Production/Sanitation Supervisor

Job Description

Summary

Supervise, schedule, and coordinate activities of production and sanitation workers on respective shifts. Responsible for all phases of production activities, including efficient manufacturing of products, equipment sanitation, and efficient chemical usage and reporting. As a Supervisor working during swing shift hours, you will be expected to be on the production floor between 80 to 85 percent of the time worked.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Responsible for full and efficient utilization of scheduled production workers, including temporary employees, for the efficient and safe production of a quality product that meets Nulaid specifications.

Responsible for employee training, training verification, developing and maintaining a safe and efficient team to accomplish assigned responsibilities to include annual evaluation of employees under your direction.

Direct supervision of production employees under your direction and or respective shift.

Enforcement of all safety and good housekeeping rules.

Adjust work schedules and manpower to meet production schedules and changes in production.

Initiate and follow through with disciplinary action by providing documentation of circumstances leading to discipline.

Responsible for accurate daily reporting of all production activities and plant operations, including processing, packaging, sanitation, maintenance, etc.

Provide written reports of on-the-job injuries and accident investigations.

Conduct monthly safety meetings.

Responsible for monitoring and enforcement of SQF, HACCP, GMPs, and existing manufacturing practices and procedures.

Responsible for maintaining all sanitation equipment in sanitary and good operating condition at all times with the assistance of the Maintenance Department. (CIP/COP systems, high-pressure pump, central foamer and sanitizing system, high-pressure guns, etc.)

Perform during / post-clean-up and pre-operational inspections of equipment and documentation of inspections.

Ordering sanitation chemicals as needed while tracking and calculating chemical usage on a weekly basis to ensure correct chemical usage by employees and systems.

Ordering and maintaining parts and supplies needed for production and personnel.

Perform physical inventory at the period end or as assigned to include monitoring of inventory usage and storage of ingredients/materials.

Maintain a good working relationship that will promote flexible, efficient, and economical operations with other supervisory personnel and between departments.

Maintain a good working relationship with USDA while following USDA regulations and meeting expectations.

Reports Required:

Daily Supervisor’s Report

Inventory Reports

Accident Reports

Accident Investigation Report

Nightly Reports

Production Work Orders and Reports

Job Classifications Supervised:

Transfer Department

Breaking Department

Processing Department

Aseptic Department

Can Off Department

QUALIFICATIONS - To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:

1) High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and three to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

2) Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

3) Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

4) Possess average equipment mechanical aptitudes as well as equipment troubleshooting, and have the capacity to initiate rudimentary corrective action.

5) Must understand and trace product lines on equipment utilizing drawing and computer HMIs.

6) Must read, understand, and react to critical processing data generated through continuous computer-controlled process monitoring systems.

7) Employee will be required to obtain a high degree of knowledge in SQF, HACCP, and GMPs, rigorously enforce strict sanitation and housekeeping standards and maintain a high standard of personal hygiene.

8) Must be able to move weights up to 450 lbs. (in drum form).

9) Must be able to lift 50 lbs. of material to a height of 5' on a regular basis.

10) Must be able to monitor, review, and approve daily production and inventory reports.

11) Must be able to operate fillers during filling operation as needed.

12) Must be able to work on all shifts.

13) Employee must be able to work regular shifts as required.