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            Production Supervisor
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Description
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Supervises employees to ensure safety, quality, and productivity.
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Achieves budgeted targets for raw material yield, labor, and packaging materials usage for shift.
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Responsible for the accuracy of all production reporting related to shift.
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Schedule and conduct daily production meetings with shift personnel.
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Audit’s workstations to ensure SOPS are being following routinely.
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Collaborating with warehouse and quality assurance personnel to ensure prompt shipment of product.
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Responsible for the complete and accurate reporting of shift production data.
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Maintaining GMP / Housekeeping at a high level within the department through the involvement of all team members.
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Develops and recommends improvements of facilities, equipment, or procedures to improve safety, quality, and efficiency.
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Oversees and or conducts shift training of new or existing employees.
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Drives productivity, quality, and safety initiatives throughout production to impact productivity and the cost structure.
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Establish and support a work environment of continuous improvement that supports the companies Quality policy, Quality System & the appropriate regulations for the area.
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Oversees the management of shift production personnel including appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and documenting all safety/accident incidents.
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Drives productivity, quality, and safety initiatives throughout production to impact productivity and the cost structure.
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Ensures production is following SunOpta QA standards, SOPs, HACCP, and GMPs
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Member of the Lean Steering Committee.
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Committed to ensuring that the products produced meet all food safety and quality requirements.
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Collaborate with cross-functional groups including Human Resources, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Warehousing, and Finance to meet production targets.
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All other duties, as assigned.
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Manages employees on a production shift. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of assigned shift.
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Ensure effective employee relations. Provide employee coaching and development. Resolve employee issues through problem resolution.
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Manage production line performance measures and provide regular progress reports to managers.
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Coach and counsel employees; document/discuss performance reviews on a timely basis.
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Perform accident investigations.
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Manage production priorities.
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Track absenteeism and timekeeping.
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Responsible for all other duties, as assigned.
Responsibilities
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Associates Degree in related field.
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5 – 7 years supervisory experience in a food manufacturing facility.
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Bachelor of Science degree in a related field.
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Bi-Lingual Spanish.
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LEAN Manufacturing
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Ability to use critical thinking to plan and problem-solve.
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Must have a working knowledge of MS Word and MS PowerPoint software, and be proficient with MS Excel software
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Experience with Oracle is beneficial.
Hard Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Document management
- Advanced Excel Skills (queries, pivot tables, formulas, macros)
- Team management
- Team restructuring
- Resource allocation
- Performance reviews
- Workforce planning
- Organizational structures
- Scheduling
- Meeting minutes
- Executive updates
Soft Skills
- Problem-solver
- Strategic thinker
- Entrepreneurial
We offer
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This position will be at the Plant in Allentown, PA
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Relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
