Position Summary

The Packaging Supervisor provides leadership and effectively manages production processes and team members under their area of supervision while complying with company policy.

Position Responsibilities

• The supervisor is responsible for efficiency of production while preserving the integrity and quality of products.
• Responsible for abiding by and holding team members accountable to department and specific role expectations.
• Most of the supervisors’ time will be spent on the production floor identifying improvement opportunities, monitoring safety, production, quality, maintaining Good Manufacturing Practices and incorporating additional expectations and standards.
• Manage issues that arise in the daily operation, offers resolution, and reports to department management if needed for further review.
• Crider, Inc. requires all employees to comply with and support all Food Safety and Quality policies, programs, and procedures to ensure our products meet and exceed consumers’ expectations.
• Every supervisor must monitor five key areas to be productive and effective as a supervisor.

• • Safety
  • Quality
  • Training
  • Labor Cost
  • Foreign Material
• Supervisors should be aware of their performance as a group and the overall performance of the company.
• Good housekeeping should always be maintained daily throughout your shift.
• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the department/shift to include interviewing and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance.
• Coach employees in their development of knowledge and skills, providing timely feedback, guidance, and training to help them reach their goal.
• Manage relationships and maintain professional rapport with internal and external colleagues and ensure achievement of department and company goals.
• Facilitate seamless handoffs and communicate key information to peers, team members and Production Management
• Plan and manage the daily allocation of resources (equipment, people, materials, and systems) to safely, efficiently, and cost effectively achieve performance targets set by Production Management
• Actively participate in prevention and correction of quality-related errors
• Trains and provides an environment for employees to achieve their maximum quality and productivity performance in their respective positions.
• Make sure all reporting requirements are met for area of supervision.

KPIs

• Training Compliance
• Zero safety incidents
• Daily Attainment of CPM PACKAGING
• Minimize DT below 5% each day (Combined operational & machine)
• Zero Quality Incidents
• Labor Hours use efficiency

Essential Skills and Experience

• Previous experience leading in a manufacturing environment (Preferably Packaging)
• Proven technical and leadership ability to utilize structured problem solving to deliver results
• Superior problem-solving and coaching capabilities
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels of the organization
• Strong team building, decision making and people management skills
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

Positions reporting to this person

None

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Physical Demands: Lift dead weight, up to 40#’s
• Work Demands: 10-12 hours per day, 2-4 weekends per month

General Sign-Off: The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies and to act as a role model in the adherence to policies. The company reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the company desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “AT- WILL.” Qualified employees who, because of a physical or mental impairment that significantly limits a major life activity, require reasonable accommodation to perform the essential functions of this position should notify their manager or Human Resources.

Food Safety Sign-Off: All team members at Crider Foods must adhere to our food safety requirements and must report food safety problems to management. All attempts should be made to ensure that the written and digital records are documented at the time the activity is performed, legible, clear, concise and suitably authorized (not falsified) by those undertaking monitoring (documented work tasks). This position may be responsible for the inspection and verification of records.

“We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law”.