Production Supervisor - 1st Shift

Flagstone Foods:

At Flagstone Foods, we believe appreciation grows goodness. We have an appreciation for our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we live. Appreciation is our main ingredient! 

Headquartered in the North Loop of Minneapolis with plants in Robersonville, North Carolina, El Paso, Texas, and Dothan, Alabama, we are one of North America’s largest manufacturers and distributors of “feel good snacks,” like flavorful snack nuts, innovative trail mixes and wholesome dried fruits…and we are adding to our team! We hire creative, thoughtful, and entrepreneurial team members. If you share our enthusiasm and appreciation for goodness, you too may find a home with Flagstone Foods. 

POSITION: Production Supervisor I – 1st Shift

REPORTS TO:  Production Manager 

Position Summary

Manage shift operation of food manufacturing facility, including production and packaging of finished goods, personnel, labor cost control, waste control, and food safety. 

Essential Functions

• Execute production schedule to meet customer orders and ensure quality and food safety standards are maintained. 
• Establish employee schedule and coordinate work of production associates to achieve plant goals/metrics. 
• Continually train, coach, and supervise new and existing employees. 
• Utilize performance measurement systems to provide feedback to direct reports in areas of productivity, cost, quality, food safety, and employee safety. 
• Hold employees accountable for attendance, job expectations, cGMPs, productivity metrics, and SOP compliance. 
• Operate within the Production labor budget, report on direct labor, production efficiencies, quality, and safety. 
• Manage equipment downtime according to issue, saving as much product as possible. 
• Participate in pre-operation audits and ensure deficiencies noted during the audit are addressed. 
• Maintain safe working conditions. 
• Work with Human Resources regarding personnel and performance issues. 
• Support food safety program, quality standards, and legality of products manufactured in the facility. 
• Demonstrates adequate knowledge of roasting, candy product processing procedures to ensure direct employees perform the job properly.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned. 

Qualifications (Education/Experience)

• College degree in business or related field preferred or equivalent work experience. 
• 3 years of lead role experience in production, preferably in the food industry, or manufacturing experience required. 
• Strong computer skills including experience with warehouse management systems, ERP systems, and Microsoft Office. 
• Strong leadership and team-building skills. 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 
• Ability to think critically and solve complex problems. 
• Ability to organize, manage multiple priorities, and maintain high attention to detail in a fast-paced environment. 
• Self-directed with the ability to work without close supervision. 
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described within the Essential Functions section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform this job. Other duties or tasks may be assigned as required. Management may modify, change, or add to the duties of this description at any time without notice. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Communicate with others both verbally and in writing. 
• Be independently mobile.
• Use a computer and keyboard.
• Regularly sit, stand, walk, reach, stretch, stoop, bend, for extended periods.
• Ability to lift/carry 25 to 50 lbs.
• Exposure to noise levels requiring hearing protection.

FLSA Designation: This position is a Salaried Exempt and not eligible for overtime.

Work Location: Robersonville, NC

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.