Batching Supervisor-3

At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.
- Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.
- Develop lasting relationships with great people.
- Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Batching Supervisor-3

The Batching Supervisor is responsible for collaborating with the Batching Manager to assist with daily operations of the production floor; ensuring the shift meets established safety, quality, and production goals in compliance with all applicable legal and food safety requirements.
**Essential Functions**
- Assists Batching Manager with daily activities of assigned shift, ensuring product adheres to Niagara’s standard of safety, quality, and throughput.
- Communicates with previous shift regarding any challenges and opportunities on the production lines to prepare for the shift.
- Assists with batching as needed and preparing production lines for scheduled changeovers.
- Verifies discrete jobs are correct in Oracle (including quality and bill of material list), Warehouse Management System, and/or Line Management System.
- Supports Production Supervisor with hourly and / or end of shift production reports.
- Utilizes the Efficiency Improvement Tools to understand and comment on line downtime and communicate appropriately per the escalation plan.
- Maintains effective working relationships with team members through open communication, visibility, and involvement to promote a positive working environment that maximizes safety, employee engagement, productivity, and throughput.
- Responsible for team member coaching and development, employment decisions, and resolving issues through conflict resolution. Hires, trains, coaches and reviews performance of team members. Partners with Human Resources and Batching Manager for recruitment, corrective actions, and terminations.
- Orders and Inspects raw materials prior to changeovers to ensure correct inventories for production runs. Performs first pass quality checks after changeovers to prevent non-conforming product. Verifies inventory consumption by batch for traceability and ensures in-house inventory is correct.
- Conducts walkthroughs throughout the shift to ensure safety, quality, and housekeeping compliance by team members.
- Interfaces with multiple departments within the organization to ensure customer deadlines are met.
- Collaborates with plant leadership and shift team members to champion a world-class safety culture.
- Conducts weekly safety talk trainings, daily safety/quality/production meetings, and hourly safety walks.
- Adheres to the highest standards of company and plant safety programs, guidelines, rules, and regulations.
- Abides by Niagara’s Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Food Safety Standards at all times.
- Monitors and reviews assigned team members time and attendance for accuracy, as well as monitors PTO schedule and usage by team members.
- Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.
- Ability to work 12 hour shifts, day or night, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or schedule as dictated by production demand.
- _ Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list 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 prior notice._

**Qualifications**
- Minimum Qualifications:

- 4 Years - Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
- 4 Years - Experience in Position
- 4 Years - Experience managing people/projects

**_*experience may include a combination of work experience and education_**
- Understanding of production processes and controls
- Preferred Qualifications:

- 6 Years
- Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
- 6 Years - Experience working in Position
- 6 Years - Experience managing people/projects
- **_experience may include a combination of work experience and education_**

**Competencies**

This position embodies the values of Niagara’s LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of success:

- Lead Like an Owner
- Identifies safety issues and takes prompt corrective action
- Coaches/corrects unsafe team behavior
- Effectively prioritizes quality, productivity, and cost
- Encourages honest feedback from direct reports, peers, and up-line manager
- Uses customer feedback to improve service levels and internal/external customer relationships
- InnovACT
- Understands the concepts of process consistency and waste minimization
- Modifies goals based on changing business needs
- Promotes sharing of opposing viewpoints
- Find a Way
- Anticipates problems and opportunities within functional area, and recommends proactive solutions
- Uses technical knowledg