Production Supervisor

Novus Foods, LLC; Delphos (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Novus Foods, LLC is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee daily production and packaging through the schedule, ensure safety, quality, and efficiency, and coach staff toward plant targets.

In this hands-on role, you will supervise a diverse team, collaborate with maintenance, sanitation, warehouse and logistics, and drive continuous improvement while maintaining compliance with food safety standards.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of food safety and plant safety requirements.
• 3-5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment
• 3-5 years’ experience in food processing and/or third-party food regulatory/third party auditing
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or related field preferred.
• Proven Supervisory or Team Lead experience in food manufacturing.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills are required (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Written and Verbal Communication

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily production and packaging operations to meet plant targets.
• Coordinate with sanitation, warehouse, logistics, and maintenance on initiatives.
• Attend daily and weekly operations meetings and escalate issues.
• Develop root cause analyses and corrective action plans based on shift data.
• Communicate shift performance and support needs during daily huddles.
• Supervise and lead production associates and line leads; promote teamwork.
• Maintain shift visual management tools and complete shift end reports.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Production Supervisor is an integral member of the Operations Team and will oversee the daily production and packaging of

products and be accountable for executing the production schedule, training, development, evaluation, discipline, and general

supervision of staff to create a proficient and engaged team that can achieve plant targets and team goals. This is a hands-on

position involving the supervision of a diverse workforce in a fast-paced environment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Direction and oversight of all activities, personnel, and resources in production areas to meet business demands of the organization.
• Lending assistance and direction in processing production, and coordination with sanitation, warehouse, logistics, and maintenance in support of plant initiatives.
• Attend daily and weekly operations meetings – escalation, tactical teams, safety teams.
• Develop Root Cause analysis based on the shift performance indicators.
• Create corrective action plans based on the shift performance indicators.
• Communicate shift performance, challenges, wins and support needs to the shift daily in the huddle.
• Maintain all shift visual management tools.
• Complete shift end reports and ensure all documentation for the shift is accurate and thorough.
• Quality and Safety, enforces Company’s safety rules and conduct to maintain a clean, safe work environment.
• Responsible for training new and current employees.
• Supervise and lead production associates, manage line leads, maintain direction that is consistent with company’s goals,
• Promote teamwork.

Qualifications & Experience

• Knowledge of food safety and plant safety requirements.
• 3-5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment
• 3-5 years’ experience in food processing and/or third-party food regulatory/third party auditing
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or related field preferred.
• Proven Supervisory or Team Lead experience in food manufacturing.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills are required (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Written and Verbal Communication

Combination of Plant and Office environment with regular exposure to elements such as odor, noise, dust, heat, cold or chemicals.