Production Supervisor

NorthPoint Search Group; Buford (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthPoint Search Group seeks a Production Lead to oversee daily operations in a Georgia facility. You will supervise 30–80 hourly team members, manage staffing, throughput, yield, and shift performance against the production schedule.

You will coordinate with maintenance, QA, sanitation, and shipping to keep lines running smoothly, coach staff, and drive improvements to reduce downtime and waste. A strong background in packaging operations and a demonstrated leadership track are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1+ year of supervisory experience in manufacturing preferred.
• Experience in production is strongly preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office and production reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production: assign and balance labor, monitor line speed and downtime, and direct startups, changeovers, allergen transitions, and shutdowns.
• Verify temperatures, freezer exit temps, and product weights are run and recorded to spec.
• Maintain separation between areas, and elevate off-spec product to QA.
• Coach, train, and cross-train your crew, and handle performance conversations in partnership with HR.
• Partner with maintenance, quality, sanitation, and shipping to keep lines running.
• Drive continuous improvement by cutting downtime, giveaway, waste, and changeover time.
• Complete shift documentation and report results to plant leadership.

Skills

Labor supervision

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Production reporting systems

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Packaging operations

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Lead daily production of the facility. You’ll supervise 30-80 hourly team members and be accountable for staffing, throughput, yield, and shift performance against the production schedule.

What You’ll Do

• Run daily production: assign and balance labor, monitor line speed and downtime, and direct startups, changeovers, allergen transitions, and shutdowns
• Verify temperatures, freezer exit temps, and product weights are run and recorded to spec
• Maintain separation between areas, and elevate off-spec product to QA
• Coach, train, and cross-train your crew, and handle performance conversations in partnership with HR
• Partner with maintenance, quality, sanitation, and shipping to keep lines running
• Drive continuous improvement by cutting downtime, giveaway, waste, and changeover time
• Complete shift documentation and report results to plant leadership

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in production strongly preferred.
• One or more years of supervisory experience in manufacturing, ideally leading a large hourly workforce
• Working knowledge of packaging operations
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office and production reporting systems
• High school diploma or GED
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus

Schedule & Physical Requirements

• Flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed
• Ability to walk the production floor for long periods, climb stairs, ladders, and platforms, and lift up to 25 lbs