Production Supervisor

Ocean Spray Cranberries; Kenosha (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Life and accident insurance

Employee assistance program

Paid vacation

Job summary

Ocean Spray Cranberries in Kenosha, Wisconsin is hiring a Production Supervisor. You will lead an operations team to achieve daily production targets, coach and develop staff, and drive continuous improvement while maintaining FSQA compliance and a safe work environment.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree (preferred) and at least 3 years of manufacturing experience. Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills are essential, with proficiency in MS Office and cross‑functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• At least 3 years of manufacturing experience
• Knowledge of operations, processes and machinery
• Ability to train and lead teams
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Lead team to meet production targets and ensure safety and quality
• Train, coach and develop staff
• Develop production plans and manage workflow
• Maintain FSQA compliance and safe work environment
• Manage budget and administrative tasks
• Foster collaboration across departments and continuous improvement initiatives
• Provide leadership and direction to the operations team

Skills

Operations knowledge

Problem solving

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Training ability

MS Office

Multi-tasking

Change management

Team coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree

3+ years manufacturing experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Ocean Spray is hiring for a(n) Production Supervisor! We’re a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role — it always comes back to this: we’re a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all — and we’ve been making our own way ever since.

The Operations Supervisor will be responsible for leading team members in accomplishing plant-specific objectives. You will train and coach team members, lead continuous improvement projects, and foster cooperation between departments. You will also accomplish plant results by developing flexible production plans, managing personnel workflow, and adhering to FSQA initiatives. Additionally, you will maintain a safe and effective work environment as well as ensuring positive team member relations.

A Day in the Life…

• Accomplishes manufacturing results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Train, develop, coach and appraise team members.
• Maintains work flow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
• Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress;resolving problems; reporting results on shift production summaries.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Develop plans and organize work in a manner that supports exceeding daily standard production rates while maintaining compliance with safety regulatory and quality standards.
• Leads/supports assigned teams in continuous improvement projects.
• Performs administrative tasks such as vacation/payroll/discipline/performance review management and helps monitor the labor and operations budget.
• Provides leadership and overall direction to an operations team, (packaging, line maintenance, materials handling and processing) including execution of the production schedule, management of planned and unplanned events, performance management (coaching and development), training, administrative responsibilities, budget management, maintenance support, process control coordination, quality assurance, reliability, sanitation, and positive employee/labor relations.
• Responsible for positive employee and labor relations.

What We Are Looking For:

• Knowledge of the operations, processes and machinery
• Problem solver
• Leadership skills
• Sound organization skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication
• Ability to train
• Computer skills, MS office
• Multi-tasker
• High capacity for change and the ability to manage change

Education:

Bachelor’s or University Degree (Preferred)

Work Experience:

At least 3 Years of Experience

Benefits:

• Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs

• • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance

  • Health savings account

  • Flexible spending account

  • Life and accident insurance

  • Employee assistance program

  • Telehealth services

  • 1:1 health coaching

  • Supportive benefits for all the stages of your life

• 401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end

• Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses

• Flexible scheduling options

• Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)

• Holiday pay for 12 holidays

• Career development and growth opportunities

• Tuition/Education assistance programs

• Access to LinkedIn Learning

• Scholarship programs for children of employees

• Parental leave

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions – Back-up care, tutoring, etc.

• Adoption assistance

• Bereavement leave

• Up to $300 fitness reimbursement

• Up to $300 massage reimbursement

• Employee appreciation events

• Employee discounts

• Charitable giving

Who We Are:

You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what’s better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future.

Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike–we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:

• G rower Mindset – We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.

• Sustainable R esults – Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.

• I ntegrity Above All – We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other

• Inclusive T eamwork – We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.