Shift Production Leader - Food Manufacturing & Safety

Candyco-LLC; American Fork (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

CandyCo in American Fork, UT is seeking a Production Shift Manager for 1st Shift to oversee Kitchen, Make-Up, and Packaging. You will direct Supervisors, Leads, and staff to complete scheduled orders per GMP and safety policies.

The role requires 5–7 years in a supervisory capacity, strong leadership and communication, and a solid safety record. Experience with ERP systems is a plus; bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-7 years' experience in a supervisor/lead position directing Production activities.
• Must be trustworthy, honest, and maintain a high degree of integrity.
• Excellent Safety record and champion of a Safety culture.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organization skills.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Strong PC skills: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and math skills.
• Self-motivated with minimal supervision and high integrity; respectful demeanor.
• Past job performance should reflect dependability, maturity, initiative, and good judgement.
• SAP, ROSS, PLEX or other ERP environment skill or ability to learn.

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct all daily activities of Production Supervisors, Leads and their employees.
• Efficiently supervise the production of scheduled orders per GMP compliance.
• Collaborate with QA, Warehouse, Logistics to execute planned programs.
• Train and supervise Production staff.
• Adhere to FIFO, HOLDS, and Expiry policies for materials.
• Maintain and improve production cost-controls, headcounts, and line efficiencies.
• Model and support CandyCo safety culture and 100% safety policy compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Safety culture

Communication

Organization

Bilingual English/Spanish

Math skills

Self-motivation

Tools

SAP

ROSS

PLEX

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

CandyCo in American Fork, UT is seeking a Production Shift Manager for 1st Shift to oversee Kitchen, Make-Up, and Packaging. You will direct Supervisors, Leads, and staff to complete scheduled orders per GMP and safety policies.

The role requires 5–7 years in a supervisory capacity, strong leadership and communication, and a solid safety record. Experience with ERP systems is a plus; bilingual English/Spanish preferred.