Blending Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift

Newly Weds Foods; Springdale, Northern (AR, KY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Newly Weds Foods is seeking a Production Supervisor for the Blending department in Springdale, AR. The role oversees production line operations and staff on the 3rd shift (11pm–7am), ensures policy compliance, and coordinates with Maintenance, QA, Customer Service, and Warehouse to fulfill orders.

You will lead safety meetings, implement procedures, monitor HACCP and GMPs, and ensure smooth shift execution while addressing operational issues promptly.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Computer proficiency.
• Highly organized.
• Expertise in production operation – able to organize, troubleshoot, implement, train and administer production, safety & quality principles.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Supervisory-related course work or training.

Responsibilities

• Schedule personnel to meet production requirements.
• Conduct weekly staff meetings.
• Conduct health & safety meetings with hourly staff.
• Maintain a safe work environment.
• Implement and train staff on scanning system.
• Implement, monitor and enforce company procedures.
• Monitor HACCP and plant sanitation.
• Complete daily production reports and schedules.
• Attend daily production meetings and plan production.
• Monitor production activities in blending and packaging.
• Complete daily checklists and security procedures.
• Act as Food Defense Coordinator and conduct food security audits.
• Record employee hours/attendance.
• Respond to inquiries from customer service and shipping about orders.
• Contribute to successful audits by corporate and governing bodies.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Computer skills

Organizational skills

Production operations

Supervisory experience

Safety & quality principles

Job description

Job Summary

Supervises production line operations and employees to fulfill customer orders. Ensures that all employees comply with company policies, procedures and standards. Maintains smooth production during work shift and promptly resolves all related problems. Works cross-functionally with Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Customer Service and Warehouse.

Department: Blending

Shift available:

3rd shift (11pm - 7am)

Essential Functions

• Schedule personnel to meet productionrequirements.
• Conduct weekly staffmeetings.
• Conduct periodic health & safety meetings with hourlystaff.
• Maintain a safe workenvironment.
• Implement and train staff on scanningsystem.
• Implement, monitor & enforce company procedures.
• Monitor GMP’s, plant sanitation andhousekeeping!
• Complete daily production report
• Complete daily remote bagger schedule
• Attend daily productionmeeting.
• Plan and schedule production
• Monitor production activities in blending andpackaging.
• Complete daily pre-op checklist for blending area
• Complete daily scale check
• Complete daily security checklist
• Acting Food Defense Coordinator – conduct food security audits
• Participate in HACCP relatedmeetings.
• Participate in Joint Health & Safety committeemeetings.
• ADT security contact
• Troubleshoot blending, batching & packagingissues.
• Monitor productquality.
• Record employee hours/attendance
• Monitor HACCP program relating to blending &packaging.
• Monitor machineefficiency.
• Monitor equipment maintenance – report to Maintenance department anydeviations.
• Review and verify employeedocumentation.
• Ensure proper transfer of completed product from production into warehouselocations.
• Assist in month-endinventory.
• Work with Human Resources in regards to employee-related issues
• Responds to inquiries from customer service & shipping regarding order completion and runschedules.
• Inventory lot control
• Contribute to successful audits by corporate, customer, CFIA and other governingbodies.

Non-Essential Functions

• Performs other activities, special tasks and projects upon requests from managers.
• Back up for Production Scheduler
• Back up for Production Manager

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Computer proficiency
• Highly organized
• Expertise in production operation – able to organize, troubleshoot, implement, train and administer production, safety & qualityprinciples.
• Previous supervisory experience
• Supervisory-related course work or training

Work Environment

• Exposure to loud environment, airborne particles with stronger odorsassociated with spicy food ingredients and cold, hot, wet and humid conditions.
• Walking and standing on concrete for 8 to 12 hours a day, up to 6 days a week. Climbing steps, ladders and working on elevated surfaces.
• Regularly lifting 50 to 100 lbs.
• Busy & stressful during peak season