Production Supervisor- Night Shift

Land O'Lakes•Pine Island, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role provides shift leadership, guidance, and supervision to all hourly employees in production, sanitation, quality, safety, and warehousing. The Production Supervisor works closely with all members of management staff and corporate resources to ensure the highest quality of finished product is produced within scheduled timelines in a safe and efficient manner. This role involves training and developing people, making corrections as needed, coordinating with Production Leads and Trainers, and providing input for performance reviews. The supervisor actively coaches and mentors employees to reach their optimum potential and upholds Land O'Lakes Core Values and Leadership Expectations. Additionally, the role involves coordinating and utilizing available resources to formulate action plans for process and quality improvements, project implementations, and cost reduction. The supervisor conducts regular inspections and production audits, compiles required reports, and supports plant quality, safety, sanitation, and MCP programs. They coordinate resources to assist in complying with regulatory issues including safety, GMP’s, environmental sanitation, and workers compensation. This includes facilitating hiring, coaching, directing employees, and evaluating work performance, providing necessary orientation and training, and conferring with management on production problems. The supervisor also recommends changes to improve production and quality standards. All other duties as assigned or required.

Requirements

High School Diploma Required
2 plus years food manufacturing and leadership experience.
Processing/manufacturing environment experience
Experience with GMP's, HAACP, sanitation, and quality assurance highly desired
Communication skills
Decision Making skills
Safety Awareness
Quality Orientation
Technical / Professional Knowledge
Customer Focus
Time Management skills
Computer skills
Ability to communicate with a variety of people and negotiate priorities
Demonstrated written communication skills
Capacity for consistently meeting deadlines
Ability to manage multiple projects
Solid organization and detail orientation
Excellent follow-through skills
Strong computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suites and data entry

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree highly preferred
Advanced Safety training
HACCP training/certifications highly preferred

Responsibilities

Providing shift leadership, guidance, and supervision to all hourly employees in production, sanitation, quality, safety, and warehousing.
Ensuring the highest quality of finished product is produced within the scheduled timelines in a safe and efficient manner.
Training and developing people in an active role.
Making corrections as needed, coordinating with Production Leads and Trainers.
Providing and gathering input to performance reviews and actively coaching/mentoring employees to reach their optimum potential.
Upholding and demonstrating the Land O'Lakes Core Values and Leadership Expectations.
Effectively coordinating and utilizing available resources to formulate action plans for process and quality improvements, project implementations, cost reduction, and etc.
Conducting regular inspections and production audits; compiling required reports; supporting plant quality, safety, sanitation, and MCP programs.
Coordinating resources to assist in complying with regulatory issues including safety, GMP’s, environmental sanitation, and workers compensation.
Facilitating hiring, coaching, and directing employees and evaluating work performance of assigned personnel calling attention to deficiencies as they occur and commending improved or exceptional performance where justified.
Providing employees with appropriate orientation and training so they can perform their assigned duties as efficiently as possible.
Confers with management and production personnel on production problems.
Recommending changes to improve production and quality standards.
Encouraging safe work techniques for all employees and taking corrective action as necessary to maintain safety compliance in the production factory.
Following plant safety rules, procedures and performing all duties safely to reduce the risk of injury.
Ensuring First Report of Injuries and Supervisor Accident Investigations are completed as required.
Performing Safety Observations and reporting findings as required.
Attending annual safety refresher courses.
Effectively leading and managing employees in a positive manner.
Providing both written and verbal communication to effectively relay information.
Developing written procedures, adding appropriate details so employees can follow.
Multi-tasking and remaining flexible enough to shift priorities as the need arises.
Reviewing schedules, planning, and scheduling personnel to achieve results.
Continuing to develop yourself to grow your career, by attending seminars and other learning opportunities.
Communicating with a variety of people and negotiating priorities.
Meeting deadlines consistently.
Managing multiple projects.
Organizing and maintaining detail orientation.
Following through on tasks.
Utilizing computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suites and data entry.