Production Supervisor

POSITION OVERVIEW:

It is the responsibility of the Production Supervisor to coordinate raw materials, machinery, and staffing/crewing to provide the highest return of investment to Diamond Pet Foods, while achieving production and packaging goals as outlined by the Plant Manager. This position is considered a "key" employee.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervise the day-to-day workflow of production, packaging, warehouse, food safety and sanitation and quality control employees.

Minimize wasted resources (i.e. wasted materials, product, employee time, machine under-utilization)

Assist in the forecasting and planning of workload for various areas of the production and packaging departments.

Under the direction of the Plant Manager and Assistant Plant Manager enforce equitable disciplinary program as specified according to policies and the Employee Handbook.

Inspect products to verify conformance to specifications and direct set-up and adjustments of machines.

Maintain production schedules and estimate worker hour-requirements for completion of job assignment, including adjusting work procedures to meet production schedules.

Initiate, ensure employee compliance, and enforce all quality and food safety/product handling policies/practices and actions to FDA requirements.

Interpret safety policies/practices to employees, including enforcing safety regulations.

Interpret specifications, production changes and job/work orders.

Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product. May include suggesting changes in work conditions and the use of equipment to increase efficiency of available resources.

Analyze and resolve work problems, and/or assist employees in solving work problems.

Initiate and/or suggest plans to motivate employees to achieve work goals.

Maintain time and production records.

Confer with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.

Assist in the training of various key-operating areas of the production facility.

Other duties as assigned. KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY AND SKILLS:

Knowledge of GMP's.

Ability to communicate effectively with production employees, other supervisors, and management.

Knowledge of SOP's (Standard Operating Procedures). Ability to develop procedures that are simple and easy to follow. Ability to write reports, SOPs and procedure manuals.

Ability to read and understand production stages, work orders and other production shift requirements and directives.

Ability to supervise multiple production employees.

Ability to work independently without immediate direction or supervision.

Ability to interact with management and staff at all levels.

Ability to multi task and can handle pressures and deadlines.

Confident and conscientious individual with the desire to make a difference in the organization.

Deadline driven in a challenging, evolving & fast-paced environment.

Results oriented.

Attendance and accountability are key requirements for the Production Supervisor as a "key" position for production management.

Self-motivated with a high degree of initiative and can work independently.

Dedicated team player.

Demonstrated leadership in order to be proactive in solving problems and troubleshooting issues.

Excellent organizational skill.

Willing to accept challenges.

Bright and insightful with demonstrated common sense.

Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

Strong analytical and quantitative skills.

Proficiency with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Candidate must have the ability to multi-task and be detailed oriented as well as working in a team environment.

Candidate should also be performance and goal oriented, and must have a high professional demeanor and appearance.

Candidate must be willing to work any shift. EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

Demonstrated experience in food manufacturing or other similar industry that involves food handling safety and production; or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience is a large plus.

Demonstrated experience in supervising a team of production employees.

A Bachelor degree in Engineering, Business, or other related field is a plus.

Must be computer literate. QUALIFICATIONS AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

Stand 90% of the time to oversee production on the floor, sit 10% of the time to do reports and accomplish administration and management of team employees.

Must be able to lift, carry or move 50 or more pounds of product as required when necessary.

Pushing, pulling, stooping, walking, standing and climbing a ladder to operating systems and lines are routine as required to monitor production.

Must work in a safe, professional manner at all times.

Must report any accidents, property damage, or near misses to the Safety Manager and Plant or Assistant Plant Manager immediately.

Indoor plant production work 95% of the time with 5% coordinating or overseeing outside transportation offloading and uploads.