Production Supervisor

Key Responsibilities

1. Production Management and Efficiency:
   • Manage productions to achieve optimum recoveries and labor goals.
   • Refine process efficiencies to lower the cost of production while maintaining product specifications.
   • Manage fresh and frozen inventory and ensure APC records are accurate and up to date.
   • Monitor and report daily product recoveries.
2. Team Leadership and Communication:
   • Manage production team metrics through manpower assessments.
   • Ensure all areas of production are covered and communicate with team members and leads.
   • Assist with vacation schedule planning.
   • Attend and/or lead team meetings and facilitate team activities.
3. Administrative Duties and Development 
   • Track incoming and outgoing products using the AS400 system.
   • Perform daily morning inventory and frequent quality checks.
   • Assist with forecasting processing needs while developing and implementing shift assignments.
4. Safety Advocacy and Compliance 
   • Maintain team member safety, while acting as an advocate for all safety programs.
   • Report safety issues to the maintenance manager or operations management in an urgent manner.
   • Ensure proper icing and rotation of all fresh products.
   • Ensure all products are labeled correctly, clean, stacked, and stored properly.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Required
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Minimum four years of related experience and/or training
• Preferred
  • Proficient knowledge of Word, Excel, and APC
  • Experience with HACCP, SSOP and COOL Act
  • Knowledge of Word, Excel, AS400 and APC

• Must be available to work variable shifts, including weekends and holidays. 
• Must be able to watch and react to changing situations, to ensure safety.
• Ability to lift items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand or walk for long periods.
• Ability to use hands and fingers to carefully complete tasks and skillful actions, making sure to pay close attention to details and accuracy.
• Ability to read a limited number of two and three-syllable words and recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
• Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
• Ability to understand and carry out written or oral instructions.
• Capable of working and communicating in loud environments, while focusing on tasks.
• Capable of training in using specialized tools and equipment pertinent to operations.
• Capable of solving simple math equations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

• Traditional warehouse and distribution facility environment
• Large, specialized equipment
• Large moving equipment
• High noise level
• Exposure to cold/freezing temperatures
• Exposure to hazardous materials
• Wet environment
• Safety equipment (hair nets, gloves, smock, etc.)
• Well-illuminated environment
• Scents related to the production facility

Benefits

• Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short-term disability.
• Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
• 401(k) Retirement Plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
• Paid time off for all regular FT team members, to include sick days, holiday pay, vacation, and personal time
• Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
• Product purchase program