Mid Shift Assistant Production Supervisor B1

Kln-Family-Brands; Perham (MN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign on Bonus

Shift Differential

Profit Sharing

PTO 104 hours first year

Paid Holidays (7)

Wellness discounts

KLN Clinic benefits

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

KLN Family Brands, a Perham-based producer of human and pet foods, seeks an Assistant Production Supervisor Mid Shift B1. This role leads production staff, ensures schedules, and trains workers on work instructions.

Key duties include enforcing policies, maintaining equipment, coordinating maintenance, and supporting shift transfers. Must wear multiple hats and uphold the company values in daily operations.

Qualifications

• Self-motivation and ability to lead in a fast-paced production environment.
• Good judgement and reasoning abilities for decision making on the floor.
• Strong communication and people skills to train and guide staff.
• Ability to drive forklift and pass related certification.
• Proficient with basic computer tasks and data entry.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and guidance to production staff to foster continuous improvements and best practices.
• Works with Production Supervisor to establish and deploy standard works for all associates.
• Ensures production schedule is met, lines run at target rates, and waste/downtime is reduced.
• Understand and troubleshoot equipment, maintain lines, and coordinate shift maintenance.
• Transfer information between shifts, cover vacations, and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Self-motivation

Judgement & reasoning

Communication & people skills

Forklift operation

Basic computer skills

Job description

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Mid Shift Assistant Production Supervisor B1

Full Time Kenny's Candy & Confections, Perham, MN, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1902

Assistant Production Supervisor Mid Shift B1 - Kenny's Candy and Confections

Hours: 2:40pm - 11:00pm (Monday - Friday)

Compensation:

• All in hourly compensation: $25.61/hr
  • Base Pay: $23.01/hr
  • Sign on Bonus: $1.22/hr worked
  • 6% Shift Differential for Mid Shift: $1.38/hr
• Profit Sharing Eligibility: Begins after completing 1 year of employment ($7.7 Million in Profits Paid to Profit Sharing Pool in 2025)

In our most recent fiscal year, KLN Family Brands paid out over $7.7 million in profit-sharing to our employees!!!

Our Story

KLN Family Brands is a 3rd generation family-owned business that started in 1964 with its corporate headquarters located in Perham, MN, in the heart of MN lakes country. Together, our companies manufacture a diverse and expanding range of high-quality human and pet food products.

At KLN Family Brands, our vision is that “We are a proud people-first company. We are successful because of trust-based relationships and first-rate products for our families and friends. We better the world by caring for others. We challenge. We grow. We inspire.”

Some companies have to “fudge the story” a little. Some need the extra “spin” to shine a positive light on themselves. That’s not who we are at KLN Family Brands, and that’s not what we do. We tell the story of our brand – our people, the quality of our products, our spirit & moxie, our tradition, and the way we treat our community & beyond. We do it in a genuine way because we genuinely believe we’re a pretty amazing company.

Job Objective

This position will be responsible for ensuring compliance with our quality standards, overseeing production, communicating and enforcing policies and procedures. The assistant supervisor is also responsible to train employees on work instructions.

• Provides visible leadership and guidance to all production staff in order to foster continuous improvements and best practices. Maintains continuous engagement with all production employees
• Works with Production Supervisor to establish and deploy standard works for all associates
• Ensures production schedule is met. Lines running at expected rates. Reviews waste and downtimes and takes action to improve results
• Ability to perform all job functions in adherence of Kenny’s Candy and Confections’ philosophy and values
• A full understanding of equipment to adjust, troubleshoot, and maintain lines; coordinate maintenance within the shift.
• Assist in transfer of information between first, second and third shift
• Act as a relief Supervisor covering for vacations or unexpected absences
• Accepts other duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

• Self-motivation
• Good judgement and reasoning abilities
• Good communication and people skills
• Ability to drive forklift and pass certification exam
• Basic computer skills
• Occasionally lifting up to 80lbs
• Wellness program discounts - up to $150 discounted towards health insurance monthly
• 104 Hours of PTO Accrued in First Year of Employment
• 7 Paid Holidays
• KLN Clinic - Free doctor visits & more than 300 free prescriptions
• Opportunity to meet with our onsite financial advisors
• Tuition Assistance

*All hires are contingent on a clean background check and a successful drug test (UA), this means that a job offer is not final until both the background check and drug test results are satisfactory to the employer*