Production Supervisor - Packaging & Warehouse Operations

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Production Supervisor

Your role :


As Production Supervisor, you will be responsible for overseeing and executing day-to-day operations for packing, warehouse and loading department ensuring direct reports are following policies and procedures related to employee safety and food/feed Safety. To succeed, you must be able to :

• D eliver results in first-time situations by inspiring others and w orking to earn trust every day
  
  
• S erve others with un derstanding, respect, and care
  
  
• O perate with simplicity, clarity an d transparency
  
  
• D eal with and drive change
  
  
• O rganize, prioritize and own multiple tasks while meeting or exceeding deadlines
  
  
• L earn and apply new technology, and share your knowledge with others
  
  
• Above all you will be expected to carry out all your activities with reliability, integrity, compliance and in a safe, environmentally responsible, and efficient manner
  
  

Your responsibilities :

• Oversees and executes day-to-day operations for department ensuring direct reports are following policies and procedures related to employee safety and food/feed safety
  
  
• Partners with Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) and Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory experts to implement the most effective approach for complying with corporate safety policies and procedures
  
  
• Monitors production outcomes, quantity, and quality to ensure customer and food safety requirements are within specifications while providing recommendations for continuous improvements
  
  
• P articipate and lead process improvement initiatives including Centerlining , Preventative Maintenance, Pristine, 5S and ELEMEDS (Every Load, Every Mill, Every Day Safely)
  
  
• Partners with local plant management to develop approaches for meeting/tracking efficiency standards (scorecard and metrics control, total cost of maintenance, monthly rev iew of compliance audits, etc.)
  
  
• Develops planning for future production workforce needs and participates in selection of employees
  
  
• Take counts, correct discrepancies, and provide corrective actions/investigations to solve for any inventory count outside of variance range in the digital Vs physical count
  
  
• Responsible for wo rkforce engagement, recognition as well as development and coaching to hourly members
  
  

Essential skills and experience :

• Bachelor's degree or High school diploma/GED equivalent with 4 years of production experience
  
  
• Minimum of 1 years ' experience having leadership responsibilities in an industrial environment (milling, agricultural, food production, or equivalent)
  
  
• Demonstrated understanding of safety hazards and protocols
  
  
• Understanding of computerized maintenance management systems
  
  

Good to have :

• Knowledge of maintaining, operating, and troubleshooting packaging equipment and conveying systems
  
  
• Training in LEAN, Six Sigma, or other manufacturing and warehousing optimization processes
  
  
• Reliability centered maintenance training around packaging equipment best practices
  
  

Physical requirements and working conditions (with or without reasonable accommodation):

• Ability to perform work at a computer and other administrative/managerial tasks
  
  
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as is required by the operating areas (i.e. safety glasses, protective footwear, hard hat, hearing protection and, at times, a respirator or a harness )
  
  
• Ability to work a rotating schedule including nights, weekends and holidays
  
  
• Ability to work a machine - paced continuous process that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with conditions which include:
  
  
• H o t/Cold temperatures (inclement weather)
  
  
• Indoor/Outdoor environment
  
  
• Dusty environment (to include Wheat/Gluten allergens)
  
  
• Noisy environment
  
  
• Frequent moving/vibration/ or other motion of equipment/processes
  
  
• Elevated Places
  
  
• Ability to perform work safely which may require:
  
  
• Frequently standing, walking, rotating,bending/stooping, twisting, crouching, kneeling, balancing and reachingor lifting at varying heights and levels
  
  
• Frequentlyclimbing stairs and/or ladders
  
  
• Occasionally lifting, shovelingand/or carrying
  
  
• Occasionally pushing and/or pulling
  
  
• Working in confined or elevated places
  
  

Other considerations:

• Must be able to read, interpret instruction and technology and communicate effectively in English
  
  
• Must be willing to work alongside your team including long days (days, evenings, and nights) as well as weekend s or holiday work
  
  
• Must be authorized to work in the Unites states without sponsorship now and in the future
  
  
• Except where prohibited by law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test and pre-employment background check
  
  
  
  

Team members must be clean shaven in order to perform tasks where respiratory protection is required and the use of a respirator (including N-95 dust mask) requires a proper seal for adequate protection.

The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this position. The description, duties, functions, and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of Ardent Mills.