Production Supervisor

Roskam Foods•Kentwood, MI

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Founded in 1923 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Roskam Foods is a leading contract manufacturer that partners with world-renowned food brands, retailers, and food service providers to produce a myriad of frozen, refrigerated and shelf-stable products. Roskam Foods is a scaled, diversified operation with over 2 million square feet of manufacturing and 50 production lines across 8 facilities in the U.S. and Canada. The company believes in the power of purpose-driven leadership to generate value for all and is on a mission to optimize the potential of its people and brands. Roskam Foods is passionate about multiplying possibilities for its employees and partners, producing and packaging food products with the goal of consistently meeting and exceeding customer expectations for quality, safety, and wholesomeness.

Requirements

Math and reasoning skills.
Flexibility in the hours and days that they work.
Availability as needed for inter-company work or weekend work.
Ability to be trained in HACCP.
Ability to be trained in GMP principles.
Knowledge of how to properly use all pieces of equipment within their area.
Understanding of how equipment works and ability to do basic troubleshooting.
Ability to carry out all duties of the line foreman.

Responsibilities

Enforce that all elements of Food Safety within the plant are being met and notify the manager immediately if any food safety issues are found.
Be trained in HACCP and know the Critical Control Points (CCP) for their given line.
Be trained in GMP principles and assist in maintaining that their area is in compliance with GMP.
Oversee the production of products in a safe manner while maintaining the quality standards set forth by the Company.
Ensure that all lines within their area obtain the required production standard.
Know how to properly use all pieces of equipment within their area, understand how the equipment works, and perform basic troubleshooting in instances where the equipment breaks down.
Ensure that all training for all employees on their shift is being completed in a satisfactory manner in accordance with company policy, including inspection criteria, cleaning practices, safe equipment operation, case/pouch/carton fabrication, and GMP policies.
Be able to carry out all duties of the line foreman.
Ensure that all departments within their area are operating with the correct amount of scheduled people.
Identify any excess people and have them sent to the shift coordinator for reassignment.
Look for ways to reduce the labor count without making compromises to employee safety or finished product quality while obtaining the required production.
Ensure that all reporting for all finished skid production is turned into the data entry department at the end of their shift.
Review production reports for accuracy.
Be responsible for relevant production reporting that occurs during their shift.
Fill out any accident or incident report and submit it to the production manager.
Issue and hand out reprimands to employees that fail to abide by Company guidelines, as required.
Be responsible, with the line foreman and assistance from sanitation, for being able to clean, inspect and know what is involved for all cleanup operations.
Share any discrepancies with the Quality Management System (QMS) to their supervisor or quality manager, including HACCP programs, Allergen Programs, Sanitation Procedures, GMP findings, Foreign Material Findings, and HOLD procedures.