Supervisor, Production - (3rd shift/Graveyard - Ogden, UT)

The Pictsweet Company; Ogden (UT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pictsweet Company seeks a Production Supervisor to lead our frozen vegetable processing teams in Ogden, UT. This graveyard shift role supervises production, sanitation, and coordinates with maintenance and warehouse operations to ensure efficient plant performance.

Responsibilities include staff training, performance evaluation, safety and GMP compliance, and timely reporting. Strong communication and bilingual abilities are a plus. Bachelor’s degree preferred."

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with computers including email, spreadsheets and database software.
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally.
• Bilingual English/Spanish a plus.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to work with numbers and interpret charts/graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense to instructions.

Responsibilities

• Lead production and sanitation teams to meet production goals.
• Coordinate between Production and Warehouse to meet forklift and operator requirements.
• Report accidents, complete incident reports, and ensure drug tests.
• Ensure forklift operators complete daily checklists.
• Review QA paperwork for compliance with procedures.
• Annotate downtime, identify causes, and generate work orders as needed.
• Coordinate with PKMS for product usage and resolve production/warehouse issues.
• Conduct food safety and personnel safety training.
• Maintain forklift certification and operate equipment.
• Oversee training for production positions and conduct performance appraisals.
• Enforce safety and GMP policies and procedures and maintain attendance.
• Follow SOPs, employee handbook and food safety guidelines.
• Inspect repack, warehouse and maintenance areas for orderliness.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Computer literacy

Ability to read/write technical docs

Numerical and analytical ability

Education

Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Tools

Warehousing software

Job description

Overview

Family-owned and family-run for four generations, Pictsweet was built on commitment, forged from the kind of loyalty that comes from the heart. Our family tradition of hard work and commitment continues, and it has made Pictsweet one of the best growers and distributors of frozen vegetables in the United States. Since 1945, we’ve been serving your family the same vegetables we serve ours. Here at Pictsweet, we also believe in providing our employees with a positive and supportive work environment in which they can thrive and grow.

https://pictsweetfarms.com/careers/

We are currently seeking a Production Supervisor to lead our teams at our frozen vegetable processing facility in Ogden, UT. This position would be responsible for supervising our production and sanitation employees and indirectly supervise warehouse and maintenance operations as needed. They will coordinate with the Production Manager regarding production levels and collaborate with the management team to ensure effective overall plant operations.

This position will be expected to fill our 3rd shift (Graveyard shift), working approximately 10 p.m - 6:30 a.m.

• Provide staff training, evaluate staff performance, and implement and enforce all policies and procedures as directed.
• Coordinate between Production and Warehouse to meet forklift and operator requirements.
• Report all accidents and injuries and complete accident and/or incident reports as required, and ensure drug tests are administered.
• Ensure Forklift Operators perform daily forklift checklist procedures.
• Check the Q.A. paperwork for compliance with established procedures.
• Annotate any down time on baggers, cause of the down time, and corrective actions. Ensure appropriate work orders are generated as needed.
• Work with PKMS, coordinate product usage, and resolve problems with product for the Production and Warehouse Department.
• Conduct food safety and personnel safety training.
• Maintain Forklift Certification and operate FL equipment as necessary.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of the different positions associated with Production and oversee necessary training.
• Resolve employee grievances and submit unsettled grievances to Human Resources Manager for action.
• Train, conduct and record necessary training on assigned shift.
• Conduct performance appraisals with employees.
• Conduct, maintain and champion all safety and GMP policies and procedures;
• Maintain regular and consistent attendance.
• Follow all Company policies and procedures, which include SOP’s, Employee Handbook, Food Safety and Quality Procedures, Food Quality Policies, GMP Handbook, HACCP, and Pictsweet Safety Procedures.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.
• Ensure production accomplishes assigned workload. Spot check Machine Operators paperwork to ensure they are operating at established standards.
• Inspect repack, warehouse, maintenance and dry warehouse areas as well to ensure everything is orderly, clean and organized.
• Oversite of sanitation crew, including chemical application for sanitation processes and equipment cleaning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred (four-year College or University)
• Must possess excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Familiarity and proficiency with computers including email, spreadsheets, word processing, database, warehousing software products, etc.
• Must be able to communicate effectively, both written and verbally.
• Bilingual English/Spanish a plus.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all measures using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.