Production Supervisor

Title: Production Supervisor
Salary Range: 78-80K Annually
Status: Exempt
Days/Shifts: 2nd Shift 
Location: Bessemer City, NC
Reports to: FSQA Manager 

GENERAL DISCRIPTION / PRIMARY PURPOSE:
This position will be responsible for supervising production, processing, and sanitation activities to ensure production demands are met while producing safe, quality food.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS / DUTIES OF THE POSITION:
• Maximize the effectiveness of approximately 100 hourly employees, equipment, and materials to process and package products within planned schedules while managing costs.
• Responsible for maintaining excellent quality, sanitation, safety and production standards.
• Train employees on job responsibilities and goals.
• Ensure availability of adequate supplies and materials needed to meet and exceed productivity schedules.
• Inspect production equipment on a regular basis, arrange for any maintenance needs to prevent downtime.
• Maintain good communication with supervisors in other areas and on other shifts to ensure smooth running of production/processing throughout the plant.
• Manage adherence to GMP, SQF, OSHA, and other pertinent company policies.
• Follow all Food Safety Requirements and GMPs as applicable to position. 
• Support special projects and other duties as assigned.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:
• 1-3 years supervisory experience in a production environment involving efficiency improvement and monitoring with strong safety and quality management desired.
• Food processing experience preferable.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills. 
• Strong leadership skills, and the ability to manage, motivate, and train people. 
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Bilingual/Bi-literate preferred. Nepali, Spanish, French-Creole and Burmese are spoken languages.
• Dynamic, hands-on ability to work in an extremely fast-paced, team-oriented food-processing environment.
• Must have the ability to make decisions, maintain regular and acceptable attendance, follow directions, interact well with co-workers, understand and follow posted work rules/procedures and to accept constructive criticism. 
• Must be able to evaluate multiple streams of information for data driven decisions about priorities.
• Ability to adapt to changing conditions. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 
• Ability to maneuver around an array of equipment. 
• Must be able to work in a cold environment. 
• Will have some exposure to fumes and airborne particles.
• Must be able to lift 35 pounds unassisted up to 1/3 of the workday.

WORK HOUR & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: 
• Flexibility to work both a variety of shifts and hours.
• Very limited / occasional travel may be needed.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent work experience.

EEO STATEMENT: We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws:
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) English
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Spanish  
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) English
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Spanish  
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)