Shift Supervisor-NIGHT SHIFT

Cozzini Bros, Inc.; Boardman Township (OH); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401k with company match

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Job summary

Cozzini Bros., Inc. is seeking a Shift Supervisor to oversee the sharpening operation, driving daily performance, throughput, and safety. You will manage staff, coordinate workflow, and ensure quality while maintaining security and housekeeping standards.

The role focuses on directing resources, training personnel, and achieving production goals in a fast-paced facility environment with strong emphasis on teamwork and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of sharpening or operations experience.
• High School or Associate degree required.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily sharpening operations and ensure throughput targets.
• Schedule and assign personnel; monitor progress and adjust as needed.
• Maintain safety, training, housekeeping, and quality standards.
• Ensure security of facility and equipment; enforce safety practices.
• Drive continuous improvement and cost-control initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Communication

Planning

Teamwork

Education

High School or Associate degree

Job description

Description

BE PART OF SOMETHING SPECIAL - We are Immediately Hiring!

Cozzini Bros., www.cozzinibros.com, is a more than 100-year-old company and is America’s largest commercial knife rental and knife sharpening service. Our 100,000+ customers include some of the largest and most recognizable restaurant and grocery chains in the United States. Food service professionals LOVE sharp knives!

Cozzini Bros. Inc. offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package to include medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, 401k after 60 days of employment with a company match. Plus, six paid holidays and paid vacation.

Job Summary: Responsible for the overall shift supervision and performance of directing the daily activities of the sharpening operation, including throughput targets, safety, training, and good housekeeping practices. Responsible for assigning resources to achieve the overall management and performance of the sharpening operations, including sharpening, staffing, safety, training, throughput, quality, and security.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures that all employees are trained, engaged, and managed effectively throughout the sharpening operation
• Deliver facility goals by supervising staff; organizing and monitoring workflow to ensure efficient and effective operation/utilization of the facility. Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, revising schedules, resolving problems, and reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries
• Facilitate the direction of all sharpening operations, including, but not limited to, knife sharpness quality, knife box integrity, safety, equipment basic maintenance and calibration, shift throughput, sanitation/cleanliness, as well as personnel training to ensure plant and customer requirements are met.
• Facilitate the improvement initiatives and implementation, company objectives, productivity standards, and cost control goals.
• Assist in planning short and long-range labor needs based on production requirements and input from senior management.
• Ensure the security of the facility, its environs, employees, and contents. Conduct regular instruction in good security practices.
• Shift Schedule: Monday-Friday 3:30 PM-12:00 AM

Requirements

Qualifications

• A comprehensive knowledge of sharpening operations is necessary. A working knowledge of lean/improvement processes/systems is a plus.
• A broad range of management skills is required with particular emphasis on leadership, supervision, motivation, communication, and planning.
• Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Must be a strong team player with a firm, personal commitment toward Cozzini and its customers.
• Ability to scale an operation, without sacrificing efficiency and reliability, during periods of rapid growth.

Education and/or Experience

• 3-5 or more years of Sharpening, and/or Operations experience
• High School or Associates degree required

Note: Cozzini Bros., Inc. reserves the right to change, add to, modify, the above job duties and responsibilities. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties at any time.