Production Supervisor

Location: Bluffton, IN - onsite

Position Summary

Responsible for the operation in all areas of production assuring a quality, cost efficient product for on-time delivery while implementing and upholding the Company quality policy.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure proper employee training, planning, assigning, and directing of work,
• including scheduling overtime.
• Train and facilitate employee activities including counseling and meetings as
• needed.
• Review operational results to assure objectives are attained in key management
• areas of safety, housekeeping, quality, on-time delivery, and productivity.
• Improve manufacturing methods, reduce costs, and solve problems by utilizing
• employee involvement.
• Provide daily labor productivity information to Shift Manager and Plant Manager
• Promote a team-oriented environment and pride in workmanship.
• Ensure that employees are compliant with customer, regulatory, and SQF requirements.
• Develop continuous improvement through lean production practices, including
• completing required trainings, and attending continuous improvement meetings.
• Ensure that work areas are clean and safe by performing general housekeeping practices.
• Manage rework of non-conformance and WIP product
• Communicate and prioritize daily maintenance calls, including entering work notifications in a timely manner.
• Ensure all necessary documentation (ex. Production records, safety incidents,
• training) is completed and submitted in a timely manner.
• Complete sample requests
• Ensure time and attendance for employees.
• Complete, in conjunction with the Quality Department, investigations and corrective actions for quality deviations, such as foreign material, metal detector failures, and internal audits
• Complete safety incident investigations and corrective actions
• Assist with interviewing and training new candidates as needed.
• Attend Safety meetings and work on safety projects.
• Complete required training in a timely manner
• Perform other functionally related duties as assigned.

Relationships/Contacts

• Serve as a mentor to new hires, ensuring proper training, retention, evaluations, and acclimation to plant policies, procedures, and environment.
• Communicate with scheduling to assure on time delivery to customers.
• Set and communicate goals for your employees and help them achieve them. Complete customer complaint investigation and corrective actions for items occurring on shift.

Minimum Experience and Educational Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2+ years of supervisory experience
• Strong computer skills with experience using Word, Excel, Access, Power Point
• Organized with the ability to multi-task
• Proven leadership skills
• Good problem solving/resolution skills
• Good communication skills

Preferred Skills

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in related field
• 2+ years of Food Processing experience
• Lean or Six Sigma experience

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.