2nd Shift Food Production Lead — Lean, GMP & Safety

The Food Recruiter; Hebron Estates (KY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Bauer Consulting Group, Inc. (The Food Recruiter) is seeking a 2nd Shift Production Supervisor in the Hebron, KY area to lead daily production operations focused on safety, quality, and efficiency.

The role requires strong supervisory experience in food manufacturing and a solid background in GMP/HACCP compliance. Responsibilities include coaching employees, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and managing line performance while ensuring adherence to production targets and sanitation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Operations Management preferred.
• At least 5 years of food manufacturing experience with production floor supervision.
• Strong mechanical aptitude to troubleshoot automated equipment and solve production-related problems.
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP, BRC, SFQ, and Food Safety requirements.
• Experience with Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis, 5-Whys, 8-D, Kaizen, 5S, Kanban, and GEMBA walks.

Responsibilities

• Leads daily production operations to achieve Safety, Quality, Productivity, Cost, and Schedule targets.
• Identify and eliminate waste in the overall supply chain from start to finish.
• Enforce safety programs, conducting risk assessments, investigating incidents, and implementing corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with GMPs, sanitation standards, food safety requirements, and production specifications to maintain product quality.
• Trains, coaches, and develops employees; provide performance feedback, address team conflicts, and support employee evaluations.
• Drive operational excellence by monitoring line performance, reducing waste, improving efficiency, coordinating changeovers, and maintaining documentation.

Skills

Production supervision

Lean manufacturing / Six Sigma

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Operations Management

Tools

Automated equipment troubleshooting

Job description

Bauer Consulting Group, Inc. (The Food Recruiter) is seeking a 2nd Shift Production Supervisor in the Hebron, KY area to lead daily production operations focused on safety, quality, and efficiency.

The role requires strong supervisory experience in food manufacturing and a solid background in GMP/HACCP compliance. Responsibilities include coaching employees, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and managing line performance while ensuring adherence to production targets and sanitation