Manufacturing Supervisor Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High school graduate or GED.
• Five years of experience in food production at a supervisor or manager level.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds at a time and frequently lift or carry objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to stand or walk intermittently for approximately six hours during an eight-hour workday.
• Ability to extend hands and arms in any direction, pick up bars with fingers, and apply pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Ability to perceive sounds at normal speaking levels and receive detailed information through oral communication.
• Visual ability to inspect for small defects and distinguish colors.
• Ability to express or exchange ideas through spoken communication.
• Ability to bend forward and downward at the waist and by bending the legs and spine, and to move about on foot to accomplish tasks.
• Ability to work around moving mechanical parts, such as conveyors and lifts, and near moving vehicles such as forklifts.
• Ability to tolerate occasional exposure to extreme temperatures when accessing coolers or heat, and to noise.

Responsibilities

• Follow the company’s safety and cGMP guidelines and Food Safety and Quality Programs.
• Drive Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and ensure equipment operates at full capability.
• Train and mentor direct reports.
• Report food quality or food safety issues and concerns to management and Quality.
• Enter daily production data into the factory performance monitoring system.
• Set up production lines and perform disassembly and changeover procedures as needed.
• Conduct required quality checks and ensure GMP guidelines are followed.
• Complete pre-operational inspections to confirm machines are properly set up for the shift.
• Perform end-of-shift inspections and report progress to the second-shift supervisor.
• Make basic mechanical adjustments to equipment in the area as needed.
• Communicate process deviations to the plant manager, including packaging, labeling, printing, or chocolate quality issues.
• Complete traceability reports accurately and on time and send them to the required recipients.
• Participate in audits and new product development trials, owning activities assigned to the packaging area.
• Provide direct reports with the resources needed to perform quality work.
• Partner with leads to monitor breaks and lunches and ensure they are efficient.
• Report waste at the end of the shift.
• Assist with or make recommendations related to hiring, termination, advancement, or promotion of employees.
• Coordinate production and packaging on the assigned shift and collaborate with other shift managers to support daily performance.
• Monitor and record production and packaging in real time while driving factory-floor productivity and coordination.