Operations Supervisor - Packing- 1st shift

Clemens Food Group; Coldwater (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Clemens Food Group in Michigan seeks a Production Team Leader to drive daily engagement, coaching, and SOP/KPI adherence. You will coordinate cross-training, participate in weekly meetings, and lead disciplinary actions to maintain a high-performance production environment.

This role emphasizes HACCP/SSOP compliance, incident investigations, and timely reporting to cost accounting, with a focus on safety, quality, and continuous improvement across production, quality, and safety programs.

Qualifications

• Experience leading production teams and driving continuous improvement in manufacturing environments.
• Strong coaching and development skills to elevate team performance.
• Familiarity with SOPs, KPI tracking, and disciplinary processes.
• Knowledge of HACCP, GMP, and food-safety standards.
• Ability to coordinate cross-training and shift coverage.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily team engagement meetings and production activities to meet targets.
• Perform weekly qualification meetings and coaching for new team members.
• Administer disciplinary actions and manage performance improvement plans.
• Investigate incidents, conduct root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure HACCP/SSOP compliance and timely quality reporting.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching & development

Continuous improvement

SOP compliance

HACCP knowledge

Job description

• Evaluate and ensure effectiveness in daily team member engagement meetings
• Perform Weekly Qualification meetings (New Team Members)
• Administer Disciplinary Actions
• Coaching all Team Members (corrective action, SOP's, key expectations, KPI's)
• Coordinate Positive celebrations/recognition
• Perform hiring manger responsibilities for all non-exempt team members
• Develop cross-training matrix (within department)
• Executing under Change management plan
• Use Continuous Improvement tools to engage and develop team members
• Investigate and resolve team member complaints and issues
• Perform annual team member evaluation form

Team Building

• Train new Team Members on SOPs
• Evaluate and ensure effectiveness in daily team member engagement meetings
• Perform Weekly Qualification meetings (New Team Members)
• Administer Disciplinary Actions
• Coaching all Team Members (corrective action, SOP's, key expectations, KPI's)
• Coordinate Positive celebrations/recognition
• Perform hiring manger responsibilities for all non-exempt team members
• Develop cross-training matrix (within department)
• Executing under Change management plan
• Use Continuous Improvement tools to engage and develop team members
• Investigate and resolve team member complaints and issues
• Perform annual team member evaluation form

Production Activity

• Perform checklist daily
• Evaluate Team Member daily stretching practices
• Perform incident investigations as needed
• Participate in daily product audits to identify opportunities for improvement
• Perform Customer Complaints investigations and implement corrective actions
• Investigate internal/external food safety/quality process deviations identify and implement corrective actions
• Observe production processes and ensure that all SOPs are established, followed and continually improved
• Monitor area KPI's for variance vs target and make corrective actions
• Execute Product Improvement Requests
• Use Continuous Improvement tools to identify and sustain processes
• Execute and implement and ensure compliance to HACCP/SSOP, and Quality Control Program
• Manage job sharing opportunities or cross training within team members qualifications to meet production schedules and build depth
• Ensure all operational materials/supplies are available
• Update and maintain a list of opportunities/action items and follow through to completion
• Ensure timely production reporting to cost accounting
• Scheduling training re-certifications (safety, food safety, etc.)
• Submit work orders

Compliance

• Review and approve process records associated with HACCP/SSOP and Quality Control Program
• Training non-exempt team members on GMP compliance
• Training non-exempt team members on safety compliance
• Review Time & Attendance - ensure wage/hour law compliance

Team CFG

• Attend and participate in weekly meetings
• Participate in leadership opportunities
• Review personal development tools

Support cross functional teams initiatives

Clemens Food Group is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search or staffing firms. All resumes submitted by search or staffing firms to any employee at Clemens Food Group via email, the Internet, or directly without a valid written search agreement for this role, and without having been asked to participate in this by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Clemens Food Group, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired. Firms not authorized to submit candidates will not be eligible for any fee or ownership claim.