Production Supervisor

KCO Resource Management; Town of Oneonta (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

KCO Resource Management is seeking a Production Supervisor for their Delaware County, NY facility. This role involves collaborating with the Production Manager to supervise day-to-day manufacturing operations, ensuring safety and efficiency.

The ideal candidate will have a BA/BS degree, strong leadership skills, and experience in food manufacturing. Responsibilities include enforcing safety programs, meeting production schedules, and training team members.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience leading, mentoring and/or delegating work in a manufacturing facility.
• 3+ years of experience in a food manufacturing environment; dairy/cheese experience preferred.
• Strong ability to communicate across all levels of an organization.

Responsibilities

• Implements and enforces safety programs and safe work practices.
• Partners with Production Manager to achieve operational objectives.
• Provides direction and support to direct reports through teamwork and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Coaching and mentoring

Flexibility in shift hours

Education

BA/BS Degree in Business, Food Science, Engineering or related field

Job description

Overview

This is your opportunity to join a thriving and growing food and beverage company as a Production Supervisor in their Delaware County NY production facility. Reporting directly to the Production Manager, you will collaborate to play a key role providing supervision and leadership to deliver business results and operational improvements. In this role you will be responsible for day-to-day manufacturing operations for an assigned area and shift. Location: Delaware County, NY.

Responsibilities

• Implements and enforces safety programs and safe work practices through involvement in plant safety teams, programs, and initiatives.
• Partners with Production Manager and other site leaders to achieve productivity, efficiency, customer service, cost, quality, safety and employee engagement objectives through both individual and team contributions.
• Provides direction, leadership, development and support to direct reports through empowerment, teamwork, on-the-job assignments and continuous improvement projects and initiatives.
• Meets production schedules in order to achieve business goals.
• Assures production yields and efficiencies are met as defined by budgetary and corporate standards.

Required Skills/Qualifications

• BA/BS Degree in Business, Food Science, Engineering or related field is preferred
• 2+ years of experience leading, mentoring and/or delegating work to others in a manufacturing facility is required
• 3+ years of experience in a food manufacturing environment or regulatory manufacturing required; dairy/cheese experience preferred.
• Ability to lead, coach, influence, motivate, develop engage and retain a large team of hourly associates is required
• Ability to work 2nd Shift or 3rd shift while maintaining flexibility with hours, including weekends and on-call as required.
• Ability to work effectively with a wide array of plant personnel ranging from hourly employees to senior management
• Strong ability to communicate across all levels of an organization.
• Effective training techniques to diverse audiences.