Production Supervisor - Night Shift

SunOpta; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative and sustainable manufacturer is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead a dedicated team in a night shift role. This position involves managing daily operations, ensuring safety and quality standards, and driving productivity initiatives. The ideal candidate will have supervisory experience in food manufacturing and a passion for continuous improvement. Join a forward-thinking company committed to crafting organic, plant-based products and enjoy a dynamic work environment where your contributions will help shape the future of food. If you are a problem-solver with a customer-centric approach, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years supervisory experience in food manufacturing required.
• Ability to use critical thinking for planning and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Supervise production employees to ensure safety and productivity.
• Achieve budget targets for raw materials and labor usage.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Employee Coaching

Production Reporting

Education

Associate Degree in Related Field

Bachelor of Science Degree in Related Field

Tools

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

Oracle

Job description

SunOpta Overview:

SunOpta (Nasdaq:STKL) (TSX:SOY) is an innovative and sustainable manufacturer fueling the future of food. With roots tracing back over 50 years, SunOpta drives growth for today’s leading brands by serving as a trusted innovation partner and value-added manufacturer, crafting organic, plant-based beverages, fruit snacks, nutritional beverages, broths and tea products sold through retail, club, foodservice and e-commerce channels. Alongside the company’s commitment to top brands, retailers and coffee shops, SunOpta also proudly produces its own brands, including SOWN, Dream, and West Life. For more information, visit SunOpta and LinkedIn.

SunOpta is looking for talented individuals that demonstrate our most valued behaviors: Passion, Dedication, Speed, Entrepreneurship, Customer-Centricity, and Problem-Solver, to help create a brighter, healthier, and sustainable future of food!

Job Summary:

The Production Supervisor plans and manages the day-to-day allocation of resources for designated shift (equipment, people, materials, and systems) to efficiently, safely and cost effectively achieve performance targets as agreed with Production Management. They also ensure that a high quality of products, services, housekeeping, and hygiene standards are maintained and improved in the area; review daily achievement of targets and report variances during on-the-floor and review meetings; and coach, mentor and develop team members to meet current and future business requirements.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Supervises employees to ensure safety, quality, and productivity.
• Achieves budgeted targets for raw material yield, labor, and packaging materials usage for shift.
• Responsible for the accuracy of all production reporting related to shift.
• Schedule and conduct daily production meetings with shift personnel.
• Audits workstations to ensure SOPs are being followed routinely.
• Collaborates with warehouse and quality assurance personnel to ensure prompt shipment of product.
• Responsible for the complete and accurate reporting of shift production data.
• Maintains GMP / Housekeeping at a high level within the department through the involvement of all team members.
• Develops and recommends improvements of facilities, equipment, or procedures to improve safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Oversees and conducts shift training of new or existing employees.
• Drives productivity, quality, and safety initiatives throughout production to impact productivity and the cost structure.
• Establishes and supports a work environment of continuous improvement that supports the company's Quality policy, Quality System & the appropriate regulations for the area.
• Oversees the management of shift production personnel.
• Ensures production is following SunOpta QA standards, SOPs, HACCP, and GMPs.
• Member of the Lean Steering Committee.
• Committed to ensuring that the products produced meet all food safety and quality requirements.
• Collaborates with cross-functional groups including Human Resources, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Warehousing, and Finance to meet production targets.
• All other duties, as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Manages employees on a production shift.
• Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of assigned shift.
• Ensures effective employee relations.
• Provides employee coaching and development.
• Resolves employee issues through problem resolution.
• Manages production line performance measures and provides regular progress reports to managers.
• Coaches and counsels employees; documents/discusses performance reviews on a timely basis.
• Performs accident investigations.
• Manages production priorities.
• Tracks absenteeism and timekeeping.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate degree in related field.
• 5 – 7 years supervisory experience in a food manufacturing facility.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in a related field.
• Bi-Lingual Spanish.
• LEAN Manufacturing.
• Aseptic processing experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to use critical thinking to plan and problem-solve.
• Must have a working knowledge of MS Word and MS PowerPoint.
• Experience with Oracle is beneficial.

Additional Considerations:

• Location: This position will be at the SunOpta Plant in Allentown, PA.
• Shift: This will be a Night Shift role. 5:30 pm to 6 am.
• Work Environment: Approximately; 95% of the work is performed in a production environment; 5% of work may be performed in an office environment.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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