Production Supervisor - Nights

SunOpta Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Night Shift Production Supervisor to lead a dedicated team in a dynamic food manufacturing environment. This role is pivotal in ensuring safety, quality, and productivity while driving continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess strong supervisory skills, a passion for coaching, and a commitment to maintaining high standards in production processes. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and sustainability, and help shape the future of food with your expertise and leadership. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a vibrant and growing field.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years supervisory experience in food manufacturing required.
• Associates degree in a related field is essential.

Responsibilities

• Supervise employees to ensure safety, quality, and productivity.
• Manage production reporting and conduct daily meetings.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Employee Coaching

Production Reporting

Education

Associates Degree in Related Field

Bachelor of Science Degree in Related Field

Tools

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

Oracle

Job description

Modesto Facility, Modesto, California, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Friday, February 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM

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 Night Shift 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.
• Collaborating with warehouse and quality assurance personnel to ensure prompt shipment of product.
• Responsible for the complete and accurate reporting of shift production data.
• Maintaining 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/or conducts shift training of new or existing employees.
• Drives productivity, quality, and safety initiatives throughout production to impact productivity and the cost structure.
• Establish and support 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.
• Collaborate 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.
• Ensure effective employee relations.
• Provide employee coaching and development.
• Resolve employee issues through problem resolution.
• Manage production line performance measures and provide regular progress reports to managers.
• Coach and counsel employees; document/discuss performance reviews on a timely basis.
• Manage production priorities.
• Track absenteeism and timekeeping.

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in a related field.
• LEAN Manufacturing.

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 Modesto, CA.
• Shift: This is a night shift role on a 2-2-3 pattern; 6 pm to 6:30 am. Some flexibility outside of these hours may also be needed.
• 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.

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