Production Supervisor

Bimbo Bakeries USA•Chicago, IL

6d•$75,300 - $97,900

About The Position

Production Team Leaders play a key role in helping Bimbo Bakeries USA bake with world-class practices, win as one team, grow people, and serve customers. They produce high-quality products, support their teams in executing the Operations Excellence Playbook, and help achieve key performance metrics. The role involves engaging and developing associates through coaching, while building ownership and accountability for production throughput and shipping orders on time and in full. The Production Team Leader is responsible for coordinating shift operations and ensuring products, equipment, and processes meet quality, efficiency, and safety standards. The role works across departments and with incoming shift leaders and department leadership to resolve issues, maintain production schedules, develop associates, and deliver performance across people, quality, safety, service, and cost. This position requires schedule flexibility, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and work in non-air-conditioned environments.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Four to six years of production experience, preferably in food processing or a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to lead difficult conversations.
Proficiency-level computer skills, including MS Office applications.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks and projects.
Willingness to work varied shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to read English and accurately follow written procedures.
Ability to work off ground level with proper safety equipment.
Ability to work in a non-air-conditioned environment.
Ability to work a flexible schedule to accommodate operational needs.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the food processing industry or a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
KRONOS knowledge.

Responsibilities

Ensure all aspects of the shift, including products, equipment, and processes, meet standards for quality, efficiency, and safety.
Foster associate engagement by respecting, including, and empowering associates.
Promote the 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 appropriate team members, follow up on completion, and escalate issues to department leaders as needed.
Coach associates to develop independent problem-solving skills and consistently achieve established standards.
Collaborate across departments to resolve issues and ensure production remains on schedule.
Prepare priorities for the team and the upcoming shift.
Communicate and coordinate issues with cross-functional partners, incoming shift leaders, and department leadership.
Deliver key performance indicators for people, quality, safety, service, and cost.
Develop associate competencies through onboarding, training, coaching, and consistent performance feedback.
Meet safety goals, deliver safety awareness programs, help eliminate unsafe acts and conditions, and comply with workplace standards, company policies, and government regulations.
Ensure product quality and advise others on formula and process adjustments needed to keep products within specification.
Lead associates in meeting production schedules, throughput KPIs, and on-time, in-full shipping goals.
Improve cost efficiency by reducing waste and downtime and overseeing appropriate staff scheduling.
Use tablets and applications, including SOMAX, Rever, Shift Guides, and Intelex, to support effective operations.