Food Production Supervisor

MSI Express; Hammond (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

MSI Express is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee daily production operations at our Hammond, IN facility. You will ensure safety, food safety, and USDA standards are met while guiding the production team to deliver quality results on time.

You will monitor yields, optimize processes, and uphold customer relationships and departmental performance. Strong leadership and problem-solving skills are essential in this fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Food manufacturing experience desirable.
• Experience with customer interaction desirable.
• Demonstrate hourly management skills essential.
• Previous supervisory experience desirable.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems essential.
• Flexibility essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to plant production associates in safety, machine operation, sanitation, quality and maintenance.
• Adhere to productivity metrics to optimize profitability.
• Meet or exceed customer expectations for accuracy, quality and timeliness.
• Train and enforce company policies.
• Communicate policies to hourly personnel clearly.
• Contribute to setting plant budgets, goals and standards.
• Develop production team members through performance management.
• Monitor performance and implement timely improvement actions.
• Foster a positive working environment and uphold food safety and quality standards.
• Report Food Safety and Quality issues promptly to authorized personnel.

Skills

Hourly management

Problem solving

Flexibility

Customer interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

MSI Express is a single-source contract manufacturing and packaging company, delivering innovative engineering solutions from our strategically located network of manufacturing facilities.

Role Purpose/Position Summary

As a Production Supervisor, you are responsible to overseeing production, tracking product yields, and making necessary adjustments. Ensuring that safety and USDA health standards are met throughout all steps of the manufacturing process. Provide direction to the production department associates in areas of safety, service, performance, quality and leadership. Responsible for maintaining and/or enhancing customer relationships, plant assets and a positive employment atmosphere.

Key Accountabilities/ Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to the plant production associates in areas of safety, machine operation, sanitation, quality, customer service and maintenance.
• Adherence to the site’s productivity metrics to include crew size, operational efficiency; scrap loss, etc. to optimize profitability.
• Maintain a clear understanding of customer expectations for accuracy, quality and timelessness and develop methods for meeting or exceeding those expectations.
• Training and enforcement of company policies.
• Communicate company philosophy, policies, and expectations clearly to all hourly personnel.
• Provide input in the establishment of setting plant budgets, goals and standards.
• Develop strong production team members through the effective use of performance management processes and tools.
• Monitor production performance and develop/implement action plans to address areas of concern or opportunities for improvement in a timely fashion.
• Create a positive working environment for all associates, which support continuous improvement, reinforce company philosophy and policies and treat every individual equally with respect.
• This position has responsibility for Food Safety and Quality within their influence.
• The associate in this job has the responsibility to report, in a timely manner, Food Safety and Quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action on those problems.

Qualifications/ Capability Profile

• Bachelor's degree - Essential
• Food manufacturing experience -Desirable
• Experience with customer interaction -Desirable
• Demonstrate hourly management skills -Desirable
• Previous Supervisory -Desirable
• Ability to Analyze/ Problem Solve -Essential
• Flexibility -Essential

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