Production Supervisor - 1st Shift (Lubbock, TX)

Job Description

Position Overview:

The Production Supervisor is responsible for the supervision and coordination of activities of production workers in processing materials and manufacturing products. The Production Supervisor interacts with Sanitation, Warehouse, Quality Assurance, Human Resources, and Operations staff to insure the production of products meeting quality standards in a timely fashion.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and manages activities directly related to the daily business and department needs
• Develops, analyzes, and delivers simple to complex information to direct reports
• Provide immediate supervision to a group of employees, assigning tasks, checking work at frequent intervals, and maintaining schedules
• Mentors and leads production associates
• Ensure associates are trained for and compliant with all applicable operations
• Assigns duties and operations based on daily department needss
• Ensures quality products are produced and department metrics are achieveds
• Effectively communicates daily schedules, goals, quality issues/concerns between shifts to ensure expectations are met.
• Resolves personnel problems by analyzing data; investigating issues, identifying solutions, and recommending action.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and trainings.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as neededs
• Safeguards and maintains company equipment and property, including Personal Protection Equipment (PPE).
• Participate in Safety Investigations after an accident and give recommendations.
• Audit SOP's.
• Ensures all areas are kept clean at all times; Attends all company training sessions; and other duties as assigned
  
  

Experience And Skills

Minimum Requirements:

• Ability to train on food safety, food quality, regulatory requirements, safety, customer service and continuous improvement.
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience managing or supervising employees in a manufacturing/production environment
• Good work history and ability to learn
• Minimum computer skills at intermediate level Excellent written and verbal communication
• Basic decision making and problem solving skills
• Bilingual Spanish is a plus
• Able to meet physical demands in work environment as generally described below
• Education and/or Experience:
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or 4-5 years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Food Safety & Quality Requirements/Responsibilities:
• Adhere to all Food Safety/Quality SOP’s
• Accurately completes require Food Safety & Quality Records
• Communicate any known or suspected Food Safety/ Quality issues to the Q.A Manager and Department Manager.
• Attend all Food Safety/Quality training sessions