Manufacturing Supervisor

About This Role

Managing various production activities, such as assembly, material forming, processing, treating, or packaging, is the core of this manufacturing supervisor role. It involves planning, directing, and monitoring production to meet established specifications, schedules, volume, cost, wastage targets, and quality standards. The role suits a leader who can guide the work of others and mobilize resources to achieve operational and financial results.

Responsibilities

• Direct, leverage, and guide the work of others, and mobilize resources
• Manage two or more direct reports
• Monitor and achieve operational and/or financial results for the area of responsibility
• Perform people management actions such as hiring, terminating, rewarding, training, and developing employees
• Supervise entry-level or semi-skilled hourly employees such as production, craft, and clerical workers
• Coordinate resources and set daily priorities for the team to ensure task completion and operational objectives are met
• Work on issues of limited scope
• Apply established procedures and full knowledge of own area of functional responsibility
• Monitor daily operations of a unit or sub-unit
• Use judgment to identify, troubleshoot and resolve day-to-day technical and operational problems
• Apply operational business practices and coordinate with other closely related areas to improve efficiency
• Direct operations of work units
• Interact daily with subordinates or peers within similar or related functions primarily for the purpose of presenting and exchanging information
• Follow all Plant rules, Processes, Hygiene, and Allergens procedures, related to production of Safe Quality Foods
• Report to person of authority to record any potentially unsafe conditions which may result in unsafe foods or noncompliance to SQF related procedures
• Participate in SQF Root Cause and Corrective Actions (from customer complaints, SQF audits, validation, and verification activities) as required
• Follow all procedures related to producing Safe Quality Foods (SQF)
• Report any potentially unsafe SQF conditions or customer complaints to a person of authority to record and/or correct the situation

Requirements

• BA degree or related work experience required in lieu of degree
• Business Acumen
• Curiosity
• Interpersonal Skills
• Influence Skills
• Self-Starter
• Negotiation Skills
• Organization Skills
• Results Oriented

Benefits

• 401(k) with employer matching
• Health & Welfare Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage