Production Supervisor
Department: Production (Exempt)
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: LaGrange, GA
Description
The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading employees in a manner to produce maximum quality and minimum scrap and the administration and enforcement of Company rules, policies and procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
- Monitor production and materials on a daily basis.
- Maintain employee records for attendance, performance, skill level and training documentation.
- Coach, teach, train, motivate and oversee operators in order to ensure safe and proper operation of all equipment.
- Ensure that operators operate within approved safe food and quality specifications.
- Ensure that all operators report any equipment problems; follow-up in order to ensure that effective maintenance support is maintained.
- Maintain communication with alternate shift supervisors, specifically on passing on any pertinent information to the shift that follows or to other operations management.
- Maintain communication with other departments.
- Ensure that production reports are complete and ready to be entered into the computer including labor hours.
- Communicate, administer and enforce company rules, policies and procedures consistently and equitably.
- Build cooperation and team spirit among team members.
- Ability to coordinate staffing requirements.
- Responsible for ensuring food packaging safety, food defense and quality standards.
- Alternate team member.
- Alternate team member will provide coverage for said responsibilities in absence and member will provide coverage for Alternate team member’s responsibilities in case of their absence.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- High School Diploma, or GED Equivalent
- 5+ years experience as a Production Supervisor in a manufacturing environment.
- Must be able to work well with all levels of personnel whether individually or in a team environment.
- Must have good written and oral communication skills.
- Must be able to organize and plan work.
- Must display positive attitude.
- Ability to handle stress of deadlines and constantly changing priorities.
- Knowledge of facility production capability, material availability, and production costs.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Must understand mechanical equipment.
- Must possess excellent computer skills.
- Ability to evaluate situation and make decisions with little or not guidance.
Benefits
- Employee-owned
- Advancement Opportunities
- Insurance coverage that includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance and flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid holidays and competitive vacation/sick pay plans
- Tuition assistance program
- Employee stock ownership program (ESOP)
