Fresh Shipping Supervisor

Position Summary

Be able to manage their shift area, and department so we can build employee morale and increase our customer loyalty and satisfaction.

General Purpose

Responsible for improving efficiencies; Quality assurance; Problem resolution; Yield improvements, Customer satisfaction

Role Qualifications

• Must execute ways to satisfy the customer.
• Must ensure that all departments are working together for the same goal.
• Must develop systems and controls to ensure Cost and Yield goals are met.

Position Responsibilities

• 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 ten key areas to be productive and effective as a supervisor.

1. Safety
2. Quality
3. Yield
4. Labor Cost
5. Foreign Material
6. Minimize Waste
7. Cost
8. Time
9. Rejects
10. Training/Cross Training

• Housekeeping should be maintained continuously at least every half hour.
• Scale Tare weight should be verified every hour.
• The productivity board should be updated hourly.
• Product labels should be verified once each set of labels is printed for errors or misprints. Equipment should be properly placed in their respected designated areas.
• No foreign materials should be allowed at any time in the department.
• All electrical cords should be off the floors and water hoses should be wrapped up neatly when not in use.
• No supervisor or hourly employee should be working on any equipment “Maintenance Only.”
• The supervisor should double check all production paperwork for errors during shift and at the end of the shift prior to paperwork being turned in.
• Hourly checks should be performed on the actual yield and documented.
• Complete and fill all production orders daily and weekly.
• All pallets, labels and shrink wrap must be uniform before leaving the department.
• Any downtime over 10 minutes or any reoccurring downtime should be immediately reported to the maintenance supervisor or lead person on duty and the production manager.
• Label all trash combos as “TRASH”.
• Supervisor must follow and enforce daily all GMP’s.
• In case of absence of key personnel, the job will be filled by a trained employee

Essential Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, and previous experience running a Mega-jet and other areas or equivalent experience.
• Leadership: a demonstrated ability to lead people and get results from others
• Planning: an ability to think ahead and plan over a six month to one year period
• Management: the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
• Problem analysis and problem resolution capabilities at both strategic and functional levels
• Strong customer orientation
• Superior interpersonal skills
• Commitment to company values

Preferred Relevant Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with production experience, or equivalent experience
• Experience running a Mega-Jet, and other areas in a poultry plant.
• Advanced computer efficiency.
• Knowledge of yields, efficiency, and cost.

Positions reporting to this person

• Production team members

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essentials functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical Demands:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear. The incumbent must occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work Demands:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to hot and cold conditions prevalent at the time.  The production area is normally damp or wet. The noise level in the work environment is of a level that may require hearing protection. The work hours are normally Monday through Friday and some weekends. The hours will vary due to production demands.

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 a 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”.