Production Supervisor: Food Safety & Efficiency Lead

Ontario Trillium Foundation; Jessup (MD); On-site; USD 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Production Supervisor will oversee production lines and employees to ensure safe, efficient operations aligned with customer requirements. It is essential to monitor production needs via Famous software, coordinate with management, and prepare the Daily Production Plan to meet the OTR schedule.

Responsibilities include enforcing GMP/HAACP, ensuring a safe facility, and maintaining quality across orders, while coordinating staffing and inventory in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 2 years supervisor experience in produce industry is preferred.
• Knowledge of produce grading and quality standard preferred.
• Must be proficient with computer and appropriate software.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environment and consistently meeting tight timelines.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with employees, management, and customers.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise production employees in accordance with company policies and procedures which include Food Safety (GMP) and HAACP guidelines.
• Ensure all safety standards are met to maintain an accident-free facility
• Responsible for fulfilling production orders according to specific customer appointments, employee training, monitors inventory, and supervises production operations.
• Monitor production needs through Famous software, communicates with the sales team and management throughout the day.
• Monitor production for efficiency throughout the shift.
• Coordinate inspection of product prior to production runs.
• Inspect outgoing orders for quality, quantity, and proper pallet tags.
• Responsible for staffing, the flow of the production lines, timely changeovers, and completing orders from an OTR schedule.
• Assist in the organization of the Coolers and Production Floor including box storage and inventory levels.
• Prepare the Daily Production Plan, then meet with the production team to organize and strategize the schedule.
• Communicate with the Production Manager, who assigns the required Purchase Orders (POs) for the production runs.
• Ensure Data Entry Clerk distributes required reports each evening prior to shift end.
• Collaborate with production management on setting productivity goals for the team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Communication

Bilingual (EN/ES)

Computer literacy

Ability to work in fast-paced

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Famous software

Job description

The Production Supervisor will oversee production lines and employees to ensure safe, efficient operations aligned with customer requirements. It is essential to monitor production needs via Famous software, coordinate with management, and prepare the Daily Production Plan to meet the OTR schedule.

Responsibilities include enforcing GMP/HAACP, ensuring a safe facility, and maintaining quality across orders, while coordinating staffing and inventory in a fast-paced environment.