Shift Supervisor-AM SHIFT

Cozzini Bros., Inc. • Pineville, NC

3h • Onsite

About The Position

Cozzini Bros., a more than 100-year-old company, is America’s largest commercial knife rental and knife sharpening service, serving over 100,000 customers including major restaurant and grocery chains. The Shift Supervisor is responsible for the overall shift supervision and performance of directing the daily activities of the sharpening operation. This includes managing throughput targets, ensuring safety, overseeing training, and maintaining good housekeeping practices. The role also involves assigning resources to manage and perform sharpening operations, staffing, quality control, and security.

Requirements

• A comprehensive knowledge of sharpening operations is necessary
• A broad range of management skills is required with particular emphasis on leadership, supervision, motivation, communication, and planning
• Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Must be a strong team player with a firm, personal commitment toward Cozzini and its customers
• Ability to scale an operation, without sacrificing efficiency and reliability, during periods of rapid growth
• 3-5 or more years of Sharpening, and/or Operations experience
• High School or Associates degree required

Nice To Haves

• A working knowledge of lean/improvement processes/systems is a plus

Responsibilities

• Ensures that all employees are trained, engaged, and managed effectively throughout the sharpening operation
• Deliver facility goals by supervising staff; organizing and monitoring workflow to ensure efficient and effective operation/utilization of the facility
• Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, revising schedules, resolving problems, and reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries
• Facilitate the direction of all sharpening operations, including, but not limited to, knife sharpness quality, knife box integrity, safety, equipment basic maintenance and calibration, shift throughput, sanitation/cleanliness, as well as personnel training to ensure plant and customer requirements are met
• Facilitate the improvement initiatives and implementation, company objectives, productivity standards, and cost control goals
• Assist in planning short and long-range labor needs based on production requirements and input from senior management
• Ensure the security of the facility, its environs, employees, and contents
• Conduct regular instruction in good security practices

Benefits

• competitive salary
• comprehensive benefit package including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, 401k after 60 days of employment with a company match
• seven paid holidays
• paid vacation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees