Production Supervisor

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for providing supervision and direction to all production staff on their designated shift.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Supervises employees to ensure safety, quality and productivity.
• Achieves budgeted targets for raw material yield, labor, and packaging materials usage for shift.
• Responsible for the accuracy of all production reporting related to shift.
• Schedule and conduct production meetings with shift personnel.
• Audits workstations to ensure SOPS are being following routinely.
• Collaborate with warehouse and quality assurance personnel to ensure prompt shipment of product.
• Responsible for the complete and accurate reporting of shift production data.
• Maintain GMP/Housekeeping at a high level within the department through the involvement of all team members.
• Develops and recommends improvements of facilities, equipment, or procedures to improve safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Oversees and/or conducts shift training of new or existing employees. Drives productivity, quality and safety initiatives throughout production to impact productivity and the cost structure.
• Establish and support a work environment of continuous improvement that supports the companies Quality policy, Quality System & the appropriate regulations for the area.
• Oversees the management of shift production personnel including appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and documenting all safety/accident incidents.
• Ensures production is in compliance with SunOpta QA standards, SOPs, HACCP, and GMPs
• Committed to ensuring that the products produced meet all food safety and quality requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional groups including Human Resources, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Warehousing, and Finance to meet production targets.
• Communicate and execute the production schedule.
• Manage labor and material resources to maximize efficiencies and yields.
• Protect company assets by the direct intervention of any condition resulting in the abuse of equipment or buildings.
• Works with management to ensure effective organizational design and that roles are correctly organized, defined, documented and communicated to all employees.
• Adheres to company GMP's (good manufacturing practices), safety procedures and all other quality processes.
• Wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) when required.
• All other duties, as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Direct all hourly production personnel on designated shift.
• Supervises employees to ensure safety, quality and productivity.
• Schedule and conducts production meetings with shift personnel.
• Oversees and or conducts shift training of new or existing employees.
• Oversees the management of shift production personnel including appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and documenting all safety/accident incidents.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A college degree is preferred or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Five years related supervisory experience in a food manufacturing facility.

Preferred Qualifications:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Candidate must possess a strong working knowledge of food manufacturing.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing practices is beneficial.
• Outstanding verbal, written, multi-tasking and presentation skills.
• Ability to create momentum and foster organizational change.
• Bilingual in Spanish is beneficial. Must have a working knowledge of MS Word and MS PowerPoint software and be proficient with MS Excel software.
• Experience with Oracle is beneficial.

Additional Considerations:

• This position will be at the Plant in OMAK, WA.
• Relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.

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.