Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift

1440 Foods Manufacturing • Jeffersonville, IN

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About The Position

The 3rd Shift Production Supervisor is a key leader in 1440 Foods’ plant start-up and oversees manufacturing operations. The role manages production schedules, ensures product quality, supervises production staff, and maintains a safe and efficient work environment. The scheduled hours are 10:30 PM–7:00 AM.

The supervisor coordinates production activities and personnel, monitors processes to improve productivity and minimize downtime, maintains quality and sanitation standards, leads and develops staff, and ensures compliance with safety regulations and company policies. The role also oversees inventory, production records, and reporting, and leads continuous-improvement activities. The position works in both an office setting and a food manufacturing facility, including time at a computer and occasional visits to the manufacturing floor. Required PPE must be worn in manufacturing areas.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry-specific experience.
• At least 3 years of leadership experience in a food-industry production or manufacturing environment.
• Excellent leadership and decision-making skills, with a proactive approach to managing production operations.
• Familiarity with food-industry production equipment and processes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and ERP systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to make decisions under pressure.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with employees at all organizational levels.
• Ability to wear required PPE in manufacturing areas.
• Ability to perform repetitive motion, grasping, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, crouching, kneeling, stooping, balancing, and climbing.
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise production activities and personnel to meet production schedules and quality standards.
• Monitor production processes and use staffing resources to optimize productivity and minimize downtime.
• Implement and maintain quality-control measures, address quality issues, and lead team members in sanitation activities with guidance from sanitation and quality representatives.
• Lead, motivate, hire, train, and manage the performance of production staff; foster teamwork and collaboration.
• Create weekly production-team schedules to optimize labor costs, manage time-off requests, and minimize overtime.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and company policies, promote safety awareness, and maintain a clean, organized work environment.
• Oversee inventory levels and raw-material usage to minimize waste and maintain adequate supplies for production.
• Maintain production, inventory, and employee-attendance records; prepare reports as required by management.
• Coach teams in daily management systems, facilitate daily meetings, report production performance, and champion efficiency-improvement projects.
• Learn and perform tasks involving ERP and MES functions, CIL maintenance, 5S, housekeeping, forklift operation, sanitation, and other business needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager