Production Supervisor

Idahoan Foods; Lewisville (ID); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Idahoan Foods, LLC seeks a qualified professional to oversee production operations, ensuring product quality and adherence to safety standards. The role involves monitoring flow, coordinating maintenance, and ensuring accurate documentation and reports. Training and enforcing GMPs and HACCP guidelines are key responsibilities.

You will work in a food processing facility with 24/7 operations, including night and weekend shifts, and participate in safety meetings and continuous improvement efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or sciences preferred, not required.
• Two years of trade school and/or five years experience in production and maintenance preferred.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and compose instructions, policies, and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Observes and adjusts product and process flow to meet grade and production standards.
• Prepares reports such as daily potato usage, daily production summary, and waste water reports.

Skills

Analytical skills

Team player

Communication skills

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or sciences

Trade school (2 years)

5 years experience in production and maintenance

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Principle Accountabilities

Operations

Observes and adjusts product and process flow including raw products, cooking and cooling temperatures, mash flow, and waste processes to ensure that product is in grade and production standards are met. Ensures proper additives are used for production.

Reports

Prepare reports such as daily potato usage, daily production summary, and waste water reports.

Policies and Procedures

Ensures that all proper procedures and paperwork are in place for audits, including accessibility to all charts, daily logs, reports, checklists and graphs. Completes maintenance job orders if repairs are needed, ensuring that all equipment is maintained and running adequately. Completes daily roster, ensuring accurate coverage for each position in the Processing Department.

Safety

Responsible for all areas of safety, including conducting monthly employee safety procedures such as “lock-out tag-out”. Attends HACCP meetings and monthly safety meetings (conducts safety meeting if asked). Trains and monitors all shift employees to ensure proper production, GMP’s and safety guidelines are followed.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s Degree — in engineering or sciences preferred, not required. Preferred candidates would have two years of a trade school and/or five years experience in production and maintenance.

Language Skills

Ability to read, comprehend, and compose simple to complex instructions, polices, procedures and correspondence. Exhibits effective speaking and written communication skills.

Computer Skills

Proficient is using Microsoft applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Quick to learn industry specific applications is a plus.

Reasoning Ability

Possesses strong analytical, quantitative, communication, problem solving, and technical skills. Has the ability to creatively apply experience, and common sense for processes and employees. Demonstrates the self-confidence and maturity to make decisions and solve problems with minimal direction. Organized and able to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.

Work Environment

The position is located in a food processing facility. Sixty percent of time will be on the production floor and forty percent of time will be in an office setting. Responsible for keeping work area clean, and for general clean ups during and after shutdowns. We run our facilities 24/7, candidates must be open to working nights and weekends.

Interpersonal Skills

Team player, flexible and accepts changing assignments and accountabilities.