Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

The Production Supervisor will be directly responsible for production floor operations, products, equipment and personnel. The production managerial role is a "hands on" position.

Oversee daily production operations

Ensure that products are produced on time and are of good quality

Enforce quality control and set quality standards

Ensure on time production and delivery

Inventory control

Working with senior management to implement company policy and goals

Ensuring health and safety guidelines are followed

Supervising a team of multi skilled personnel

Identify and address training needs and refresher training

Providing on call technical support for process and basic mechanical issues if required

Work closely with operations, purchasing, engineering, and quality to achieve manufacturing results

Oversee planned maintenance operations

Manage human and material resources to achieve results

Make decisions about equipment use, maintenance, modification and procurement

Workout and implement standard operating procedures for operations and ensure that they are adhered to

Manage production costs

Determine improvements to the production process

Analyse production and quality to detect and correct problems

Review employee performance

Manage labor hours for production employees

Make decisions for temp labor

Comply with all company safety policies and procedures as well as maintain good housekeeping, GMP practices and Global Food Safety practices.

Other duties as assigned by manager

Minimum 5 years related management experience in manufacturing environment; partnered with strong leadership skills

Industry experience preferred

Strong communication skills with all levels of the organization

SAP experience

Logistics background preferred

Able to work flexible and/or extended hours and weekends based on business demand

Knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques, quality systems and standards

Good working knowledge of relevant legislation, including health and safety

Proficient with MS Word, Excel