SHIFT SUPERVISOR

Epi Breads; Muskegon (MI); On-site; USD 27,552,000 - 38,572,800; Full time

Job summary

Epi Breads is seeking an experienced Shift Supervisor for the afternoon shift (1:50 PM – 10:00 PM) to lead a large bakery production team. You will coach, train, and manage up to 70 team members, ensuring quality and efficiency goals are met while maintaining a safe, organized production floor.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and hands-on problem solving on the production floor. Experience with GMPs, safety policies, and continuous improvement is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated strong leadership and team supervision abilities.
• Experience supporting bakery production operations preferred.
• Ability to coach, train, and manage team members on shift.
• Strong communication with cross-functional leadership and teams.
• Commitment to quality, yield, and timely production goals.
• Hands-on supervision on the production floor, guiding problem-solving.
• Ability to develop ideas to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
• Familiarity with GMPs, safety policies, and food defense concepts.
• Knowledge of Paylocity, Adage, or related systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise activities, training, and development of shift leaders and team members.
• Maintain clear communication and strong relationships with staff and leadership.
• Meet company standards for quality, yield, and production time.
• Directly coach the team on the production floor to resolve issues.
• Suggest and implement ideas to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
• Assist in establishing procedures and troubleshoot production decisions.
• Maintain organized, clean, and safe work areas following GMPs.
• Collaborate with scheduling, sales, and plant management to ensure on-time shipments.
• Keep daily paperwork accurate and timely.

Skills

Leadership

Results Driven

Communication Proficiency

Technical Capacity

Ethical Conduct

5S Training

HACCP Training

Microsoft Skills

Excel

Adage

Paylocity

Tools

Excel

Adage

Paylocity

Job description

Description

The Shift Supervisor will report to the ProductionManager with the responsibility of 60-70 team members and should have experience supporting a bakery production operation. The selected applicant will be responsible for achieving company quality and efficiency goals while demonstrating servant leadership in by coaching, training, and managing team member relations. This position is for our afternoon shift (which runs 1:50p-10:00p).

Some of the key duties include:

• Supervise the work activities, training, and development of the other leaders and Team Members on the shift.


• Ensure good communication and relationships with team members and other production leadership.


• Meet the company's set standard of quality, yield, and time.


• Spend the majority of the time directly on the production floor (a hands-on supervisor) coaching the team members through problems.


• Develop and implement ideas to improve efficiency and reduce waste. Encourage and provide ideas for continual improvement within the operation.


• Recommend and assist in implementing operating procedures. This can consist of troubleshooting problems and making production decisions based on multiple factors (labor, ingredients, mechanical).


• Maintain an organized, clean, and safe work area by following GMPs, Team Member Safety and Food Defense Policies. Maintain a high level of safety awareness for an accident-free workplace.


• Work with a cross-functional team (scheduling, sales, plant manager) to ensure that customers receive complete and on-time shipments.


• Maintains daily paperwork to ensure accuracy and timely completion.

Requirements

• Strong Leadership


• Results Driven


• Communication Proficiency


• Technical Capacity


• Ethical Conduct


• 5S Training and Experience


• HACCP Training


• Microsoft Skills (proficient in Excel a plus)


• Knowledge of Adage is a plus


• Knowledge of Paylocity is a plus