Production Supervisor

Employee Type: Full time Location: GA Forest Park Job Type: Production Operations Job Posting Title: Production Supervisor Job Description: POSITION PURPOSE: Supervises all production operations, conduct of food safety, and quality procedures of the plant to assure a safe, efficient, productive and positive work environment for the assigned shift. This person consistently directs, coaches, trains and gives performance feedback to the associates on the line. All procedures and practices used are grounded in standards, regulations and laws addressing occupational safety (OSHA) and food safety and food quality (FDA) in addition to environmental safety (EPA) in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide shift-focused supervision to the production associates Communicate routinely with a professional manner with associates to assure that all understand the day’s production schedule, key issues, and challenges Provide supervision to the production of products during their shift assuring the implementation and monitoring of good manufacturing practices, quality and safety standards, QA monitoring and continuous improvement Participate in overseeing maintenance, sanitation, equipment, and organization on each shift for the plant Identifies problems or bottlenecks in production processes and resolves issues Assure daily documentation, analysis and trending of data regarding production, waste, maintenance issues, safety issues, employee issues and any other incidents. Assure the implementation of all identified food quality and food safety standards, laws, good manufacturing practices, training and continuous improvement Ensures production resources including materials, equipment, and people resources are available as needed to maintain production schedules. Identify and document the skills, performance opportunities, learning needs, time and attendance of each production associate and teaches routinely Assure all associates are consistently trained in all required standards and expectations, including temporary employees Keep work environment clean, safe and positive Manage production performance against plant goals in safety, quality, CPS, cost, customer service and culture Manage and supervise all OSHA compliance training for production employees, including temporary employees Work with the management team to develop safe work practices and implement them for effective safety that result in zero recordable and lost time accidents and encourages safe work performance Exudes a high degree of inter-personal skills and has the ability to work well with everyone Assure fair and consistent application of policies, procedures, and discipline Follows and enforces standards for food safety and food quality production reflected in SQF as well as the regulations of major vendors and governmental agencies such as OSHA, FDA and EPA and assures associates are consistently trained in these standards and comply with all requirements Supervisory Responsibilities Manages production employees to include: Packaging Machine Operators, Press Operators, Palletizing Machine Operators, Distribution personnel, and Temporary Employees, is responsible for the general direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units; Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Four year Degree in Business or Engineering or a related field or equivalent work experience At least 3 years of production manufacturing experience preferred, food manufacturing preferred Working knowledge of production equipment and systems Working knowledge of food safety and food quality standards and regulations such as SQF or BRC and environmental and safety regulations preferred Competency in English language (read, write, speak); excellent written, oral, and listening skills. Requires basic mathematical skills to be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide combined with analytical skills used to track and trend data and be able to use that data to guide decisions and communications with associates Proficient use of Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook Ability to facilitate cross-functional teams Ability to effectively present information to top management Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions MUST BE WILLING TO WORKK ANY SHIFT #IND TreeHouse Use Only: #IND1