Food Production Supervisor

Job Description
We are seeking a Production Supervisor responsible for developing daily/weekly schedules for product and labor based on production requirements.

Essential Functions

• Follow the Basic Principles in all employee interactions
• Provide direction, guidance and assistance to employees to enable them to work more effectively
• Motivate employees by giving positive feedback, always in a respectful manner
• Measure and manage productivity in the department to identify areas for improvement
• Coordinate production process to increase productivity and improve process controls
• Effectively allocate production labor as needed on a daily basis to improve productivity
• Manage workforce to cross-train employees and rotate employees regularly
• Follow all procedures for reporting Worker’s Compensation incidents and accidents,
• Ensure meal processing counts and deadlines are met by checking line progress regularly
• Ensure accurate counts are produced to specification
• Ensure portions control is accurately measured by employees by conducting regular verifications
• Train employee in production processes and portion control
• Proactively engage in employee relations issues to resolve them effectively and promptly
• Manage storage and rotation of daily food production overages to minimize waste
• Hold regular communication meeting with employees to review production results, safety and hygiene
• Communicate schedule changes to employees
• Manage production schedules and processes to minimize overtime
• Manage work force accountability for quality and productivity
• Ensure employees have proper tools and equipment needed for production
• Ensure that HACCP, GMP and USDA standards are achieved and completed
• Ensure customer production and labeling requirements are achieved
• Competent to work independently, ask questions and seek direction as needed.
• Ensure all safety requirements are achieved and strives to maintain a safe work environment.
• Effectively gives and receives feedback in a positive and respectful manner
• Must be able to function within a team environment.
• Performs tasks under general supervision

Skills and Qualifications

• Food Service experience required
• A minimum of 2-5 years supervising a food production environment

• Knowledge of internal policies and procedures
• Knowledge of HACCP requirements, USDA, GMP and sanitation requirements.

• Knowledge of cold food production processes
• Candidate bilingual in English and Spanish a plus
• Competent written skills and effective verbal communication skills
• Computer skills a plus (Microsoft)

Supervisory Responsibility
This position has supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and stand for long periods of time and reach with hands and arms.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time exempt position in a 24/7/365 manufacturing environment. Flexibility with weekdays, evenings, and weekends is required.

Travel
0%

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.


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