PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR - PNBB

The Honickman Companies•Pennsauken, NJ

About The Position

The Production Supervisor efficiently manages the day-to-day shift manufacturing operation to produce high-quality, safe beverage products in accordance with company policies and procedures. The role directs a workforce of 15 to 20 hourly employees, including line machine operators, lab technicians, and mechanics, and coordinates with production, maintenance, quality control, warehouse, and logistics personnel to maintain production continuity and meet schedule, efficiency, cost, and quality goals. The supervisor monitors production equipment and processes, raw material usage, waste, downtime, quality checks, and employee performance. The role also administers production procedures and union contract rules, supports employee development and discipline, maintains safe and clean work areas, and completes operational and administrative records. This position may require work during off-shift hours, including nights and weekends.

Requirements

Five years of manufacturing line supervisory experience.
Experience in beverage, food, or other fast-paced packaging-line operations.
Effective team-building and leadership abilities in a unionized environment.
Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to drive process improvement.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to meet targets and deadlines while handling complexity.
Good time-management and decision-making skills.
Ability to write reports and compile accurate records.
Good Microsoft Office skills and familiarity with manufacturing planning and controlling applications.
Ability to work off-shift hours, including night shifts and weekends.
Good understanding of industrial safety.

Nice To Haves

Maintenance experience.
Quality control experience.

Responsibilities

Direct and supervise 15 to 20 hourly employees, including line machine operators, lab technicians, and mechanics.
Coordinate production activities across shifts and work with maintenance, quality control, warehouse, and logistics personnel.
Disseminate production procedures and union contract requirements, enforce work rules, and administer disciplinary action as needed.
Monitor equipment operation, raw materials, production costs, reports, and employee performance to meet production efficiency and cost goals.
Ensure quality products are manufactured according to company quality policies and procedures.
Ensure accurate work order processing and receiving of raw materials, including bottles and cans.
Develop and monitor employee performance and conduct employee evaluations.
Maintain a safe work environment, enforce safety practices, perform monthly production-area safety inspections, and ensure appropriate use of personal protective equipment.
Meet standard efficiency goals, maintain breakage below 0.25%, and keep raw material loss below 1%.
Complete production schedules and process production work orders on time; communicate potential delays or schedule deviations to logistics personnel.
Ensure employees operate equipment at target speeds, respond to issues safely and promptly, and report downtime and equipment issues accurately.
Ensure flavor changeovers are performed with correct timing, products, and materials while minimizing downtime and material loss.
Investigate and report production deviations and monitor raw material usage and waste, including syrup batch yields, bottle loss, and low-fill rejects.
Review and initial operator process and downtime logs in real time, address recurring issues, and ensure operators have required process-control forms.
Monitor production-floor processes, identify improvement opportunities, propose solutions, and engage the crew in discussions to gather suggestions.
Work with shift mechanics to resolve recurring operational and mechanical issues, submit maintenance work requests, monitor mechanic performance, and communicate performance concerns to maintenance management.
Prepare manning schedules for regular and overtime shifts, code labor for payroll approval, and report downtime.
Coordinate raw material supply across shifts and ensure shipments are accurately processed in the inventory system and put away according to SOPs and FIFO procedures.
Ensure used pallets and dunnage are returned according to SOPs.
Immediately report unsafe conditions, safety incidents, lost-time accidents, and conditions that could contaminate or make products or packaging unsafe.
Review process-control and packaging-inspection logs, ensure inspections are timely, and address operational issues.
Respond to raw material quality issues, segregate defective materials, and ensure defective product or material samples include lot-number information.
Address quality issues promptly to minimize defects and product placed on hold.
Ensure employees keep workstations and equipment clean, follow housekeeping SOPs and Good Manufacturing Practices, and store cleaning tools properly.
Ensure employees report to their stations on time and in uniform, take breaks at specified times, and do not leave stations unattended.
Report attendance incidents by email and submit the attendance log sheet to HR daily.
Perform other duties as required.