Spice Supervisor

Fuchs North America•Hampstead, MD

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Spice Supervisor is responsible for organizing the flow of work within the Spice Team, ensuring on-time completion of orders, under the direction of the Sr. Manager Plant Performance and Operations, Spice. This role involves overseeing first and second shifts of spice milling, pack and label, and PPO chamber operations. The supervisor will requisition materials, examine products for quality, monitor production processes, and establish work procedures to meet schedules. They will also recommend improvements to production methods and equipment, maintain records, and ensure team accountability for safety, quality, performance, and attendance. Additionally, the supervisor will troubleshoot issues, perform supervised activities as needed, identify training needs, manage daily and weekly efficiency, lead improvement activities, monitor production output, and mentor the team for individual growth.

Requirements

Ability to assist in directing the activities of employees within department
Must be a team player with the ability to develop and maintain a team environment
High School diploma or general education degree (GED) required
Two years minimum related experience in manufacturing and supervisory experience required
Must have ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
Ability to speak effectively to his/her departmental employees
Excellent computer skills
Ability to drive fork truck with certification
Must become familiar and proficient with Redzone

Nice To Haves

Degree in milling, engineering, supply chain or equivalent valued

Responsibilities

Organizing flow of work within the Spice Team
Ensuring on time completion of orders
Responsible for first and second shifts of spice milling, pack and label, and PPO chamber
Requisitioning material required to meet production goals
Examining items produced to determine if items meet specifications
Monitoring production, changeovers, and cleaning to ensure compliance and efficiency
Establishing or adjusting work procedures to meet production schedules
Recommending measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality of product
Maintaining time and production records in payroll system and ERP system
Holding team accountable for safety procedures, quality procedures, performance, and attendance
Ensuring all quality checks are completed
Suggesting changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency
Ensuring production downtime is either minimized or eliminated and all material produced is within specification
Troubleshooting issues and recruiting the appropriate support functions as needed
Performing activities of workers supervised as needed
Identifying training needs of those supervised
Responsible for daily and weekly efficiency
Participating and leading improvement activities
Monitoring production output versus standard and provide daily feedback to operators
Mentoring the team for individual growth