Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

Seneca Foods is one of North America's leading providers of packaged fruits and vegetables with facilities located throughout the United States. Our high quality products are primarily sourced from over 1,400 American farms. Seneca holds the largest share of the retail private label, food service, and export canned vegetable markets, distributing to over 90 countries. Products are also sold under the brands of Libby's®, Aunt Nellie's®, READ®, Seneca Farms®, Green Valley®, Green Giant (Shelf-Stable)®, CherryMan®, Paradise®, Pennant®, and Seneca labels, including Seneca snack chips. Seneca also provides vegetable products to other companies under various co-pack arrangements. Seneca Foods offers an excellent benefit package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, 401K, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Paid Time Off and more! Help us make our Farm Fresh Goodness Great! Come join the Seneca Foods team.

The Production Supervisor key role is to be a leader and mentor to all employees at Seneca Foods. They will provide guidance, instruction, direction and leadership to the production group. The position is responsible for the supervision of the production department team members, monitoring of the production floor, directing, coordinating, and executing production activities and will be working in a fast-paced environment spend 80% of the time inside the production areas and focused on ensuring that the production schedule is executed in a timely manner and within all quality parameters.

Responsibilities:

• Create, plan, and execute work schedules and assignments.
• Assist manager in production sequence planning to meet daily production schedules and provide superior customer service.
• Complete and analyze weekly departmental performance reports and shift recap reports.
• Manage, document, and implement new and improved processes and train staff for effective execution.
• Ensure team members take scheduled breaks and lunches.
• Review employee performance issues promptly and effectively with documentation.
• Ensure worker safety through monitoring of employee practices, identifying safety hazards of equipment and environments, and training.
• Ensure the overall quality of the products by evaluating materials and equipment according to specifications.
• Responsibilities for working with Food Safety and Quality to meet Good Manufacturing, Legislative, and Training objectives.
• Request materials and supplies needed to maintain production process run efficiently and create Maintenance work orders though the CMMS program for equipment parts or repair services.
• Participate in Operations staff meetings and perform weekly tailgate meetings
• Train new employees and coach existing employees.
• Investigate and generate reports for all incidents. (accidents, poor performance, EE complaints)
• Participate and suggest cost-saving ideas and initiatives.
• Perform various audits in a timely manner as programmed.
• Other duties assigned

Requirements:

• Proactively assist team members, manager and employees as needed.
• Ability to motivate others to meet demands established by the schedule
• Maintain composure under difficult circumstances and effectively deal with employees
• Flexibility to work nights and weekends
• Work long hours as necessary.
• Communicate special instructions or possible issues to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
• Teambuilding and ensuring teamwork.
• Self-starter, ability to work independently as well as with team members and management.
• Must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules.
• Must be able to speak effectively in group gatherings and functions
• Bilingual – English/Spanish
• Solid understanding of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook).

Education / Work Experience:

• College graduate in food technology or comparable work experience
• 3-5 years of experience in food manufacturing

Physical Demand:

• Work mostly indoors in a cold environment (+/- 32°F).
• Moderate expose to cleanings and sanitizing chemicals
• Standing, walking, crouching, stooping, climbing, twisting, balancing, leg/foot use, reaching, overhead extension, handling, pushing/pulling.

Seneca Foods Corporation is committed to providing equal opportunity for all, through a positive and continuing affirmative action program. No employee or applicant will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, military and/or veteran status or any other Federal or State legally protected classes. Seneca Foods Corporation will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and feel you need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io or call View phone number on click.appcast.io.