Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Production Supervisor

The Production Supervisor is responsible for providing production leadership to shift or area of responsibility. This supervisor must ensure the safe and efficient operation of processing equipment to ensure quality and conformity of packaged products.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Overseeing manufacturing of carbonated soft drinks over a multi-shift, multi-lingual operation.
• Directly managing all daily activities and long term objectives of their department, in conjunction with managers across shifts or departments.
• Coaching and influencing employees under their supervision.
• Providing proactive, efficient, and reliable supervision for one to three shifts, in a seven day working environment.
• Monitoring overall quality of the product by performing periodic inspections.
• Independently performing all assignments after being given general instructions as to the results expected.
• Taking the lead and initiating resolution of technical, unusual or complex problems or issues.
• Ensuring the overall safety of several crews and temporary labor when applicable.
• Providing supervision to staff that may extend across more than one location, shift or building.
• Conducting thorough investigations to identify and eliminate the root cause of manufacturing problems.
• Assisting the facilities in instilling the "Best Manufacturing Practices".
• Ensuring staff is following the work rules at all times. Ensuring GMP compliance is adhered to at all times.
• Reporting any quality issue to QA Manager.
• Assisting in relieving other operators for lunch breaks.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Language skills include the ability to read, analyze, and interpret common information, reports and other documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or company representatives. Ability to effectively present information to management.

Physical demands include the ability to walk, stand for long periods of time, sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands and fingers, to handle, or feel, sit for long periods of time, stand frequently, bend, squat, reach and turn to access files and office equipment. Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. May be required to push or pull with a dolly or pallet jack up to 500 lbs.

Work environment includes exposure to various unfamiliar conditions where Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must be worn and which may include, but are not limited to: manufacturing and warehouse plants, and other venues as directed by supervisor. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but increases significantly in warehouse and manufacturing plants.

Minimum qualifications include:

• Preferred college degree in business, supply chain management, logistics, engineering or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of experience in a supervisory role, preferably in a consumer packaged goods facility.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills in English.
• Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred.
• Computer literacy required with proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Excel and Word.
• Must be 18 years or older.
• Favorable background and drug exam.
• Ability and willingness to work a flexible Full Time schedule that may include weekends and holidays.
• Must be able to provide own transportation to various locations in organizational service areas, as required by duties.

Shasta Beverages, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender, genetics, gender identity, disabled veterans or sexual orientation.