Production Supervisor - 2WE

The Marzetti Company•Horse Cave, KY

20d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor directs and coordinates the packaging area and manufacturing equipment at the T. Marzetti Horse Cave Campus, ensuring required cleanliness standards, product quality, safety, and achievement of established goals. The supervisor directs and oversees processing employees and coordinates shift activities so processing objectives are completed safely, on time, and cost-effectively. The role works with HR on hiring, training, and workforce scheduling; coordinates processing schedules and reporting; and maintains effective communication and collaboration across departments, shifts, employees, customers, vendors, and contractors. The position also supports operational excellence, continuous improvement, safety and quality programs, and compliance with company, customer, and government standards.

Requirements

Two to three years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment; food-related industry experience preferred.
Ability to appropriately handle confidential information and situations and manage correspondence.
Positive leadership and self-motivation skills.
Strong organizational skills, including the ability to multitask, troubleshoot, and resolve problems.
Ability to read and interpret written and verbal directions and work safely, effectively, and productively in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to speak, read, and comprehend, and to stand, walk, reach, lift, grasp, climb, and bend in a production environment.
Ability to push or pull 150 pounds over short distances.
Ability to repetitively lift up to 75 pounds.
Ability to stand for up to 12 hours with regular breaks.
Ability to work overtime and/or weekends as needed.
Wear required personal protective equipment, including slip-resistant steel-toed shoes, earplugs, safety glasses, hairnets, and beard nets when applicable, in accordance with company GMP and safety standards.

Nice To Haves

Leadership experience in a food-related manufacturing industry.

Responsibilities

Work respectfully with team members to support safety, quality, production, and product goals.
Demonstrate integrity, respect, accountability, continuous improvement, and positive interactions with team members and visitors.
Participate in operational excellence activities, special projects, modification programs, department and shift meetings, and improvement follow-up, as approved or assigned.
Maintain safety standards and ensure compliance with OSHA and company requirements.
Inspect required personal protective equipment daily and replace items when they no longer provide optimal protection.
Maintain Lock Out-Tag Out certification and perform machine-related work safely and in accordance with applicable requirements.
Inspect power equipment daily and document inspections.
Complete Behavior Based Safety Observations, correct identified issues, and participate in problem solving.
Complete Behavior Based Quality observations, correct identified issues, and participate in problem solving.
Ensure compliance with quality, food safety, HACCP, FSMA, Food Defense, 5S, OSHA, and other support programs, as well as company, customer, and government standards.
Communicate product safety, integrity, quality, or legality concerns to management or the confidential hotline when anonymity is needed.
Direct and supervise processing employees.
Work with HR on hiring, training, and scheduling the production workforce.
Plan and communicate shift activities to accomplish processing objectives safely, on time, and cost-effectively.
Ensure processing department schedules are maintained.
Prepare required processing reports accurately and on time.
Maintain close working relationships with other departments and respond promptly to deviations from standards.
Coordinate with department managers and shift supervisors to support trouble-free shift start-ups.
Maintain positive employee, corporate, and community relations and appropriate communication with customer service, vendors, and contractors.
Meet regular attendance requirements under company policy and procedures.
Complete initial and annual training required to be qualified for assigned job tasks.
Perform other tasks or responsibilities assigned by management.