Production Supervisor

Irca Group•Affton, MO

13d

About The Position

The Production Supervisor oversees manufacturing operations during the night shift, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, food safety, and operational standards. The role provides frontline leadership to production teams, coordinates staffing and production flow, and resolves operational issues in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The supervisor works closely with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering to maximize efficiency, reduce downtime, maintain product quality, and support continuous improvement. Responsibilities span safety, quality, process management, people management, continuous improvement, and environmental performance. The role requires a strong manufacturing and technical background, hands-on problem-solving, and effective team leadership during off-shift operations. Physical requirements include safely lifting up to 50 pounds, working 12-hour shifts on an alternating weekend schedule, and working in office and manufacturing environments that may involve repetitive computer use, high noise, machinery, and chemicals.

Requirements

5–7 years of supervisory or management experience in a manufacturing environment; food manufacturing experience preferred.
English language proficiency.
Track record of problem solving.
Strong organizational skills and autonomy.
Leadership and outstanding communication skills.
Computer literacy.
Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines within specified time constraints.
Ability to operate in a team environment.
Ability to adapt in a changing work environment.
Ability to safely lift 50 pounds.
Ability to work 12-hour shifts on an alternating weekend schedule.
Ability to bend and reach files and cabinets where records are stored.
Ability to perform repetitive computer use in an office environment and work in manufacturing areas where high noise, machinery, and chemicals are present.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
Food manufacturing experience.
Lean manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

Enforce safety policies, including PPE use; promote safety awareness and safe working conditions; provide safety training and communications; complete incident reports within 24 hours; participate in safety audits; and support employee participation in safety programs.
Ensure production follows the schedule and complies with quality, GMP, and food safety standards; coordinate with Quality Control; maintain sanitation and housekeeping; verify equipment is sanitized and CIP'd before production; prevent product contamination; and follow up on quality holds, foreign material reports, audits, and corrective actions.
Manage daily production schedules, staffing, online performance, and production output; maintain shop-floor presence; ensure organization, housekeeping, zoning, and GMPs on production lines; troubleshoot packaging-line issues with operators and Maintenance; coordinate disposition and rework of held products; and plan with awareness of the process from raw materials through finished goods.
Understand CIP systems and support operators with CIP performance issues; maximize line uptime toward the stated 80% target and support fast, efficient changeovers.
Recruit employees, determine temporary labor needs, staff shifts, organize break relief, deploy labor appropriately, and follow HR policies in coordination with HR.
Coach and evaluate employees, identify training and development needs, build improvement plans, and train employees on equipment and standard operating procedures.
Monitor performance indicators and shift performance, identify and reduce avoidable downtime, gather data, facilitate problem-solving efforts, and initiate improvement actions.
Communicate conditions requiring attention or decisions to other shifts, Maintenance, Engineering, and the Plant Manager; contribute to and/or lead PSG efforts.
Support environmental programs, reduce production waste and held product, conserve power by turning off unused lights and equipment, ensure oil-based product is scraped from equipment before washdowns, and seek ways to reduce environmental impacts.