Production Supervisor

Bimbo Bakeries USA; Cicero (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Bimbo Bakeries USA is seeking a Production Team Leader to guide shift operations, drive safety and quality, and coach a diverse team toward world‑class performance. You will partner across functions to meet throughput, shipping on time, and cost targets while upholding our leadership behaviors and bakery standards.

Responsibilities include prioritizing shift work, solving problems, developing talent, and ensuring compliance with policies and regulations, with a strong emphasis on teamwork,

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• 2–5 years of experience in production, preferably in the food processing industry or fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
• Combination of education, training, and experience that results in demonstrated competency may be substituted.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), including the ability to lead difficult conversations.
• Proficiency‑level computer skills including MS Office applications; KRONOS knowledge is a plus.
• Strong organization skills and ability to handle multiple tasks and projects.
• Willingness to work varied shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Win the shift by ensuring that all aspects of the shift – product, equipment, and processes – adhere to world‑class standards for quality, efficiency, and safety.
• Foster a culture of associate engagement by respecting, including, and empowering all associates.
• Uphold and promote our E5 Leadership Behaviors: Embrace the Consumer, Ensure Operational Capabilities, Empower and Involve, Engage and Develop, and Expect Ownership and Accountability.
• Identify issues, assign actions to the appropriate team member, and follow up to ensure completion; escalated issues to department leaders as needed.
• Coach associates toward an independent, problem‑solving mentality to consistently achieve world‑class standards.
• Operate with a One Team mentality by collaborating across departments to solve issues and ensure production stays on schedule.
• Prepare priorities for you and your team for the upcoming shift.
• Communicate and coordinate important issues with the right team members to solve problems, including cross‑functional partners, incoming shift team leaders, and department leadership.
• Deliver on Key Performance Indicators for people, quality, safety, service, and cost.
• Engage and develop core competencies in associates through onboarding, training, coaching, and consistent performance feedback.
• Achieve all safety goals and deliver on safety awareness programs to eliminate unsafe acts and conditions that contribute to workplace injuries.
• Comply with workplace standards, company policies, and government regulations.
• Ensure product quality, advising others on necessary formula and process adjustments to keep product runs within specification.
• Lead the team of associates to serve sales by achieving production schedule attainment, KPIs for throughput and shipping on time, in full.
• Ensure cost efficiency by reducing waste, decreasing downtime, and overseeing appropriate staff scheduling.
• Utilize tablets and essential applications (SOMAX, Rever, Shift Guides, Intelex, and more) to keep processes running effectively.

Job description

Position Summary

Production Team Leaders play a key role in helping BBU bake with world‑class practices, win as one team, grow our people, and serve our customers. They embrace the consumer by producing high‑quality products and ensure operational capabilities by supporting their team in executing the Operations Excellence Playbook. Production Team Leaders empower and involve their teams to achieve key performance metrics and win the shift. They create a compelling culture by engaging and developing their team through effective coaching strategies and expect ownership and accountability to achieve throughput and shipping on‑time, in‑full.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Win the shift by ensuring that all aspects of the shift – product, equipment, and processes – adhere to world‑class standards for quality, efficiency, and safety.
• Foster a culture of associate engagement by respecting, including, and empowering all associates.
• Uphold and promote our E5 Leadership Behaviors: Embrace the Consumer, Ensure Operational Capabilities, Empower and Involve, Engage and Develop, and Expect Ownership and Accountability.
• Identify issues, assign actions to the appropriate team member, and follow up to ensure completion; escalated issues to department leaders as needed.
• Coach associates toward an independent, problem‑solving mentality to consistently achieve world‑class standards.
• Operate with a One Team mentality by collaborating across departments to solve issues and ensure production stays on schedule.
• Prepare priorities for you and your team for the upcoming shift.
• Communicate and coordinate important issues with the right team members to solve problems, including cross‑functional partners, incoming shift team leaders, and department leadership.
• Deliver on Key Performance Indicators for people, quality, safety, service, and cost.
• Engage and develop core competencies in associates through onboarding, training, coaching, and consistent performance feedback.
• Achieve all safety goals and deliver on safety awareness programs to eliminate unsafe acts and conditions that contribute to workplace injuries.
• Comply with workplace standards, company policies, and government regulations.
• Ensure product quality, advising others on necessary formula and process adjustments to keep product runs within specification.
• Lead the team of associates to serve sales by achieving production schedule attainment, KPIs for throughput and shipping on time, in full.
• Ensure cost efficiency by reducing waste, decreasing downtime, and overseeing appropriate staff scheduling.
• Utilize tablets and essential applications (SOMAX, Rever, Shift Guides, Intelex, and more) to keep processes running effectively.

Key Behavioral Competencies

• Operational Execution: Think strategically about business needs, set data‑based priorities, build plans with associates and leaders to improve business KPIs, manage operational activities, and ensure efficient workflows.
• Set the Standard: Overall responsibility for universal achievement of Operations Excellence standards. Work flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays; work safely with proper equipment and adapt to non‑air‑conditioned environments.
• Driving our Culture: Build a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence, lead with teamwork and collaboration, and emphasize open communication.
• Be a Change Leader: Drive the realization of Operations Excellence efforts, use strong decision‑making skills and flexibility to promote sustainable initiatives and process improvements.
• Developing our Talent: Support and effectively develop individuals to assume greater responsibility and personal contribution, inspire growth and continuous learning.

Education and Work History

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• 2–5 years of experience in production, preferably in the food processing industry or fast‑paced manufacturing environment.
• Combination of education, training, and experience that results in demonstrated competency may be substituted.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), including the ability to lead difficult conversations.
• Proficiency‑level computer skills including MS Office applications; KRONOS knowledge is a plus.
• Strong organization skills and ability to handle multiple tasks and projects.
• Willingness to work varied shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Reasonable Accommodations

The physical and mental demands described in each job posting are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of each job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of each job.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.