Production Supervisor

Idahoan Foods•Idaho Falls, ID

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Production Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily operations in a food processing facility, ensuring product quality and adherence to production standards. This role involves monitoring and adjusting production processes, preparing reports, maintaining safety procedures, and managing staff to ensure compliance with GMPs and safety guidelines. The position requires a blend of office and production floor work, with a need for strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Requirements

Ability to read, comprehend, and compose simple to complex instructions, policies, procedures and correspondence.
Exhibits effective speaking and written communication skills.
Proficient in using Microsoft applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Possesses strong analytical, quantitative, communication, problem solving, and technical skills.
Has the ability to creatively apply experience, and common sense for processes and employees.
Demonstrates the self-confidence and maturity to make decisions and solve problems with minimal direction.
Organized and able to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.
Team player, flexible and accepts changing assignments and accountabilities.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or sciences preferred, not required.
Two years of a trade school and/or five years experience in production and maintenance.
Quick to learn industry specific applications is a plus.

Responsibilities

Observes and adjusts product and process flow, including raw products, cooking and cooling temperatures, mash flow, and waste processes to ensure product is in grade and production standards are met.
Ensures proper additives are used for production.
Prepares reports such as daily potato usage, daily production summary, and waste water reports.
Ensures that all proper procedures and paperwork are in place for audits, including accessibility to all charts, daily logs, reports, checklists and graphs.
Completes maintenance job orders if repairs are needed, ensuring that all equipment is maintained and running adequately.
Completes daily roster, ensuring accurate coverage for each position in the Processing Department.
Responsible for all areas of safety, including conducting monthly employee safety procedures such as “lock-out tag-out”.
Attends HACCP meetings and monthly safety meetings (conducts safety meeting if asked).
Trains and monitors all shift employees to ensure proper production, GMP’s and safety guidelines are followed.
Keeps work area clean and performs general clean ups during and after shutdowns.