Production Supervisor Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Minimum high school diploma.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Goal-oriented, confident, outgoing, and able to work well under pressure in a competitive environment.
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate effective initiative.
• Strong computer skills, including Outlook, and ability to look up standard Excel documents.
• Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily while prioritizing safety and food quality.
• Regularly able to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• At least 2 years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Manufacturing environment experience highly preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Inspect the assigned work area for safety hazards before the shift and continuously observe for hazards during production.
• Ensure employees follow safety regulations, wear PPE, and complete their safety cards; collect the cards and submit them to the supervisor at the end of the shift.
• Monitor GMP compliance, correct discrepancies as needed, and report them to a supervisor or manager.
• Read and understand specification sheets and ensure production follows them.
• Verify that the components listed on work orders are available in the correct quantities.
• Assign work to Line Workers and train them to meet daily production goals.
• Update production metrics on the hourly production whiteboard.
• Ensure skid tickets, line checks, and quality checks are completed.
• Contact the Indirect Labor Material Handler for additional production components as needed.
• Instruct the Material Handler, Line Workers, and sanitation crew to clean production waste during and after production.
• Operate production equipment and perform changeovers, packing, product transfers, troubleshooting, and a degree of maintenance.
• Produce products efficiently and perform quality checks on the line.
• Escalate production issues to the Production Manager and assist that manager as needed.
• Communicate recommendations for disciplinary action when employees violate company rules and policies.
• Perform other duties as needed or assigned.