Production Supervisor - Harvest Manufacturing

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.; Xenia (OH); On-site; USD 54,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Bob Evans Farms, Inc. is seeking a Production Supervisor in Xenia, Ohio. The successful candidate will oversee shift production, ensuring safety and production objectives are met while managing the performance of production staff.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and four to five years of experience in food manufacturing. Candidates should be equipped to work in a dynamic environment, ensuring quality adherence and effective coaching to team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or a combination of college and equivalent work experience in a food manufacturing facility.
• Four to five years of progressive experience working with industrial food manufacturing equipment and supervision of multiple employees.

Responsibilities

• Oversee shift production including safety protocol adherence and staff supervision.
• Responsible for employee performance activities including coaching and timekeeping.
• Lead continuous improvement activities, monitoring staffing and resources.
• Participate in recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and training processes.

Skills

Ability to lead and direct a diverse set of human resources

Effective oral and written communication skills

Knowledge in the area of safety, including OSHA regulations

Operating knowledge of computers and business systems

Knowledgeable of food processing, HACCP, GMPs and sanitation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Four to five years of experience in food manufacturing

Job description

Position Overview

This position is accountable for the daily coordination of production within a Harvest Manufacturing Facility. It requires the assessment of daily operational requirements and the development of daily work assignments for each team member. This position plays a key role in achieving the proper staffing levels for the production lines for the facility to achieve safety and production objectives. The incumbent is responsible for providing a safe and productive work environment and monitoring the development of team members providing coaching and counseling to improve their performance.

Responsibilities

Oversee shift production on the production floor including adherence to all safety protocols, supervision of hourly production staff responsible for daily manufacturing activities and communicating job expectations.

Responsible for hourly employee performance activities including coaching, counseling, discipline, timekeeping and policy and procedure management and enforcement.

Maintains production through continuous improvement activities, monitoring staffing and resources, developing reporting procedures and systems, and initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.

Participates in recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, training and mentoring processes.

Identifies shift production performance gaps in efficiency, suggest improvements and implement corrective actions to fix deficiencies.

Ensure a safe work environment through prompt resolution of safety-related issues, monitoring of work practices to ensure safe work behaviors and doing safety related facility tours and audits. Participates in plant safety program as a leader or group participant.

Ensure product quality by adherence to product/packaging specifications, SQF protocols and OSHA compliance standards.

Validate equipment operation at beginning of shift, communicate problems, and initiate work orders for equipment that cannot be repaired during the shift. Provide feedback to maintenance regarding work orders completed or scheduled.

Ensure collaboration of team members across functions on shift and hand off to oncoming leadership to ensure the development of a high-performance work environment.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or a combination of college and equivalent work experience in a food manufacturing facility.

• Four to five years of progressive experience working with industrial food manufacturing equipment and supervision of multiple employees.
• Must be comfortable working within a Harvest (Pork Sausage) Manufacturing environment.

Candidate Profile

The incumbent is challenged to work closely with multiple cross‑functional groups. The ideal candidate will act each day as a positive example of the company values. He/she will always put safety first, perform job responsibilities to the best of their ability to help everyone win together. He/she will do the right thing and be courageous working to do what is best for customers, company, team and self, knowing that positive actions will help everyone as the company drives for results. You will be expected to be dependable, resourceful, flexible to business needs, a team player, a good communicator and a person with high integrity.

Skills

• Ability to lead and direct a diverse set of human resources
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Operating knowledge of computers, desktop software, and business systems
• High School equivalency math skills
• Must possess knowledge in the area of safety, including OSHA and other applicable federal and state regulations.
• Knowledgeable of food processing, HACCP, GMPs and sanitation preferred

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Manufacturing Environment
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to cold, wet or humid conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and the noise level can be loud.
• Requires walking, sitting, standing and bending for long periods of time
• May lift up to 30lbs occasionally
• Vision abilities required to read instructions and to enter data on computer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work and may not include all the responsibilities or duties required.