Production Supervisor 

Your role: 

As Production Supervisor, you will be responsible for overseeing and executing day-to-day operations for packing, warehouse and loading department ensuring direct reports are following policies and procedures related to employee safety and food/feed Safety.  To succeed, you must be able to: 

• Deliver results in first-time situations by inspiring others and working to earn trust every day 

• Serve others with understanding, respect, and care 

• Operate with simplicity, clarity and transparency 

• Deal with and drive change 

• Organize, prioritize and own multiple tasks while meeting or exceeding deadlines 

• Learn and apply new technology, and share your knowledge with others 

• Above all you will be expected to carry out all your activities with reliability, integrity, compliance and in a safe, environmentally responsible, and efficient manner 

Your responsibilities: 

• Oversees and executes day-to-day operations for department ensuring direct reports are following policies and procedures related to employee safety and food/feed safety

• Partners with Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) and Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory experts to implement the most effective approach for complying with corporate safety policies and procedures

• Monitors production outcomes, quantity, and quality to ensure customer and food safety requirements are within specifications while providing recommendations for continuous improvements  

• Participate and lead process improvement initiatives including Centerlining, Preventative Maintenance, Pristine, 5S and ELEMEDS (Every Load, Every Mill, Every Day Safely)  

• Partners with local plant management to develop approaches for meeting/tracking efficiency standards (scorecard and metrics control, total cost of maintenance, monthly review of compliance audits, etc.) 

• Develops planning for future production workforce needs and participates in selection of employees 

• Take counts, correct discrepancies, and provide corrective actions/investigations to solve for any inventory count outside of variance range in the digital Vs physical count 

• Responsible for workforce engagement, recognition as well as development and coaching to hourly members 

Essential skills and experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree or High school diploma/GED equivalent with 4 years of production experience  

• Minimum of 1 years’ experience having leadership responsibilities in an industrial environment (milling, agricultural, food production, or equivalent) 

• Demonstrated understanding of safety hazards and protocols 

• Understanding of computerized maintenance management systems 

Good to have: 

• Knowledge of maintaining, operating, and troubleshooting packaging equipment and conveying systems  

• Training in LEAN, Six Sigma, or other manufacturing and warehousing optimization processes 

• Reliability centered maintenance training around packaging equipment best practices 

Physical requirements and working conditions (with or without reasonable accommodation): 

• Ability to perform work at a computer and other administrative/managerial tasks   

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as is required by the operating areas (i.e. safety glasses, protective footwear, hard hat, hearing protection and, at times, a respirator or a harness)

• Ability to work a rotating schedule including nights, weekends and holidays 

• Ability to work a machine-paced continuous process that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with conditions which include:  

• Hot/Cold temperatures (inclement weather)  

• Indoor/Outdoor environment  

• Dusty environment (to include Wheat/Gluten allergens) 

• Noisy environment  

• Frequent moving/vibration/ or other motion of equipment/processes  

• Elevated Places  

• Ability to perform work safely which may require:  

• Frequently standing, walking, rotating, bending/stooping, twisting, crouching, kneeling, balancing and reaching or lifting at varying heights and levels  

• Frequently climbing stairs and/or ladders  

• Occasionally lifting, shoveling and/or carrying  

• Occasionally pushing and/or pulling   

• Working in confined or elevated places  

Other considerations: 

• Must be able to read, interpret instruction and technology and communicate effectively in English 

• Must be willing to work alongside your team including long days (days, evenings, and nights) as well as weekends or holiday work 

• Must be authorized to work in the Unites states without sponsorship now and in the future 

• Except where prohibited by law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test and pre-employment background check