VP Line Supervisor

City Brewing Co•Memphis, TN

About The Position

City's VP Line Supervisor is essential to ensuring our high-speed canning and kegging lines run as efficiently and safely as possible. This individual collaborates heavily with other departments including Brewing/Batching, Warehousing, and Quality to obtain timely production results. The VP Line Supervisor participates in quality control checks, ensures proper on-hand materials to complete scheduled production, and compiles production metrics to share with plant leadership. As the shift leader, this role also provides direction and coaching to VP Line Operators on safety procedures, equipment operations, and ensures team member development and growth.

Requirements

Minimum High School diploma or equivalent (required)
5 yrs supervisory experience in a high-speed packaging environment preferred
Selected candidate must be willing to work any and all shifts, and weekends when necessary to cover the needs of the business

Nice To Haves

BA/BS in Business, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering preferred
Strong background in people skills and hands on front line supervisory experience preferred in the area of packaging

Responsibilities

Ensure safety procedures are followed by adherence to Company policies.
Ensure front line quality check compliance to meet Company quality standards.
Ensure priorities are communicated and guidance given to maintenance team assigned to shift.
Recommend measures to maintain safe operations, improve production methods, equipment performance and use of equipment to increase efficiency, quality and safety of the department or work crew.
Study production schedule to ascertain type and quantity of product, containers to be used, codes, package number, planning sequence of production and other packaging requirements.
Analyze and resolve work problems or assist workers in solving work problems.
Suggest and initiate plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
Initiate personnel actions, such as performance evaluations, and disciplinary measures.
Facilitate daily debriefs with the packaging staff.
Check and approve hours worked of hourly employees on the lines.
Ensure compliance with Internal, Federal, State and local guidelines and regulations including GMP, HACCP, OSHA, FDA and TTB.
Check the machinery of the lines for operational readiness and proper setup.
Oversee the operations of the lines during production.
Direct changeovers to assure proper materials are used, proper amounts are produced, and proper codes are used per the BOM.
Frequently review the operator quality assurance checks throughout the shift.
Take case counts and record.
Make out work orders for repairs or improvements needed on the lines.
Supervise training of employees in operations, safety, quality standards, GMP’s and HACCP procedures.
All other duties as assigned by VP Line Manager.