Freeze-Dry Production Lead & Quality Champion

Golden Pet Manufacturing®; Seward (NE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden Pet Manufacturing in Seward, Nebraska, is seeking a Production Supervisor to direct daily operations in a fast-paced pet food facility. You will coach hourly teams, monitor safety and quality, interpret KPIs, and ensure adherence to procedures while controlling the production budget in collaboration with peers.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years supervisory experience in manufacturing, strong communication and leadership skills, and experience with ERP systems.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• 2+ years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience working with ERP systems.
• Experience working in food production or pet food production is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilize production scheduling tools to direct and maintain daily operations within assigned area
• Execute routine operations of assigned area, ensuring direct reports are following policies and procedures related to employee and food safety and environmental compliance
• Monitor production outcomes, quantity and quality to ensure customer and food safety requirements are within specifications
• Oversee the quality standards within respective area; ensure quality standards are being followed and address deviations as necessary
• Perform audits for quality and safety; share results with others and identify opportunities for improvement
• Responsible for ensuring work instructions, process and procedures are being followed
• Develop, supervise and provide coaching to direct reports, including coaching company values and guiding principles for the facility
• Understand and manage the production budget for assigned area; collaborate with other Production Supervisors on the overall production budget
• Must know and understand what the production line standard rate is and be able to interpret and explain KPIs to management
• Must be able to know and understand yield performance and standards

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Mentoring

Multi-tasking

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Golden Pet Manufacturing in Seward, Nebraska, is seeking a Production Supervisor to direct daily operations in a fast-paced pet food facility. You will coach hourly teams, monitor safety and quality, interpret KPIs, and ensure adherence to procedures while controlling the production budget in collaboration with peers.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years supervisory experience in manufacturing, strong communication and leadership skills, and experience with ERP systems.