2nd Shift Bakery Production Lead — Safety & Quality

Urban-Farmer-Inc; Manteno (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Urban-Farmer-Inc in Manteno, IL is seeking a 2nd Shift Bakery Production Supervisor. This hands-on leader directs Safety, Quality, Cost and morale for multiple lines on a single shift, with most time spent on the production floor and flexible hours including weekends when needed.

The role reports to the Production Manager and requires strong supervisory experience in food manufacturing, GMP knowledge, and the ability to drive continuous improvement while maintaining a positive team environment.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in a food manufacturing setting required.
• Over 3 years’ experience in a management or supervisory role.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred but not required.
• Experience leading Root Cause Analysis exercises.
• Bilingual – Spanish or Hind is a plus.
• Experience with MicrosoftWorks.
• Must have experience working with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Must have experience with quality and hygiene requirements common in food manufacturing.
• Must have experience leading employees in a food production environment.
• Must demonstrate strong management, leadership, organizational and scheduling skills.
• Must have experience working in a production environment with USDA, FDA and other regulated products.
• Must be able to work in a team environment and have a positive attitude.
• Must have good written and oral communication skills.
• Must be able to deal with stressful situations common in a manufacturing setting.
• Must be able to work long hours and weekends are needed.

Responsibilities

• Be a Safety role model for the Operations Team with a Safety-First mindset and lead with a relentless drive to eliminate risk in every aspect of the operation.
• Lead as a Champion of Quality ensuring that the principles of Quality Assurance are never compromised by other priorities. This includes being an active participant to prepare and participate in any Quality audits including, but not limited to SQF, USDA, FDA, Organic, or customer audits.
• Strong floor presence spending over 80% of their shift on the production floor supporting employees and providing direction.
• Lead daily shift huddle meetings, S.I.C. meetings, safety and quality audits.
• Support and implement all continuous improvement initiatives, improve line performance and/or close gaps in performance through focused activities.
• Support the training and development of employees to ensure continued factory growth, effective operation and to reduce loss due to operator error.
• Maintain a positive work environment to promote safety, housekeeping, and human relations.
• Ensure adherence to federal, state, and local laws, corporate policies, and facility policies.
• Support R&D and QA line trials of new products or special runs.
• Coordinate with the maintenance team any set-up or repairs as needed, creating work request in the CMMS in a timely manner.
• Follow and enforce all company policies and procedures.
• Utilize timekeeping software to create employee schedules, approve employee timecards and PTO requests in a timely manner.
• Continuously monitor line performance ensuring product meets and exceeds customer quality expectations, all components match customer formulas, line is staffed accordingly to budget, employees are following good manufacturing practices and safety guidelines.
• Ensures direct reports complete the monthly safety training in a timely manner within the allowed time frame through efficient planning.
• Complete EOS report accurately and in a timely manner, including detailed DT notes, ensure visual boards are updated, and DT system is kept up to date.
• Promote Safety standards, records and investigates all safety incidents and near misses to help reduce future accidents through root cause analysis.
• Monitors changeovers, setup, and teardown to ensure it is done safely and in a timely manner.
• A ll staff are responsible for Compliance with all GMP, Food Safety and Plant Safety rules while in the processing facility. Staff are encouraged to report Food Safety and Quality concerns immediately to their supervisors and Quality representatives on shift.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by Management.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Management experience

Leadership

Scheduling

Bilingual Spanish

GMP

USDA/FDA compliance

Quality and hygiene

Team leadership

Stress management

Weekend work

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Works

Job description

Urban-Farmer-Inc in Manteno, IL is seeking a 2nd Shift Bakery Production Supervisor. This hands-on leader directs Safety, Quality, Cost and morale for multiple lines on a single shift, with most time spent on the production floor and flexible hours including weekends when needed.

The role reports to the Production Manager and requires strong supervisory experience in food manufacturing, GMP knowledge, and the ability to drive continuous improvement while maintaining a positive team environment.