Production Supervisor

LHH; Duarte (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K plan

Paid leave

Job summary

LHH is seeking a Production Supervisor for the 2nd shift in a fast-paced food manufacturing setting in Duarte, CA. You will lead daily production-floor operations, supervise staff, manage schedules, and ensure targets and quality standards are met while promoting a safe, efficient environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in food/manufacturing and strong skills in GMP, SQF, and continuous improvement. This role requires coordination with maintenance, quality, sanitation, and management teams

Qualifications

• 5 years of food and/or manufacturing experience and/or training.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Excellent communication and listening skills with the ability to provide employees with clear direction and constructive feedback.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities with a solutions-oriented approach.
• Ability to write clear and concise procedures and work instructions.
• Ability to manage workplace conflicts professionally and maintain composure in high-pressure situations.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Schedule flexibility, including availability to work some weekends.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily production operations and coordinate equipment, staffing, and materials needed to meet production, quality, and efficiency targets.
• Monitor production areas to ensure scheduled machinery is operating safely, properly, and efficiently.
• Coordinate production schedules to meet deadlines and product specifications.
• Maintain workflow by monitoring processes, establishing processing variables and control points, and facilitating corrections when malfunctions or deviations occur.
• Identify and troubleshoot production issues and implement solutions to improve efficiency.
• Partner closely with maintenance, sanitation, quality control, and management to support smooth operations.
• Maintain a safe working environment and ensure employees follow established health and safety requirements.
• Ensure processing activities comply with product specifications and GMPs.
• Support compliance with SQF, food safety, GMP, and regulatory requirements.
• Address employee issues through appropriate research, investigation, analysis, and evaluation.
• Review and approve employee timecards and attendance requests to support payroll accuracy.

Skills

5 years of experience

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Communication skills

Troubleshooting

Procedures writing

Conflict management

Cross-functional collaboration

Weekend availability

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Production Supervisor | Food Manufacturing- 2nd shift

Compensation: $71,000 to $77,000

We are seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead daily production-floor operations in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. This position will supervise production employees, coordinate schedules and resources, ensure production targets and specifications are met, maintain quality standards, and promote a safe and efficient work environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily production operations and coordinate equipment, staffing, and materials needed to meet production, quality, and efficiency targets.
• Monitor production areas to ensure scheduled machinery is operating safely, properly, and efficiently.
• Coordinate production schedules to meet deadlines and product specifications.
• Maintain workflow by monitoring processes, establishing processing variables and control points, and facilitating corrections when malfunctions or deviations occur.
• Identify and troubleshoot production issues and implement solutions to improve efficiency.
• Partner closely with maintenance, sanitation, quality control, and management to support smooth operations.
• Maintain a safe working environment and ensure employees follow established health and safety requirements.
• Ensure processing activities comply with product specifications and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Support compliance with SQF, food safety, GMP, and regulatory requirements.
• Address employee issues through appropriate research, investigation, analysis, and evaluation.
• Review and approve employee timecards and attendance requests to support payroll accuracy.

Qualifications

• 5 years of food and/or manufacturing experience and/or training, with demonstrated progression to a supervisory level, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Excellent communication and listening skills with the ability to provide employees with clear direction and constructive feedback.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities with a solutions-oriented approach.
• Ability to write clear and concise procedures and work instructions.
• Ability to manage workplace conflicts professionally and maintain composure in high-pressure situations.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Schedule flexibility, including availability to work some weekends.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a hands-on production leader with a strong understanding of food manufacturing, GMPs, food safety, production efficiency, employee supervision, equipment operations, quality standards, and continuous process improvement. This individual should be comfortable working directly on the production floor while coordinating with maintenance, quality, sanitation, and management teams.

Benefit offerings:

include medical, dental, vision, additional voluntary benefits, 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers