Lean Production Supervisor - Day Shift Leader

SunOpta, Inc.; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 58,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

SunOpta, Inc. is seeking a Production Supervisor for the day shift at the Allentown plant in Pennsylvania. The role plans and manages daily resource allocation across equipment, people, materials, and systems to meet targets while maintaining safety, quality, and efficiency.

The incumbent will coach and develop team members, review daily performance, and drive continuous improvement in GMP, SOP adherence, and lean initiatives in a 2-2-3 shift pattern.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in related field.
• 5–7 years supervisory experience in a food manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

• Supervises employees to ensure safety, quality, and productivity.
• Achieves budgeted targets for raw material yield, labor, and packaging materials usage for shift.
• Responsible for the accuracy of all production reporting related to shift.
• Schedule and conduct daily production meetings with shift personnel.
• Audits workstations to ensure SOPs are followed.
• Collaborates with warehouse and QA personnel to ensure prompt shipment of product.
• Maintains GMP / housekeeping at high standards.
• Drives productivity, quality, and safety initiatives throughout production.
• Oversees shift training of new or existing employees.
• Ensures production follows SunOpta QA standards, SOPs, HACCP, and GMPs.
• Location: Allentown, PA plant; Day shift (A) 5:30am–6:00pm.

Skills

Critical thinking

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

Education

Associate degree in related field

Bachelor of Science degree in related field

Tools

Oracle

Job description

SunOpta, Inc. is seeking a Production Supervisor for the day shift at the Allentown plant in Pennsylvania. The role plans and manages daily resource allocation across equipment, people, materials, and systems to meet targets while maintaining safety, quality, and efficiency.

The incumbent will coach and develop team members, review daily performance, and drive continuous improvement in GMP, SOP adherence, and lean initiatives in a 2-2-3 shift pattern.