Production Supervisor - Lean, Safety & Quality

Simmons Foods; Siloam Springs (AR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Simmons Foods in Arkansas seeks a Salary Exempt Production Supervisor to lead an assigned team, drive productivity, and ensure safety, quality, and compliance with FDA/USDA and company rules.

Responsibilities include directing front-line employees, scheduling, attendance, and time-off approvals; coordinating processing and packaging activities; managing production reporting and quality; and fostering a LEAN, continuous improvement culture while collaborating across HR, Safety, Maintenance, QA,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years related work experience with 1 year in a leading role.
• Able to read and write English.
• Knowledge of production processes, quality control, costs and lean principles.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead front-line team to drive productivity and meet daily production goals.
• Schedule, track attendance, and approve time off for direct reports.
• Coordinate processing and packaging activities; maintain inventories and requisition supplies.
• Review daily production against customer requirements; monitor throughput and quality.
• Maintain a safe work environment; ensure regulatory and Simmons safety compliance.
• Apply LEAN concepts to improve processes and reduce waste.
• Communicate across HR, Safety, Maintenance, QA, Finance, Shipping to meet production goals.
• Mentor team, participate in hiring, and administer performance actions.

Skills

Team leadership

Quality control

LEAN principles

People management

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4 years related work experience (with 1 year leadership)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Simmons Foods in Arkansas seeks a Salary Exempt Production Supervisor to lead an assigned team, drive productivity, and ensure safety, quality, and compliance with FDA/USDA and company rules.

Responsibilities include directing front-line employees, scheduling, attendance, and time-off approvals; coordinating processing and packaging activities; managing production reporting and quality; and fostering a LEAN, continuous improvement culture while collaborating across HR, Safety, Maintenance, QA,