Production Supervisor

Winland Foods•Grand Forks, ND

1d•$73,000 - $108,350•Onsite

About The Position

At Winland Foods, quality isn’t just part of the process—it’s who we are. Guided by our values of Excellence, Quality, Integrity, Respect, and Collaboration, our Food Quality Team Members ensure that every product we make is safe, consistent, and worthy of the trust our consumers place in us.

Requirements

4-year degree in business, food science or related field.
1 years related experience
Self-motivated and disciplined individuals
Team leadership skills and project management proficiency.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Ability to work under stress and intense deadlines
Strong Office skills
Proficient in the use of: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple demands and execute to deadline
Demonstrated ability to prioritize, organize, and coordinate simultaneous tasks/projects
Demonstrated ability to apply innovative thinking, exercise independent judgement, explore alternatives, recommend outcomes and establish a course of action to accomplish specific goals.
Be able to provide clear and concise direction, set expectation and hold team accountable
Must be able to work and support nights and weekends as required.
Must be able to operate in an environment with daily changing plans
Must be or be able to be Forklift certified within a reasonable amount of time

Responsibilities

Leads team members identify, manage, and execute the plants process improvement opportunities.
Manages production staff to attain production and quality goals.
Identifies problems or bottlenecks in production processes and resolves issues.
Ensures production resources including materials, equipment and human resources are available as needed to maintain production schedules.
Supports continuous improvement goals in safety, quality, cost and customer service.
Responsible for managing and owning various functions of the business and creating an engaged and team-oriented workforce to improve business results.
Assure that product quality meets or exceeds guidelines set by the FDA, and USDA.
Achieve maximum production and the efficient utilization of raw product and plant equipment by coordinating activities and maintaining communications within the department and with all other departments.
Assure compliance with food safety and sanitation standards.
Assure that production priorities are being achieved by checking and complying with weekly production schedules as well as daily requirements.
Safely and accurately perform all duties as required for this position to ensure the safety and quality of our products.
All other duties as assigned.
Maintain clean and safe working environment and follow all safety policies and procedures, such as lock out/tag out, safe lifting techniques, and all others as instructed.
Inform Management of any food safety or quality issues or of any processes which become noncompliant with specified requirements.
Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required.
Understand, observe, and comply with the handling and usage of the color-coded container policy while in the Production Areas.
Perform all duties necessary to meet Company, Customer and/or Government requirements/standards as prioritized by the Company.
Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system.
Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the ingredients, processes, quality system, or safety system.
Controls further processing or delivery of nonconforming products in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.