Production Supervisor

VIP Staffing•San Antonio, TX

About The Position

The Production Supervisor provides direct supervision of production operators in a culinary or food manufacturing environment. The role trains new employees, provides regular performance feedback, and coaches operators to improve performance. The supervisor oversees workstation preparation and recipe execution, verifies that ingredients, food products, equipment, and procedures meet company standards, and promptly reports quality or equipment problems.

Requirements

At least 1 year of work experience in a culinary or food manufacturing environment.
At least 6 months of experience as a Shift Leader.
Ability to train employees and explain and answer questions about recipes, proper procedures, and measurement techniques.
Ability to identify errors involving procedures, scaling, hygiene, sanitation, and safety.
Ability to provide employee feedback and ongoing coaching to ensure corrections are made.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to read, write, and communicate verbally in English.
Excellent listening skills.
Ability to perform basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
High school diploma, GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Ability to communicate in Spanish.

Responsibilities

Ensure new employees complete Quality Assurance orientation and current employees complete annual training covering allergens, hygiene, safety, sanitation, HACCP, and GMP.
Train new employees to perform tasks properly and complete recipes.
Provide regular performance feedback to operators, recognizing strong performance and identifying areas for improvement.
Coach operators who need additional help to improve their performance.
Check the daily schedule and oversee workstation setup for assigned recipes, including assembling materials and equipment.
Verify that raw materials, partially prepared food, and completed food meet Cuisine Solutions quality standards.
Immediately report quality problems to the Production Manager and/or Quality Assurance.
Verify equipment functions correctly at the beginning, during, and at the end of the shift, and report problems.
Verify that workstation procedures are followed, including accurate measuring and weighing of raw and prepared food.
Verify procedures for storing prepared raw or cooked food for the next step in the sous vide cooking process.
Verify compliance with sanitation policies for temperature control, cross-contamination, food preparation, and cleanup.
Verify compliance with safety policies, including proper use of knives, grills, ovens, searing and other food-preparation equipment, and packaging equipment.
Assist operators with recipe procedures when needed for training or coaching, or when workload requires.
Follow detailed instructions and report quality or equipment problems to a supervisor.