Job Description
Job Description
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION :
The Production Supervisor is responsible for supervising the plant production and maintenance on a production shift. The Production Supervisor will be accountable for implementing the plant production plan, maintaining a safe work environment, developing a team-oriented workforce, meeting customer quality / service expectations, developing and implementing process improvements, accomplishing plant productivity goals, building plant / shift communications, identifying and solving operational issues and delivering training programs.
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS :
This position reports to the Manufacturing Manager and supervises hourly plant employees. The position may work closely with all plant staff, human resources, accounting, planning, logistics, sales, equipment / supply vendors, contractors, or auditors.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
1. Supervise and monitor the daily operations to meet production and customers’ needs, including scheduling, materials, and staging of fruit. Approve and ensure adherence to production schedules. Supervise hourly employees’ performance related to hourly throughputs and quality and process checks, and coordinates their schedules, time approval, and vacation planning to ensure proper coverage.
2. Measure plant production efficiencies and provide communication to supervisors and employees regarding plant performance. Prepare paperwork and review daily, weekly and monthly production and financial reports that focus on customer complaints, yield, labor, and throughputs.
3. Provide leadership and supervision of plant hourly employees. Manage goals and objectives for staff. Provide formal and informal feedback through coaching, monitoring and evaluating job results.
4. Maintain (GMP, SQF, SOP, SSOP, OSHA, State Department of Agriculture, USDA, and state / federal regulations) compliance in auditable areas including, but not limited to : food safety audits, GMP audits, plant inspections, LOTO audits, and sanitation audits.
5. Document Control : Develop and implement SOP’s and SSOP’s relevant to the area of responsibility. Ensure appropriate documents are stored and approved within the Intelex system. Ensure appropriate personnel are adequately trained to all relevant approved documents.
6. cGMP’s : Ensure compliance to, and enforcement of all company policies and procedures concerning cGMP’s, food safety and all appropriate pre-requisite programs.
7. Participate in routine meetings, which may include production meetings, safety, training and development, etc.
8. Identify and implement capital, continuous improvement, and cost containment projects. Ensure that waste and production costs are minimized.
9. Perform under the Working Conditions described below.
Additional Functions :
10. Position assigned Sanitation responsibilities : Ensure the execution of all cleaning and sanitation activities comply with corporate and plant policies and procedures.
11. Manage raw fruit to achieve optimal throughputs in blending with apple pressures, decay, stem bowl crack, stickers, fruit varieties, and apple sizes.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENTRY :
KNOWLEDGE OF :
ABILITY TO :
EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATION / LICENSES, AND TRAINING :
Production Supervisor • Selah, WA, US