Night Production Supervisor

Actus Nutrition; Fond du Lac (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Actus Nutrition is hiring a Production Supervisor to direct shift personnel in a food production facility, ensuring finished products meet quality and customer requirements. The role involves coordinating materials, monitoring hourly specs, and leading safety and KPI-driven improvements.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years of strong mechanical/operations leadership, a bachelor’s degree (preferred), and excellent communication skills to motivate teams on a night shift schedule.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal direction.
• Strong problem solving and organizational abilities with good interpersonal skills.
• Experience leading mechanical/operational teams in a production setting.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field preferred, food-grade facility experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Direct shift personnel to meet production schedules and quality standards.
• Coordinate materials flow, waste reduction, and rework utilization in production.
• Monitor product characteristics hourly and ensure compliance with specs.
• Enforce safety and regulatory programs for long-term safe operation.
• Lead production staff and develop education and SOP adherence.
• Communicate performance metrics daily to the team and management.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and complete shift reporting and KPI tracking.
• Collaborate with Process/Production Managers to improve efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

At Actus Nutrition, our focus is to create high-quality ingredients designed to optimize health and nutrition. We are passionate and dedicated people. Each day, we collectively explore new, innovative ways to enhance product performance and value through our broad human and animal nutrition portfolios.We offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as a healthy 401(k) company match program.

The Production Supervisor has the responsibility for directing shift personnel in the operation of the facility, ensuring consistent manufacture of finished products meeting all customer volume and quality requirements.

Schedule: Night Shift 5PM- 5AM rotating 3/4 schedule.

Production Supervisor Duties:

• Coordinate activities within all process areas ensuring product meets all defined scheduling and quality requirements.
• Work with Operators to organize and maximize inclusion of all raw materials and rework to be utilized in production process.
• Ensure that physical characteristics are monitored hourly. Evaluate products for specs, grits, flavor, density, mix abilities and moisture, ensuring finished product meets all quality specifications.
• Implement and enforce safety and regulatory programs to ensure long term safe operation of the facility.
• Lead and supervise all production personnel in functional areas constantly raising the standard of performance. Establish education and development programs for employees including SOP's, quality specifications, safety and job expectations.
• Responsible for communicating performance/KPI's to the team on a daily basis.
• Ensure inventory accuracy and timely completion of all shift reports including Inventory levels as the plants KPI matrix. Coordinate all record keeping with Production Manager such as production, quality assurance, inventory control, production planning and administrative personnel.
• Responsible for nightly production reporting
• Team with Process Manager and Production Manager with the continual evaluation of production and efficiency records to improve equipment capabilities and outputs.
• Help develop the weekly and/or monthly production schedule and employee staffing in accordance to business needs.
• Maintain and improve all plant sanitation programs. Responsible for keeping the plant clean and orderly at all times.
• Coordinate and schedule equipment repairs with Maintenance department as necessary and coordinate preventative maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with all company, state and federal safety and regulatory policies and practices.
• Assist with period-end and year-end balancing of inventories.

Production Supervisor Requirements:

• Excellent leadership, problem solving and organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal direction.
• Self-motivated and results-oriented leader who has exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• At least 3-5 years of strong mechanical and operations leadership experience.
• A Bachelor's degree and expertise in a food grade facility is preferred.

While performing the duties of this job, the Production Supervisor is regularly required to talk or hear; stand; walk; sit; use hands to fingers, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The individual is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The individual must frequently be able lift and/or move up to 55 pounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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