3rd Shift Production Supervisor — Food Manufacturing

VDFCP - R.J. Van Drunen & Sons; Crown Point (IN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Bonus programs

Job summary

The Van Drunen Family of Companies is seeking a Production Supervisor for the 3rd shift (6AM - 2:30PM) in Crown Point, IN. You will oversee the facility's production line, coordinate with the Production Manager, Inventory Control, Warehouse, and Maintenance to ensure efficient operations and compliance with HAACP/GMP standards.

Strong supervisory experience in manufacturing, bilingual capability (English/Spanish) preferred, and proficiency with Microsoft Office are valued.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of supervisory experience.
• Bi-lingual preferred but not mandatory (English and Spanish).
• Must have manufacturing experience, food manufacturing and automation a plus.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Outlook

Responsibilities

• Oversee production operations at the facility, ensuring that all production goals are being met.
• Manage operational activities to maximize production and decrease down-time.
• Continually monitor procedures to ensure that Standard Operating Procedures are followed, providing feedback on deviations.
• Demonstrated commitment to workplace safety and the ability to promote safe work practices within a production and warehouse environment.
• Ability to lead safety discussions, coach employees on safe behaviors, and support a proactive safety culture.
• Working knowledge of incident reporting, incident management, hazard recognition, and safety compliance principles, or the ability to acquire such knowledge through company-provided training.
• Proficiency in utilizing company training and compliance systems, including Alchemy and Velocity, or the ability to learn and effectively use such systems.
• Expectation to participate in supervisor safety leadership training, including topics such as incident management, dust hazard awareness, supervisor safety expectations, and related safety programs.
• Expectation to complete First Aid training to develop a foundational understanding of emergency response procedures.
• Coordinate with Quality to ensure that all sanitation and pre-requisite activities are performed correctly before, during, and after production runs.
• Continually monitor that all HAACP and GMP's are being followed. Investigate and escalated any quality issues with on-shift Quality team and escalated to the Quality personnel or Production Manager as appropriate.
• Work with the on-shift maintenance personnel to troubleshoot issues that could impact production.
• Ensure that all production and quality related paperwork is being filled out correctly with accuracy and on-schedule.
• Supervisory Responsibilities which include developing team members, building an effective shift team, coaching staff and evaluating performance of shift employees.
• Responsible for the day to day direction and coordination of the shift employees.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws including approving vacation time and filling out transaction forms.
• Interviewing, hiring, and training employees.

Skills

Bilingual

Manufacturing experience

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

The Van Drunen Family of Companies is seeking a Production Supervisor for the 3rd shift (6AM - 2:30PM) in Crown Point, IN. You will oversee the facility's production line, coordinate with the Production Manager, Inventory Control, Warehouse, and Maintenance to ensure efficient operations and compliance with HAACP/GMP standards.

Strong supervisory experience in manufacturing, bilingual capability (English/Spanish) preferred, and proficiency with Microsoft Office are valued.