Production Supervisor (3rd Shift)

J&J Snack Foods•Moscow Mills, MO

About The Position

The Production Supervisor oversees production activities, including mixing, baking, and packing. The role puts the Production Manager’s direction and goals into practice to maintain production yield, efficiency, quality, cleanliness, and safety. The supervisor leads employees on the shift, manages production processes, supports employee welfare and development, and ensures applicable company policies, procedures, and food safety requirements are followed. The supervisor reviews daily operations, addresses and reports issues, recommends corrective actions to the Production Manager, and coordinates with department leads and the previous shift. The role also supports employee training and cross-training, maintains interdepartmental communication, and ensures work areas and production documentation are in order. The Production Manager serves as backup for the responsibilities of the Production Shift Supervisor.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in business or a related field, or at least five years of prior experience in a manufacturing facility for a consumer product manufacturer.
At least three years of supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing facility.
Demonstrated experience working with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors.
Critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage several employees on one shift.
Interpersonal communication skills and ability to clarify complex processes and procedures to staff, customers, and auditors.
Proficiency with Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Regular and reliable attendance.

Nice To Haves

Experience in food and beverage manufacturing environments is desired.

Responsibilities

Oversee production, including mixing, baking, and packing, in line with the Production Manager’s direction and goals.
Manage and improve production yield and efficiency against facility standards, safety, leadership, cleanliness, food safety and quality, SOP adherence, employee understanding and ownership of products and processes, team building, and employee welfare.
Take independent daily action, prepare daily recaps, and recommend corrective actions to the Production Manager concerning safety, quality, cleanliness, yield, and efficiency.
Assign tasks to maintain warehouses, mixing, depositing, and packing areas in a clean, orderly, and safe condition.
Enforce company rules fairly and consistently.
Write and follow up on safety and regular work orders.
Maintain interdepartmental communication that supports production goals.
Report time and attendance infractions to HR for recording.
Recommend changes to written production standards or specifications to the Production Manager when needed to reflect actual processes.
Train and cross-train employees on procedures and processes to manage skills effectively throughout the shift.
Follow environmental, health, and safety requirements and procedures; remain responsible for food safety and quality.
Verify adherence to written production specifications and formulas each day.
Verify that departmental supplies, including tools and PPE, are available.
Verify that in-process documents are compliant, accurate, and completed at the proper frequency.
Verify product conformance to qualitative standards and ensure leads address non-conforming process controls with corrective action.
Verify that production lines start on time and changeovers are completed in a timely manner.
Monitor labor by performing head counts.
Communicate plant issues with department leads and the supervisor from the previous shift.
Stay current on applicable policies and programs and ensure employees are trained in safety, food defense, allergens, GMPs, HACCP, CCPs, company policies, OSHA-regulated programs, cleanliness, Safe Quality Foods, injury reporting, machine operation, workplace violence prevention, communicable disease policy, production specifications, process-document data recording, uniform policy, and personal sanitation and hygiene requirements.
Perform other tasks as assigned.