Production Supervisor - Ponca City

KLM Careers; Ponca City (OK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A food production company in Ponca City is seeking a Production Supervisor to manage the processing floor and ensure production goals are met. This role involves monitoring quality checks, leading hourly associates, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates should have a High School diploma or equivalent, progressive supervisory experience, and a strong understanding of food safety practices. The position requires working in a refrigerated environment and may involve additional shifts on weekends.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Bachelor's or Associate's degree is preferred.
• Progressive supervisory experience in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Organize and direct work on the processing floor to meet production schedules.
• Monitor quality checks to ensure product quality and food safety standards.
• Lead and direct employee activities including training and goal setting.

Skills

Progressive supervisory experience

Ability to lead, train, and motivate hourly employees

Experience maintaining quality and food safety standards

Knowledge of workplace safety practices

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's or Associate's degree preferred

Job description

About the job Production Supervisor - Ponca City

• The Production Supervisor organizes and directs work on the processing floor in order to meet the required production schedule.
• In doing this, the Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that the hourly work force carries out their assignments in a manner consistent with the expectations of the company with regard to food and plant safety, quality, productivity and cleanliness.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Other duties may be assigned.

• Actively involved in the attainment of all operational goals (yield, efficiency, uptime, labor cost, etc.) to provide the best possible conversion cost to our customers.
• Monitor quality checks to meet quality goals to ensure product quality and food safety standards are met to reduce/eliminate risk to the organization
• Direct hourly associates in risk management and safety needs to ensure the protection of employees and other individuals and minimizing the organizations exposure to loss and liability.
• Actively support all employee and labor relations activities to increase employee engagement. Lead and direct daily employee activities to include placement, training, and goal setting.
• May participate in ideation, concept development, management of, or direct supervision of product development or process improvement initiatives.
• Works in conjunction with Superintendent and Operations Manager to develop training plans that support the organizational goals and objectives of the company.

QUALIFICATIONS

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Bachelor's or Associate's degree (A.A.) preferred.
• High School diploma or equivalent required; or three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Progressive supervisory experience.
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PHYSICAL DEMANDS/ WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud. Expected to conduct majority of work in a refrigerated atmosphere. Will also have work in a freezer with extremely cold temperatures.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: (Companies ATS Questions)

• 1. Do you have a High School diploma or equivalent; or 35 years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2. Do you have Progressive supervisory experience in a production environment.
• 3. Do you have Proven ability to meet production goals (efficiency, yield, labor cost)
• 4. Do you have Experience maintaining quality and food safety standards.
• 5. Do you have Ability to lead, train, and motivate hourly employees; manage labor relations.
• 6. Do you have Knowledge of workplace safety practices in environments with moving machinery, refrigerated/freezer conditions, or other hazards.
• 7. Do you have Willingness and ability to work the 1st shift (6AM4PM) and weekends as needed.
• 8. Do you have a Associates or Bachelors degree in a related field. - Nice to Have:
• 9. Do you have Experience in process improvement initiatives or product development. - Nice to Have:
• 10. Do you have Experience developing and implementing training plans. - Nice to Have:
• 11. Do you have Demonstrated success in increasing employee engagement or resolving labor-related challenges. - Nice to Have:
• 12. Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.