Dough Production Shift Lead & Quality Champion

Papa Johns; Arizona; On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Papa John's is seeking a Production Shift Supervisor to assist the Production Team Leader in daily operations, ensuring quality, efficiency, and adherence to SOPs. You will supervise dough production and sanitation, manage training on SSOPs, and maintain QA standards per BRC codes.

You will help control labor costs, perform inventory checks, sign timecards in Workday, and support safety and quality audits. This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-paced, federal contract environment.

Responsibilities

• Supervise all operations of dough production and sanitation to ensure product quality and consistency.
• Develop, introduce, evaluate and conduct training on departmental SSOPs aligned with BRC code.
• Maintain quality and consistency of dough through systemized checks and QA requirements per BRC code.
• Support monthly internal Quality audits and yearly external BRC audits.
• Supervise the production team’s daily tasks, assist in conducting regularly scheduled team meetings, and assist with timely performance reviews to ensure efficiency and productivity of the team.
• Perform annual departmental re-training for Safety, GMPs, Quality/BRC (classroom and hands-on).
• Assist Team Leader in controlling labor costs through effective planning, scheduling and on-the-job training.
• Perform daily inventory counts to ensure an adequate supply of product is on hand and assist Team Leader in ordering product when necessary.
• Complete Team Member timecard verification and sign-off through Workday.
• Field and resolve Team Member complaints and attendance issues including supporting documentation.
• Order and maintain QCC operational supplies within budget margins.
• Assist on the floor with receiving bulk ingredients, rotating breaks and lunches, unloading trays and loading storage trailers to aid in the production process (this would be approximately 20% of the workday).
• Maintain accurate and complete departmental records including MES inputs for Production shifts.
• Support Production Team Leader in daily pre-shift meetings to include Safety, Quality, People, and Cost.
• Perform duties of Production Team Leader in his/her absence.

Job description

Papa John's is seeking a Production Shift Supervisor to assist the Production Team Leader in daily operations, ensuring quality, efficiency, and adherence to SOPs. You will supervise dough production and sanitation, manage training on SSOPs, and maintain QA standards per BRC codes.

You will help control labor costs, perform inventory checks, sign timecards in Workday, and support safety and quality audits. This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-paced, federal contract environment.