Production Supervisor, 2nd shift

Brakebush Brothers, Inc; Mocksville (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Brakebush Brothers, Inc. is seeking a Production Supervisor for the 2nd shift in Mocksville, NC. The role oversees staffing, equipment, and resources to sustain high yields and line efficiency while coordinating with Safety, QA, Maintenance and Sanitation teams.

The ideal candidate has 3 years of supervisory experience in food processing or a related internship, with strong communication and organizational skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office. SAP or Infinity experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Three years of supervisory or leadership experience in a food-processing or manufacturing setting or a bachelor’s degree with a relevant internship.
• Demonstrated production knowledge.
• Strong verbal and written communication with a team focus.
• Ability to organize and coordinate work within schedule constraints.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the production team to meet productivity and safety targets.
• Ensure compliance with GMPs, SOPs, SSOPs, HACCP and SQF.
• Coordinate start-ups, changeovers, maintenance and sanitation activities.
• Conduct performance appraisals and progressive discipline as needed.
• Strive to improve quality, yields and throughput.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Production knowledge

Interpersonal communication

Organization & scheduling

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree with internship in food-related field

Tools

SAP

Infinity

Job description

Title:Production Supervisor, 2nd shift, 2nd Shift Req ID: 9844

City, State:Mocksville, NC

Reports to:Production Manager

Classification:Exempt

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary

The Production Supervisor is responsible for the effective placement and utilization of team members, equipment, and other resources to ensure quality and consistent high yields and line efficiency. Utilizing a One Team, One Mission mentality, this position collaborates with and supports the efforts of multiple departments (such as other production lines, Safety, Quality Assurance, Maintenance and Sanitation), to achieve food/personal safety and minimize downtime, inedible, seconds and excessive costs.

Essential Functions

• Empowers team members, through supervision, training, and feedback opportunities, to meet and exceed expectations for productivity, quality assurance, waste management and food/personal safety.
• Ensure compliance of company policies and procedures, safety regulations, GMP’s, SOP’s, SSOP’s, HACCP and SQF.
• Coordinates and guides team on a variety of production situations including start-ups, shutdowns, product changeovers, change management concerns and sanitation.
• Leads the performance appraisal and progressive, corrective action steps to promote positive and safe teamwork environments.
• Improves quality, yields and throughput.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated three years supervisory or leadership skills with a food-processing or manufacturing company leading a production team OR a bachelor’s degree with a prior Food Science or Poultry Science (or closely related) internship.
• Demonstrated production knowledge.
• Strong interpersonal skills, to include professional verbal and written communication, a team-focused approach, and the ability to model composure/make decisions in stressful situations.
• Able to organize and coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.
• Competent in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, and Outlook

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in poultry science, food science, biological sciences, or closely related field
• Prior supervisory experience in a food processing setting (Further Processing experience preferred)
• Prior experience with SAP or Infinity
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) strongly preferred
• Knowledge of general First Aid and CPR

Supervisory Responsibility

This position will supervise the production team members at the Mocksville facility.

Work Environment

Wide variations in environment temperature (-10 freezer, 32-degree coolers, 40-degree plant, wet cold environment) noise, slippery floors and moving equipment.

Physical Demands

Position will include extensive standing, sitting, lifting, wearing factory required equipment while working in production, walking, visual, responding quickly to sounds and driving.

Position Type

This is an exempt position.The shift varies: first, second, third or floater. Some Saturday work required.

Travel

Travel is not required.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Successful completion of a pre-employment drug testand background check arerequired.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Brakebush provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Applicants must have the legal authorization to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to provide or assume work sponsorship of employment visas.

Compliance Statement

Brakebush is committed to adhering to compliance and applicable pay transparency laws in all states where we operate and any other states where we have a legal obligation.