Production Supervisor

Principle Accountabilities:
Operations: Observes and adjusts product and process flow including raw products, cooking and cooling temperatures, mash flow, and waste processes to ensure that product is in grade and production standards are met. Ensures proper additives are used for production.
Reports: Prepare reports such as daily potato usage, daily production summary, and waste water reports.
Policies and Procedures: Ensures that all proper procedures and paperwork are in place for audits, including accessibility to all charts, daily logs, reports, checklists and graphs.

Completes maintenance job orders if repairs are needed, ensuring that all equipment is maintained and running adequately. Completes daily roster, ensuring accurate coverage for each position in the Processing Department.
Safety: Responsible for all areas of safety, including conducting monthly employee safety procedures such as “lock-out tag-out”. Attends HACCP meetings and monthly safety meetings (conducts safety meeting if asked).

Trains and monitors all shift employees to ensure proper production, GMP’s and safety guidelines are followed.
Qualifications:
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor’s Degree — in engineering or sciences preferred, not required. Preferred candidates would have two years of a trade school and/or five years experience in production and maintenance.
Language Skills
Ability to read, comprehend, and compose simple to complex instructions, polices, procedures and correspondence.

Exhibits effective speaking and written communication skills.
Computer Skills
Proficient is using Microsoft applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Quick to learn industry specific applications is a plus.
Reasoning Ability
Possesses strong analytical, quantitative, communication, problem solving, and technical skills. Has the ability to creatively apply experience, and common sense for processes and employees.

Demonstrates the self-confidence and maturity to make decisions and solve problems with minimal direction. Organized and able to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.
Work Environment
The position is located in a food processing facility. Sixty percent of time will be on the production floor and forty percent of time will be in an office setting. Responsible for keeping work area clean, and for general clean ups during and after shutdowns.

We run our facilities 24/7, candidates must be open to working nights and weekends.
Interpersonal Skills
Team player, flexible and accepts changing assignments and accountabilities.