Lead Production Supervisor - 12-Hour Shifts

Heartland Food Products Group; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartland Food Products Group is seeking a Production Supervisor for our Indianapolis, IN plant. The role supervises packers, machine operators, and blenders on two 12-hour shifts, focusing on safety, quality, and production goals.

You will enforce food safety guidelines, coordinate daily operations, and mentor staff to achieve plant objectives. A Bachelor of Science and 3+ years of manufacturing supervision are required, with aseptic experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science required.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in manufacturing and supervision.
• Minimum of 2 years' Aseptic experience.
• Superior analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Demonstrates essential problem-solving methods and initiative.
• Ability to perform under pressure and to solve problems independently.
• Ability to communicate well with all employees and customers.
• Ability to work scheduled shift and rotational weekends.

Responsibilities

• Enforces safety and sanitation regulations per food safety and quality guidelines.
• Responsible for initiating appropriate actions that address Food Safety concerns, including escalation to Quality and Management.
• Utilizes all food safety and food security guidelines, including Safe Quality Foods (SQF) good manufacturing practices and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points.
• Directs and coordinates the activities of the employees engaged in the production or processing of goods, such as packers, machine operators, and blenders.
• Develops and motivates team to solve own day-to-day operational issues and achieve plant goals through ongoing communication and facilitation of team meetings.
• Coordinates daily inventories and supplies and other operational activities within or between departments.
• Plans and establishes work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Inspects materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Observes work and monitor gauges, dials, or other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards.
• Conducts employee training in equipment operations and work and safety procedures or assigns employee training to experienced workers.
• Maintains records of employees’ attendance and hours worked.
• Counsel employees about work-related issues and assists employees to correct job-skill deficiencies.
• Recommends or initiates personnel actions, such as hires, promotions, transfers, discharges, or disciplinary measures of direct reports.
• Interprets specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers.
• Initiates and drives process improvements.
• Reads and analyzes charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and evaluates current production estimates and outputs.
• Document all records outlined by company policies, such as production records, HACCP, good manufacturing policies, standard operating procedures, and food safety and quality plans.
• Oversees and completes production documentation, support documentation, and process control documentation throughout the facility.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Supervision

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Shift coordination

Education

Bachelor of Science

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Heartland Food Products Group is seeking a Production Supervisor for our Indianapolis, IN plant. The role supervises packers, machine operators, and blenders on two 12-hour shifts, focusing on safety, quality, and production goals.

You will enforce food safety guidelines, coordinate daily operations, and mentor staff to achieve plant objectives. A Bachelor of Science and 3+ years of manufacturing supervision are required, with aseptic experience preferred.