Production Supervisor - Freezerbar

The Jel Sert Company; West Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 33,379 - 47,540; Full time

Job summary

The Jel Sert Company is seeking a 2nd Shift Production Supervisor for the Freezerbar Department. You will supervise staff to maximize safety, quality, and productivity, directing daily production scheduling, lot control, inventory accuracy, reporting, sanitation, and SOP adherence.

You will help implement methods like 5S and standardized work, oversee weigh-out processes, and participate in method improvements with a computerized weigh-out system.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory or lead experience in the food or beverage manufacturing industry.
• A college degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety initiatives including line inspections and safety audits.
• Ensure quality through HACCP compliance, CCP verifications, and a clean production environment.
• Manage lot control, inventory accuracy, and production reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Organization

Electrical knowledge

GMP & Safety

Bilingual English/Spanish

Communication

MS Office

Education

College degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We are currently seeking a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team as a 2nd Shift Production Supervisor in the Freezerbar Department.

The 2nd Shift Production Supervisor will supervise employees to maximize safety, quality, and productivity. Key responsibilities include daily production scheduling, lot control, inventory accuracy, reporting, sanitation, housekeeping, and adherence to standard operating procedures. The supervisor ensures correct preparation of powder (order, weight‑outs, etc.) and shares responsibility for new methods such as 5S, standardized work, method improvements, and a computerized weigh‑out system.

Schedule

2nd Shift hours: 2:00 pm to 12:00 am Monday – Saturday, with overtime as needed. Overtime, including Saturdays, will be required as scheduled based on individual responsibilities and department needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Safety (line inspections, department safety audits, safety meetings)
• Quality (high‑quality production, quality audits, clean environment) HACCP, Verification of CCPs
• Lot control, inventory accuracy, and reporting
• Develop and operate within SOPs
• Cost/Production efficiency, maintenance, and strategic planning for the continuation of production
• Sanitation and housekeeping
• Employee relations issues

Education and Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory or lead experience in the food or beverage manufacturing industry required.
• A college degree is preferred.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to train and motivate employees.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Lead by example, professionally, morally, and ethically.
• Highly organized, methodical, disciplined, and detail‑oriented.
• Strong electrical and mechanical knowledge.
• Knowledge and experience with GMP and safety regulations.
• Good verbal & written communication skills are required.
• Basic computer skills within programs such as Microsoft Office and the internet are required.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is required.

Benefits and Salary

The Jel Sert Company is committed to pay transparency and will provide further compensation information during the interview process. Minimum compensation for the 2nd Shift Production Supervisor is $29.37 per hour. Due to this being a 2nd shift opportunity, the shift differential to be paid for all time worked on 2nd shift is an additional $0.50 per hour. Compensation is determined by a candidate's experience, education, skills, training, and the internal equity within our organization. The actual compensation to be paid will be determined upon an offer. In addition to a competitive compensation package, regular full‑time corporate employees of Jel Sert are eligible for our extensive benefits programs that can be reviewed here.

Work Environment

Manufacturing environment with some allergen products.

• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: Activities occur inside and outside.
• The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to require the worker to shout to be heard above the ambient noise level.
• The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, and exposure to high heat.

Physical Demands

• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist.
• Kneeling: Bending legs at the knee to come to a rest on the knee or knees.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the leg and spine.
• Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing: Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm, as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture, by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or the operation of machines (including inspection).
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate heavy equipment.
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures, and be able to discern differences between red/green/amber.

Food Safety and Quality Responsibilities

• Follow applicable procedures and work instructions.
• Verification and monitoring audits of CCPs.
• Back‑up redundancy – Department Supervisors.

Impact on Jel Sert Success

This job directly impacts departmental and company productivity and product quality.