Supervisor, Food Services

Atlantic Health System; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Production Supervisor to assist in managing operations within a dynamic environment. This role involves ensuring compliance with food safety regulations, overseeing production metrics, and training associates on equipment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in food safety and quality control, with a focus on improving productivity and maintaining a safe working environment. If you are passionate about food production and team leadership, this opportunity is perfect for you to make a significant impact in a vital industry.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of food safety regulations and GMP standards.
• Experience in managing production teams and improving performance.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing operations, ensuring compliance with food safety standards.
• Train associates and troubleshoot production equipment issues.

Skills

Food Safety Compliance

Quality Control

Production Management

Staff Training

Performance Analysis

Equipment Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Food Science or Related Field

Certification in Food Safety

Tools

Production Equipment

Performance Management Software

Job description

Responsible for assisting the Production Manager in the overall management of operations to include quality, product safety, associate safety, making production metrics, staffing, budgeting, maintenance, and raw material planning. Provides advice and oversees standardization of recipes, menu preparation, portion, cost and waste control.

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Responsible for compliance on FSIS-Food Safety Inspection Service issues and compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), USDA requirements and State Agricultural standards.
2. Ensures performance targets of the team are achieved. Reviews and analyzes performance reports and develops corrective actions to address sub-standard areas of performance.
3. Responsible for meeting daily, weekly and period production objectives. Develops methods to improve and exceed productivity standards.
4. Provide frequent production equipment monitoring to ensure proper line/equipment operation and GMP compliance. Work with maintenance to ensure proper servicing level on equipment.
5. Trains Associates on all production equipment, as needed. Troubleshoots equipment problems to ensure maximum running time of equipment.
6. Meets production order demands on a timely basis by coordinating the production schedule for the team. Supervises inventory levels to ensure dump/donations remain at or better than goal.
7. Ensures the safety of the team's Associates by complying with the company's safety system. Facilitates safety meetings/training, safety audits, injury investigations. Corrects unsafe conditions and behaviors. Ensures the department remains compliant with all requirements, policies and procedures as outlined by the Safety Manager.
8. Conducts weekly planning to identify staffing requirements, raw material or capacity concerns.
9. Maintains a presence on the floor a minimum of 50% of the time.
10. Completes daily administrative tasks and monitor compliance of the Associates including completing performance management reports, labor reconciliation, Associate scheduling, etc.
11. Communicates the team's performance with the coordinators and group leads. Focus on developing team-based action plans to improve the department.
12. Performs other related duties as assigned.