Production Lead — Food Ops & Quality Coach

Pure-Flavor; Romulus (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Pure-Flavor is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee day-to-day production operations and staff, ensuring productivity targets, quality, health and food safety standards meet company expectations. You will lead a team, address employee concerns, provide training, manage performance, and partner with the production manager to stay within labor budgets while optimizing throughput.

The role requires collaboration across departments in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; degree preferred in business administration, supply chain, engineering or related field.
• Minimum of two years’ supervisory experience in a production environment.
• Strong MS Office skills and knowledge of GMP, health and safety, HACCP.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to line leaders and production staff on performance and training.
• Ensure delivery of production goals with defined quality methods.
• Support budget management for labor and throughput; monitor performance to minimize downtime.
• Complete documentation and reporting; communicate variances and corrective actions.
• Maintain hygiene and safety compliance; ensure confidentiality of data.
• Conduct pre-shift meetings; engage with new employees weekly.
• Collaborate with inventory, receiving, shipping and quality departments to align workflow.

Skills

Leadership

Time management

Analytical skills

Microsoft Excel

Team motivation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Business administration / supply chain / engineering degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Pure-Flavor is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee day-to-day production operations and staff, ensuring productivity targets, quality, health and food safety standards meet company expectations. You will lead a team, address employee concerns, provide training, manage performance, and partner with the production manager to stay within labor budgets while optimizing throughput.

The role requires collaboration across departments in a fast-paced environment.