement and best practices
Ensures operator PMs are completed per shift
Work with Maintenance Department to identify and correct any issues in a timely manner
Collaborates and communicates with all department leadership ensuring success
Organizes, trains, directs, and oversee the production team
Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations
Provides guidance to team members to address immediate staff issues
Complete attendance records & manage time off requests
Sanitation as needed