Production Supervisor (Soledad-VAP)

Title: Production Supervisor                                                   
Salary Range: $79,000 - $80,000 Annually 
Status: Exempt                                              
Location:  Soledad, CA                                          
Reports to: Production Manager 
 
GENERAL DISCRIPTION / PRIMARY PURPOSE:
Supervise Production and processing activities to ensure all production goals are met: safety, food safety, cost, and yields within their assigned area.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS / DUTIES OF THE POSITION:
•    Maximize the effectiveness of approximately 80 hourly employees, equipment, and materials to process and package products within planned schedules at a minimum cost
•    Responsible for maintaining excellent quality, sanitation, safety and production standards
•    Train employees on job responsibilities and goals; hold accountable for results
•    Ensure availability of adequate supplies and materials needed to meet and exceed productivity standards
•    Maintain process flow by communicating production status, requirements, and problems to the next shift
•    Drives KPI’s set by the company
•    Responsible to work closely with Maintenance on equipment needs to prevent downtime
•    Follow all Food Safety Requirements and GMPs as applicable to position 
•    Ensure the integrity and continued operation of the food safety system in the event of organizational or personnel changes within the company or associated facilities
•    Support special projects and other duties as assigned
•    CAPA’s follow thru and seeing them through completion as required 
•    Monitor and drive production efficiency metrics, including Bags Per Minute (BPM) and line throughput, ensuring production lines operate at or above established performance standards.
•    Monitor and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by reducing downtime, optimizing line performance, and ensuring product quality standards are consistently met.
•    Develop and mentor Production Floor Leads, building leadership capability and preparing team members for increased responsibility and advancement within the production organization

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:
•    1-3 years supervisory experience in a production environment involving efficiency improvement/ monitoring with strong safety and quality management desired.  Food processing experience preferable.
•    Strong leadership skills, and the ability to manage, motivate, and train people. 
•    Excellent oral and written communications skills,
•    Bilingual/Bi-literate in Spanish and English preferred.
•    Dynamic, hands-on ability to work in an extremely fast-paced, team-oriented food-processing environment.  
•    Must have the ability to make decisions, maintain regular and acceptable attendance, follow directions, interact well with co-workers, understand and follow posted work rules/procedures and to accept constructive criticism. 
•    Flexibility to work on a variety of shifts.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 
•    Ability to maneuver around an array of equipment. 
•    Will have some exposure to fumes and airborne particles. 
•    Ability to travel. 
•    Able to occasionally work in a cold environment (35o on Plant floor).        

WORK HOUR & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS 
•    Ability to work long hours, weekends, second shift, some holidays and rotating schedules if needed.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION 
•    Required: High School diploma or equivalent.
•    Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management preferred or 4 years of supervisory experience.


EEO STATEMENT:  We are an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.