Production Supervisor

Our client, a manufacturing company located in Burlington, VT is looking for a Weekend Production Supervisor to join their team.

What you will do in this role:

• Acts as the direct supervisor for operations and packaging employees, including making recommendations over disciplinary actions, staffing, evaluations, etc.
• Motivates staff by willingness to complete tasks and maintains a positive attitude, provides leadership through example and shares knowledge and skills.
• Informs Plant Manager and Human Resources of concerns with staff but will independently resolve staff issues.
• Ensures staffing is appropriate and cost efficient for responsible departments.
• Plans and organizes operations to be executed by staff, enforces the production and packaging schedules, and communicates it to the Plant Manager.
• Ensures efficient and smooth operations in responsible departments.
• Ensures that the use of goods and losses are reported daily.
• Updates and maintains production records and Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
• Tracks and analyses workforce and daily production costs, finds solutions to reduce production losses.
• Tracks monthly inventory of production supplies.
• Closes X3 work orders and tracks components after completion of production.
• Informs the Warehouse department of completed work orders.
• Ensures proper use and maintenance of production equipment, tools, and accessories.
• Performs and controls effectively all the day’s orders in a timely and organized fashion, while respecting quality and safety standards.
• Assists in the coordination of quality control measures with the Quality Control department.
• Maintains good communication and collaboration with the coordinators, maintenance, planning, quality control department, and upper management is considered essential to supervise production in order to provide a high-quality product.
• Participates in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Supports and adheres to company’s company mission statement and core values.
• Ensures all staff are following company’s policies, procedures, and GMPs.
• Confers with Plant Manager, concerning any issues and safety concerns which may arise and offers potential solutions.
• Approves weekly time and attendance of staff and confers with Plant Manager to authorize overtime.
• Ensures training is completed and thorough for newly hired personnel in responsible departments.
• Supports and helps implement continuous process improvements.
• Completes other tasks, as assigned, within the scope of responsibility.

What you will bring to the role:

• A bachelor’s degree in food science, Microbiology, or other related field
• Mechanical or electrical engineering
• Previous experience as a Production Supervisor
• 5-7 years related experience in manufacturing
• A combination of equivalent education
• Knowledge of food industry
• Knowledge of food hygiene standards

What our client is offering:

• A competitive salary and full medical/health benefits for the employee and their family.
• The chance to join a growing company with a great work environment.

If you feel that this role would be a good fit for you, please submit your resume today in MS Word format – Don’t forget to include your accomplishments and achievements.