2nd Shift Production Supervisor - Food Safety & Quality

Lawler Foods; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

Paid vacation & holidays

Retirement contribution

Job summary

Dessert Holdings is seeking a 2nd Shift Production Supervisor at our Aurora, CO facility to oversee the safe, compliant production of high-quality desserts. You will shepherd a team of up to 80 staff, manage rotations, coaching, and training while ensuring adherence to SQF, HACCP, and GMP standards.

Responsibilities include equipment operation familiarity, changeovers, waste reduction, and meticulous record-keeping. A strong focus on safety, teamwork, and meeting production targets is essential.

Qualifications

• Prior supervisory experience.
• Good understanding of Quality Systems and familiarity with SQF, HACCP, and GMP practices.
• Good communication skills; bilingual English and Spanish preferred.
• Able to stay focused in a loud working environment.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule and be willing to work overtime, including weekends if necessary.
• Must understand basic mathematical concepts.
• Must be able to work in a fast paced, team environment.
• Must be able to work in a manufacturing environment requiring strict work/safety rules 100% of the time.
• Basic computer skills required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and provide direction to up to 80 people per shift, including managing employee rotations, training, and breaks, to ensure that work is performed safely while meeting quality specifications.
• Train and coach production line employees to meet food safety, human safety and food quality standards at all times.
• Understand how to safely operate all the equipment within their assigned area of responsibility.
• Coordinate production startup, shutdown and changeovers.
• Ensure that overtime for line employees is kept to a minimum, unless approved by a Production Manager.
• Report and track waste and actively identify ways to reduce waste and to create efficiencies while meeting company goals.
• Maintain production records in a timely manner.
• Understand and fill production reports and logs on a daily basis.
• Inspect and give final sign off on all production labels when necessary.
• Display appropriate work ethic in the workplace and group settings which provides a positive influence on the production floor.
• Maintain good housekeeping and clean work areas in assigned space.
• Supervise production line in accordance with established Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) policies and procedures.
• Assure that all work assigned is performed in accordance with specifications, instructions and requirements.
• Follow production dress code standards and maintains good personal hygiene andmakes sure all employees do the same.
• Partner with Production Manager to schedule and conduct shift meetings.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Quality systems knowledge

Bilingual English/Spanish

Job description

Dessert Holdings is seeking a 2nd Shift Production Supervisor at our Aurora, CO facility to oversee the safe, compliant production of high-quality desserts. You will shepherd a team of up to 80 staff, manage rotations, coaching, and training while ensuring adherence to SQF, HACCP, and GMP standards.

Responsibilities include equipment operation familiarity, changeovers, waste reduction, and meticulous record-keeping. A strong focus on safety, teamwork, and meeting production targets is essential.