Production Supervisor

Shift Supervisor

Who we are: At Nature's Bakery, we're creating snacks that are both good and good for you. As part of the Mars family of companies, we combine the values of our brand with the strength and resources of a global leader. Join us and help shape the future of better-for-you snacking.

Summary

The Shift Supervisor is responsible for overseeing assigned team members, ensuring the quality and safety of food products, maintaining team member safety, and upholding housekeeping standards in designated areas. This role ensures adherence to the production schedule, minimizes food waste (scrap), and optimizes line efficiency under the guidance of the Director of Site Operations.

Key Responsibilities Include Partnering With Cross-Functional Teams

During off-shifts, the Shift Supervisor acts as the senior leader, coordinating and prioritizing activities across departments, including maintenance and sanitation. The role emphasizes proactive involvement in root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives, providing actionable solutions to optimize results. The Shift Supervisor also focuses on maximizing team member performance through regular training, coaching, and constructive daily feedback to drive team development and operational excellence.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintains the entire work area in a neat, safe and orderly fashion at all times using Lean Manufacturing techniques. Complies with all Company and Plant policies and procedures including conformance to the facilities' GMP program (Good Manufacturing Practices).
• Ensures all OSHA guidelines are always followed. Validates the use of the Plants' lock-out/tag-out procedures, job rotation program, etc. as needed.
• Ensures quality standards (e.g., water activity, bar color, code dating, cartoning quality, weight control, etc.) are consistently met in the assigned area by verifying that team members perform required quality tests and accurately document results using the provided forms. Ongoing visual inspections are conducted to identify potential issues, with corrective actions implemented as necessary.
• Accountable for raw material scrap reduction (elimination of food waste), ongoing superior weight control and elimination of hold product.
• Effectively controls direct labor costs by ensuring high line efficiencies and first pass yields that meet or exceed Plants' goals.
• Schedules team members to standard levels or below while minimizing the use of overtime.
• Manages the cleanliness, schedules the maintenance and repair of all equipment through assigned machine operators.
• Verifies that all equipment is free of tape or other temporary repairs and submits work orders as needed to maintain equipment in like-new condition.
• Team performs required set-up and changeovers using pre-flight checklists, testing of all equipment prior to scheduled start time and the use of SMED tools. Change parts are to be maintained in designated area completely sanitized and protected.
• Between flavors, validates that all prior runs' materials are cleared from the area to prevent mixing of doughs, jams, film, cartons and master cartons.
• Attains 100% of daily schedules as written to ensure total customer satisfaction for on-time departure.
• Develops, maintains and posts visual key performance indicators (KPI's) to provide ongoing feedback regarding productivity, quality, safety and sanitation and housekeeping. Conducts daily "tailgate meetings" for team members covering prior days' performance and current days' requirements.
• Ensures all paperwork required is completed, maintained and entered into Production Efficiency and/or ERP systems as required. This includes but is not limited to recording of lot numbers of materials consumed, assigned quality checks, production quantities, etc.
• Reconciles with QA records for verification of quantities to ensure ability to trace all materials at 100%. Maintains and ensures time sheets are accurate for assigned team members daily.
• Supports various Corporate initiatives to include Lean Manufacturing, SPC, and others.
• Manages direct reports providing timely feedback on goals and objectives. Maintains and develops a motivated well-trained staff through development and execution of Skill- assessments and Training Matrix. Addresses both positive and negative performance and behaviors as needed.
• Provides well thought-out ideas to ongoing issues regarding food safety, quality, cost reduction, turnover, etc. and takes own actions for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The following list that follows is representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required:

• Adherence to safety, GMP and efficiency standards
• Excellent communication skills in English and Spanish
• Must have solid math skills with the ability to interpret results.
• Sound mechanical aptitude to "see" issues causing quality or throughput issues and assign resources to repair.
• Position must have a keen attention to detail, ensuring all quality standards are met at all time.
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Able to plan, organize and schedule machinery and team member to scheduled requirements
• The stamina to keep pace with a brisk work environment understanding that each minute of downtime results in increased costs and lost business.
• Gets the job done in a timely manner with superior results while getting the most out of available resources (people, materials, equipment).

Education And/Or Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Business Management or 3-5 years related work experience in Food Manufacturing. 3-5 years of experience in Supervisory role. Experience in a bakery with high speed wrapping and cartooning equipment is a plus.

What We Offer You

Our team members' physical and mental health is important to a thriving workplace. That's why we offer the following benefits to full-time employees:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance offered for eligible employees
• 401(k) plan with a company match that vest on day 1 of eligibility
• Paid vacation
• Paid time off
• Holiday pay (11 days)
• Paid short-term disability
• Paid life insurance
• Banfield Pet Insurance Discounts
• Wellness Benefits and Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program