Prep Supervisor

Description

Summary: The Production Supervisor will be responsible for achieving established corporate goals; including division profitability, product quality and accuracy, staff productivity, scheduling efficiencies and the oversight of equipment performance and downtime within our dynamic, fast paced USDA, FDA food manufacturing facility.

Shift: 2nd Shift but will train on 1st Shift

Daily/Position Responsibilities:

• Provides continuous development, analysis and utilization of established. departmental performance data programs to achieve departmental goals. 
• Ensures the implementation of SPC (Statistical Process Control) practices; Analyze, develop and report department KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators). 
• Working closely with General Manager to continuously update and review departmental goals and objectives; holding weekly meetings with key staff.
• Ensures continuous analysis of current production processes and procedures, proposals for improvements, implementation and follow through of agreed upon changes. 
• Manages the continuous development and evaluation of the team; Acts as department ambassador for all Production related matters. 
• Responsible for performing periodic reviews and development opportunities. 
• Perform preventative maintenance on filling machines following preventative maintenance schedule, as well as Operating wastewater plant when operator is not available

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

• Oversees 15-40 staff members per shift, including machine operators, prep, sanitation, material handling, and packout staff. 
• Ensure process team: 100% adherence to all recipe designs; no deviations, as well as GMP’s and SOP’s.
• Understand implications of departmental “down time” and inefficient processing. 
• Utilize designated paperwork/systems to track, verify and adjust efficiencies. 
• Responsible for any and all line product being put “on hold” or deemed “waste”, as a result of departmental error or inefficiencies. 
• Responsible for any and all line “Down Time”, related to your processing line/equipment. 
• Accountable to ensure that all responsibilities of all key personnel are accomplished on a shift to shift and project to project basis. 
• Provide continuous updates to General Manager on departmental status, departmental cost per lb; including waste, downtime, staffing, and overall processing efficiencies.