PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR - 3RD SHIFT

Alpha Baking Co.; La Porte (IN); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha Baking Company, Inc. is seeking a Production Lead to direct bun production and packaging operations, ensuring quality, safety, and sanitary conditions.

You will monitor equipment, supervise hourly staff, train workers in GMPs, and maintain process documentation; weekend work may be required.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 3 years of manufacturing experience.
• 1 year of supervisory experience.
• Proficient in MS Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Direct activities of personnel in bun production and packaging.
• Monitor equipment settings and process standards.
• Ensure adequate supply of materials for production.
• Maintain documentation for process control and QA.
• Train hourly employees in GMPs, safety, and company policies.
• Complete required reports accurately and timely.
• Maintain communication with department head on issues.
• Report maintenance and sanitation issues to relevant departments.
• Discipline employees when necessary to maintain safety and productivity.
• Assist other departments as needed.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

MS Outlook

MS Excel

MS Word

Leadership

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

To direct the activities of the personnel within the bun production and packaging areas in a manner consistent with Company policies and procedures; federal, state and local regulations, that will ensure the most efficient and effective production of the highest quality bakery products, under the safest and most sanitary conditions possible.

Schedule

This position will work a varied schedule, with days and times depending on specific line schedule (weekend work required).

Responsibilities

• Continuously monitor the settings and operations of all equipment to ensure their proper operation, in accordance with company standards.
• Continuously monitor and control all of the process standards relative to mixing, fermentation, dividing, molding, proofing, baking, slicing, packaging and coding.
• Ensure the adequate supply of all materials needed to complete the production requirements.
• Continuously monitor the completion of all process control and quality assurance documents to ensure their accuracy and timeliness.
• Conduct training and indoctrination of hourly employees in their job functions, Good Manufacturing Practices, Safety and company policies.
• Complete all required documents and reports per company and departmental policies and procedures, accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Maintain communications with department head relative to any and all issues regarding employees, equipment, process control, quality, safety or sanitation.
• Report any and all maintenance and/or sanitation issues to the Maintenance and/or Sanitation Departments to ensure a safe, sanitary and productive area.
• Consult and, when necessary, discipline employees in order to maintain a safe, sanitary and productive workplace.
• Hear and resolve employee grievances at the step one level.
• As time and conditions permit, assist other departments, as needed.
• All other duties assigned.

Physical Demands

• Able to work on feet for the entire shift.
• Perform tasks requiring standing, lifting, pulling, pushing, and bending.
• Work in high ambient temperatures.

Qualifications Required

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.

Skills

• MS Office – capable in MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Word.
• Good communication and leadership skills.

Experience

• 3 years of manufacturing experience.
• 1 year of prior supervisory experience.

About Us

Alpha Baking Company, Inc., a national distributor of breads, rolls and buns, as well as sweet goods, was founded in 1979. Headquartered in Chicago, Alpha Baking has three production plants in Illinois and others in Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Alpha Baking’s retail brands include S. Rosen’s, MaryAnn, Natural Ovens Bakery, Kreamo, and Golden Hearth, with additional product sold under private label agreements and the Alpha Baking foodservice brand. Our broad array of products can be found in national restaurant chains, quick service restaurants, schools, institutions, major league sports franchises, national grocery chains and independent grocery stores.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer with policies prohibiting unlawful discrimination on the basis of any protected classification under applicable local, state and/or federal laws which include race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or veteran status. Alpha Baking Company, Inc. is an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity employer.

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.