Production Supervisor

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POSITION SUMMARY

The Production Supervisor oversees and coordinates the work of line employees. The primary responsibility of the Production supervisor is to is to supply the Maintenance and Operations Department with support in the areas of systems development, cost control, operational training, capital project management, business expenses; as well as, safety, environmental and health issues. This position is also responsible for Food Safety and Food quality. This role reports to the Production Manager and is based out of our Springdale, Arkansas location.

Primary Responsibilities include:

• Troubleshoot equipment individually and through coaching of the operators when there is downtime. Assist operators to resolve mechanical and operational issues related to equipment stops and breakdowns.
• Work with the operations department to facilitate a teamwork approach, combining the expertise and manpower of both production and maintenance departments for the good of the company.
• Define project priorities and provide direction to production staff. Monitors team performance and audit activities to ensure personnel are performing quality work, supporting a quality product and managing equipment to meet goals.
• Provide leadership to team which includes following Performance Management System, setting expectations that align to area's business objectives and providing routine feedback on performance.
• Manage the PDCA process from cradle to grave to include problem statement, root cause analysis, and counter measure implementation.
• Work with improvement teams to identify, evaluate, and implement reliability improvement opportunities through changes to operating procedures, maintenance procedures, and equipment upgrades.
• Develop, post, and communicate procedures/processes for their area that support the production strategies.
• Utilize preventive and predictive operator maintenance techniques to minimize equipment breakdowns.
• Manage personnel plan to setup team for success.
• Develop and implement operator preventative maintenance systems. Maintains the plant CIL program, Changeover Program, Startup/Shutdown procedures, and Machine Centerline process.
• Assist in the selection process of new hires. Manage the production training program for the production staff.
• Ability to understand line control, bottle flow, and can flow to balance the line so the flow of work is at an even pace.
• Ability to understand staffing and productivity calculations to understand measures and set targets.
• Coordinate with maintenance department to drive optimum performance on production lines and assists with supporting production personnel as needed.
• Ability to analyze data with use of the computer so measures and set targets can be communicated.
• Demonstrate a working understanding and ability to operate all plant machinery.
• Possess the ability to troubleshoot machine setup issues and operator competency gaps.
• Capability to develop training standards and work instructions for production processes.
• This role will be required to taste test product as needed, up to a couple ounces per test.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage 6 employees
• Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintaining a safe, secure, and legal work environment; developing personal growth opportunities.
• Communicates job expectations; planning, monitoring, and assessing job results; coaching, and counseling employees; developing, coordinating, and enforcing systems, procedures, and productivity standards.
• Establishes strategic goals; identifying and evaluating trends; choosing a course of action; defining objectives; evaluating outcomes.
• Lead and support a food safety and food quality culture within the location.
• Establish, document, and communicate to all relevant staff of food safety and quality objectives and performance measure.
• Empower and encourage employees to act to resolve food safety and quality issues within their scope of work.
• Implement, maintain, and continuously improve the food safety and quality culture within the location.
• Effectively communicate all key performance indicators and objectives to employees
• Ensure staffing and adequate resources are maintained to meet objectives.
• Educate all staff to understand the importance of food safety and food quality controls and deviation consequences.
• Accountable for food safety, food quality and regulatory requirements for their position
• Encouraged to notify management about actual or potential food safety issues.
• Adopt and maintain all SQF requirements for their position.
• Empowerment to work with supervision to resolve food safety and food quality issues within their scope of work.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum Required Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent education
• College degree or equivalent strongly preferred.
• Previous experience in Manufacturing or production environment.
• Must have experience using a PC and business information system/software.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the food/beverage industry
• Experience in report writing.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be detailed oriented and have the ability to multi-task.
• Must have excellent time management skills.
• Ability to direct, coach and train others.
• Consultative, influential, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS

This position requires sufficient physical ability to work in a production setting.

FREQUENT: Ability to talk and hear; ability to stand, walk, climb stairs, stoop, bend and/or crouch; push/pull; lift up to 50 pounds; use of hands and fingers to operate machinery/equipment and all manual and electronic equipment in area of responsibility. Exposure to wet and humid conditions and fluctuations in ambient temperature (seasonal).

OCCASIONAL: Squatting, kneeling, ability to reach above and at shoulder height, moderate grasp to manipulate reference books and manuals; lifting objects weighing up to 50 lbs. from below waist to above shoulders and transporting distances up to 50 feet. Ability to wear a dust mask and perform Confined Entry using LOTO program. Exposure to toxic and corrosive chemicals.

This job description is not intended to contain a comprehensive list of the responsibilities that are required to successfully perform in this position. Other duties as assigned are part of every job description. The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential job functions.

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