Production Supervisor

Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc.; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc. is seeking a production supervisor in Fremont, CA to lead the ice production and packaging operations. The role emphasizes Lean principles, value creation, and continuous improvement through Kaizen and value stream mapping.

The candidate will hire and train production staff, supervise the team, ensure safety, and meet daily and monthly production goals while maintaining inventory controls and equipment readiness. Ethical standards and strong safety culture are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Supervisory and production experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Hire, train, and supervise production department employees.
• Prepare performance reviews for production staff.
• Ensure safety compliance and train employees in safety practices.
• Prepare monthly production estimates and set daily production goals.
• Monitor inventories and oversee production readiness.
• Perform minor equipment repairs or report maintenance needs.
• Oversee housekeeping and maintain production area standards.
• Adhere to ethical standards and safety policies.

Skills

Lean methods

Leadership

Safety-focused

Communication

Problem solving

Education

High school education

Job description

POSITION PURPOSE

This role accelerates business value by being responsible for ensuring all ice production and packaging needs are met. Demonstrates our “True North” attributes: voice of the customer, respect for the individual, no nonsense communication and utilization of facts, servant leadership and has a continuous improvement mindset in every facet of leadership and daily interaction. Leads, collaborates and demonstrates the lean principles and utilizes the lean methodologies and tools to facilitate continuous process improvements and value creation for our customers, employees and shareholders. Actively utilizes lean tools (VSM, Kaizen, A3, etc.) to inform and assess business opportunities to drive continuous improvement. Lead and participate in Kaizen and value stream mapping activities.

Pay Range $55,000 to $70,000 a year

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. Hire, train, and supervise production department employees.
• 2. Prepare performance reviews on production employees in a timely manner.
• 3. Exercises safety precautions and assists in training employees to do the same.
• 4. Prepares monthly estimate.
• 5. Set production goals and monitor production on a daily basis.
• 6. Responsible for inventories of product.
• 7. Responsible for preparing production.
• 8. Performs minor repairs to equipment and/or notifies management of maintenance needs.
• 9. Responsible for overseeing housekeeping of area.
• 10. Make and assume other duties and responsibilities required or assigned by management.
• 11. Adhering to the Code of Business Ethics is essential. We value honesty and integrity above all else and we expect our employees to be committed to the highest ethical standards.
• 12. Maintain high safety standards. Safety is personal for us all.

ESSENTIAL MENTAL FUNCTIONS AND SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents in English, such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner Ability to work in an unfatigued state Ability to accurately gauge lengths of time and distance Ability to quickly store and recall instructions in one’s short term memory Ability to concentrate and perform tasks involving high levels of cognitive function and judgment Ability to cope with sudden changes in surrounding and/or emergency situations and/or alarms Demonstrate a caring, committed and concerned attitude about safety Possess fast reflexes and unimpaired coordination and ability to rapidly respond to stimuli Not mentally or physically impaired from any cause that can adversely affect ability to safely and competently perform required functions Ability to take prompt and appropriate response to operating conditions Make and assume other duties and responsibilities required or assigned by management. Adhering to the Code of Business Ethics is essential. We value honesty and integrity above all else and we expect our employees to be committed to the highest ethical standards. Maintain high safety standards. Safety is personal for us all.

CONTACTS

• Internal: Daily contact with other plant supervisors/managers and with processing crew
• External: Limited contact with vendors

OPERATING RESPONSIBILITIES

Good decision making abilities are required due to an error in production could create direct profit loss in an out of product situation through loss of customers. Must be able to schedule crew to meet production needs. The job is composed of normally routine repetitive tasks.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

Directly supervises production crew.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school education with ability to do basic math and complete paperwork. Some supervisory and production experience required.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Job requires working in cold environment 40-50° in the processing area, 20-25° in the vault area with minimal time spent in normal office environment. Some heavy lifting required. Must have good manual dexterity. Hazards involve working around moving machinery, with slippery floors and exposure to temperature changes. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Actual compensation will determine based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and internal equity. Actual compensation will determine based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and internal equity.

Location

Fremont City: Fremont State: California

Reddy Ice manufactures and distributes approximately 1.8 million tons of ice annually to a broad and diversified customer base. These customers rely on us for ice that is produced under the industry’s highest standards. With our quality and high service levels, Reddy Ice has become the provider of choice for customers coast to coast.