Supervisor Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience leading a small to mid-size team
• Prior experience with leading and motivating a team in a production facility, ideally in an FDA-regulated environment
• Food processing and/or bakery knowledge is a plus; experience with inspections and/or quality control is helpful
• Familiarity with equipment operation and mechanical components
• Must be able to perform duties following all regulatory GMP hygiene practices
• Possess basic math skills
• Possess intermediate computer skills and ability to use Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Outlook
• Solid communication skills, both written and oral
• Experience with SAP strongly desired
• English, verbal and written

Nice To Haves

• Spanish a plus but not required

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach approximately 20 operators on your assigned shift
• Confirm that all packaging equipment and other machines in the assigned areas are functional
• Ensure that processing equipment in bakery, dough room, Crumble, and cookie butter rooms is functional
• Ensure that materials and supplies are in a positive flow
• Ensure that the Crumble, cookie butter, bakery, and dough room facilities, raw ingredients, and finished products adhere to Quality and Safety Standards
• Actively guide your team to follow standard work and standard operating procedures to guarantee quality, safety, and performance
• Oversee production activity in all assigned areas
• Oversee processing activity in bakery, Crumble, cookie butter, and doughroom during the assigned shift
• Supervise the team and follow up on the daily work output in the bakery, doughroom, Crumble, and cookie butter areas
• Ensure that daily KPIs of safety, quality, scrap, and production are met/exceeded
• Organize a smooth start-up and changeover to a new shift by actively engaging with supervisor of previous shift and maintenance technicians to ensure your team is aware of operational status and open technical and quality issues
• Build a strong relationship with the technical department and the tech(s) allocated to your shift
• Adjust schedule and work assignments to account for unforeseen absences and tardies; coordinate rotation of team members during the shift, both to satisfy production needs and to promote cross-training
• Create training plans for new operators and monitor the quality of training delivered
• Monitor for proper operation of the production and processing equipment in the assigned areas and intervene when necessary to train, retrain, and coach team member performance
• Evaluate operational and technical deficiencies that impact uptime; resolve issues when possible and escalate when quality issues or non-conformities arise. Guide leads and operators in performing small technical interventions upon malfunction.
• Confirm that inspection tasks and registration are performed according to instruction
• Signal and register technical malfunctions and abnormalities of equipment, raw ingredients, finished product, and packaging material; escalate to maintenance as needed
• Report on daily shift performance and own improvement initiatives
• Exhibit TOP communication with operators in all areas and with technicians, material handlers, managers, and other team members on-shift about issues to be solved
• Lead labor-scheduling activities for your shift
• Complete reports of employee behavioral deficiencies or customer complaints