Production Supervisor

Job Responsibilities:

Manage the processes and personnel involved in manufacturing, activities focused on guaranteeing an agile process that ensures the safety of people, the proper functioning of the machinery, and that the articles comply with quality standards. Oversee, manage and organize the work team, resources and processes in a manufacturing plant. Schedule routine activities, delegate tasks, and will be responsible for quickly and efficiently resolving any unexpected situation(s) that threaten to slow down the work flow.

• Accomplishes manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.

• Maintains staff by selecting, orienting, and training employees; developing personal growth opportunities.

• Maintains work flow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.

• Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.

• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.

• Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs; evaluating new equipment and techniques.

• Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data; answering questions and responding to requests.

• Creates and revises systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, record-keeping systems, forms of control, and budgetary and personnel requirements; implementing change.

• Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.

• Maintains working relationship with the union by following the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.

• Resolves personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action.

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Requirements

• Associate degree in related field or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 5 years direct experience in bottling plant, Dairy plant or pharmaceutical.
• Knowledge of excel and outlook
• Experience in aseptic manufacturing a definite plus/ high speed bottling also plus
• Must be comfortable working in changing environment, loud and dusty, standing for long periods of time, kneeling, crouching, walking up and down stairs.