Production Supervisor

Pacific American Fish Company (PAFCO); Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific American Fish Company (PAFCO) is seeking an experienced plant supervisor to lead manufacturing operations in a fast-paced seafood processing environment in Los Angeles. You will oversee GMP adherence, safety, line utilization and product quality while driving daily production schedules and coordinating with maintenance and QA teams.

The role requires prior plant supervision, the ability to run production equipment in a cold environment, and strong planning skills; bilingual Spanish is a

Qualifications

• Experience in a plant supervisory position.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to run production equipment and work in cold environments.
• Experience in food manufacturing preferred.
• Planning and project management experience.
• Spanish language skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to meet GMP, safety, line utilization and product quality standards.
• Follow daily production schedules and manage shortages.
• Monitor equipment to maintain efficiency and minimize downtime.
• Develop frontline employees with feedback and recognition.
• Ensure compliance with production and safety regulations.
• Maintain sanitary standards and readiness for audits.
• Coordinate with maintenance for repairs and improvements.
• Work with Quality Assurance to maintain product quality.
• Minimize rework and maximize yields.
• Inspect production area for safety.
• Enforce company rules and disciplinary actions.
• Investigate accidents and report to management.
• Follow GMP, SOPs, OSHA rules.
• Monitor department accuracy (codes, packaging, dates).

Skills

Plant supervision

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

• Lead a team of manufacturing and production employees to achieve performance standards with regard to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), safety, line utilization and product quality.
• Follow daily production schedule and notify plant management and impacted associates if shortages occur.
• Monitor and troubleshoot manufacturing equipment to maintain production line efficiency and reliability while minimizing downtime
• Develop frontline employees - setting expectations, providing feedback and recognizing and rewarding good performance
• Ensure compliance with all Production & Safety regulations
• Maintain high sanitary standards as required in the food manufacturing industry and monitor readiness for third party audits and regulatory inspections at all times.
• Coordinate with Maintenance and follow-up on repair and improvements to production line.
• Work closely with Quality Assurance to maintain high product quality.
• Minimize rework and maximize yields.
• Inspect production area and ensure equipment and personnel are working in a safe manner.
• Enforce all company rules, policies, and procedures & provide disciplinary action when necessary.
• Immediately investigate all types of accidents, such as worker comp injuries & property damage, and report to appropriate Manager.
• Follow GMP, SOPs, and all OSHA safety rules.
• Monitor dept. for accuracy: (example: codes correct, pkg. correct, dates correct)

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in a plant supervisory position.
• Demonstrated computer proficiency: Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must be able to run production equipment, and work in cold environment.

Experience And Qualifications

• Prior experience in food manufacturing
• Planning and project management experience
• Bilingual Spanish preferred