Shift Supervisor - IL - On Site

The client is a fast-paced FDA-registered, SQF, boutique retort facility focused on canned coffee/tea latte products. The company launched in 2020 and is experiencing tremendous growth. They are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Position Summary
The client is seeking a shift supervisor to assist with scaling new customers/products as the client achieves its next phase of growth. The Shift Supervisor is the organizational backbone of the production floor. The Shift Supervisor works with the Plant Manager to optimize the production facility. The Shift Supervisor oversees the details and will implement and continuously improve standardized procedures and protocols that ensure that high-quality, compliant products get out the door in a timely and cost-effective manner. The Shift Supervisor ensures that sanitation, safety and compliance procedures are followed. This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and organized individual who thrives in leading and wants to build something great.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and clean work environment by complying with established policies and procedures.
• Ability to fully complete appropriate paperwork related to specific job functions in addition to quality and safety/training.
• Manage inventory with common sense making sure all required information is recorded, FIFO is followed, and proper ingredients are utilized
• Communicate inventory levels and notify manager of supplies that need to be ordered
• Act as backup to other team members in their absence.
• Document all required processing information
• Perform general tasks as assigned by manager
• Perform hourly walks through production and warehouse area to ensure areas are clean and schedule is being maintained
• Check up on hourly employees to make sure they are doing their specific job
• Supervise, train and coach production associates on a day-to-day basis
• Coordinate, maintain and monitor production processes and procedures to ensure product quality
• Conduct and coordinate routine safety and sanitation inspections to promote employee safety, clean work environment and clean equipment
• Ensure all preventative maintenance conducted in a timely and competent manner
• Follow and enforce general plant safety, food safety, and good manufacturing practices
• Coordinate breaks and lunches to ensure line continues to run with minimal impact and that personnel return to work on time

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Driver's License (Preferred)
• English language  (Spanish is preferred but not mandatory).
• Desired Formal Training and Hard/Soft Skills
• Demonstrated ability to develop and run manufacturing capabilities
• Ability to operate a forklift
• Organized, mechanically skilled with a desire to be a hands-on leader
• Ability to work within an entrepreneurial, non-structured environment with a willingness to do whatever job is required
• Driven and competitive with a deep passion for beverages, innovation and success
• True believer that if you're not measuring, you're not manufacturing

Education & Experience

• At least 2-5 years of factory experience in food and/or beverage manufacturing
• Experience driving continuous improvement programs