Operations Supervisor - Packing- 1st shift

Clemens Family Corporation; Coldwater (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Clemens Food Group is seeking an Operations Supervisor for Packing, 1st shift, in Coldwater, MI. You will lead a manufacturing team, ensure safety, quality, and on-time production, and drive continuous improvement across SOPs, HACCP, and performance metrics.

Responsibilities include coaching team members, conducting training, investigations, and annual evaluations, while coordinating cross-functional initiatives and maintaining compliance with safety and quality programs.

Responsibilities

• Train new team members on SOPs.
• Evaluate and ensure effectiveness in daily team meetings.
• Lead weekly qualification meetings for new hires.
• Administer disciplinary actions according to policy.
• Coach all team members on corrective action, SOPs and KPIs.
• Coordinate celebrations and recognition programs.
• Serve as hiring manager for all non-exempt staff.
• Develop cross-training matrix within the department.
• Support change management initiatives.
• Use CI tools to engage and develop staff.
• Investigate and resolve team member complaints.
• Conduct annual team member evaluations.
• Evaluate daily stretching practices of team members.
• Perform incident investigations as needed.
• Participate in daily product audits for improvements.
• Investigate customer complaints and implement actions.
• Investigate food safety/quality deviations and correct actions.
• Observe processes and ensure SOPs are followed and improved.
• Monitor area KPIs and take corrective actions.
• Execute Product Improvement Requests.
• Apply CI tools to sustain processes.
• Ensure HACCP/SSOP and Quality Control compliance.
• Manage job-sharing and cross-training to meet schedules.
• Ensure materials and supplies are available.
• Update opportunities list and follow through.
• Ensure timely production reporting to cost accounting.
• Schedule safety and food safety recertifications.
• Submit work orders.
• Review/process HACCP/SSOP records.
• Train non-exempt staff on safety compliance.
• Review Time & Attendance for wage/hour compliance.
• Attend weekly meetings.
• Participate in leadership opportunities.
• Review personal development tools.
• Support cross functional teams initiatives.

Job description

Operations Supervisor - Packing- 1st shift

Job Category: Operations and Manufacturing

Requisition Number: OPERA014141

• Posted : July 27, 2026
• Full-Time

Locations

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Coldwater, MI 49036, USA

Description

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

• 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 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.

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