Supv,Production Technician

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is seeking a Production Supervisor in Houston, Texas to oversee leadership responsibilities and ensure compliance with safety and production policies. Ideal candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a production environment.

The role involves supervising multiple production lines, managing inventories, and conducting training for employees while maintaining food safety standards. This position calls for strong communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with a diverse team.

Qualifications

• Must be capable of climbing, bending, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to communicate instructions accurately in a supervisory role.
• Excellent understanding of HACCP/HARPC and GMPs.

Responsibilities

• Assist plant manager with leadership and supervisory responsibilities.
• Manage and order inventories to produce and ship finished goods.
• Forecast production needs and create a production schedule.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Strong maintenance skills

Troubleshooting and problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Working knowledge of USDA and FDA regulations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or 6 years’ experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

This role helps to foster self-reliance, care for the poor and the needy, and provide opportunities for giving and service by helping members become economically and emotionally self-reliant; providing access to essential food and clothing items; helping members prepare for and respond to disasters; and providing humanitarian aid to relieve suffering; thus furthering the mission of the Church.

Under the direction of the immediate supervisor, and in compliance with Welfare Services’ policies and procedures, the incumbent is responsible for assisting the plant manager with leadership and supervisory responsibilities. The incumbent’s duties may include conducting training and monitoring activities related to plant safety and sanitation, meeting assigned production plans, ensuring safety and production policies and procedures are implemented and followed daily, assisting the plant manager in providing supervision, training, and development of employees, missionaries and volunteers, and ensuring that labor is allocated to balance the requirements and needs of the lead operator(s).

Responsibilities

• Work with Inventory Specialist on annual assignments
• Forecast production needs and create production schedule using production planning software to meet demands
• Manage and order inventories to produce and ship finished goods
• Project and schedule volunteer needs for daily labor production
• Schedule and coordinate the work activities of full-time and part-time employees, volunteers, and service missionaries based upon production need in each area
• Review daily production work and paperwork to assure quality, accuracy, and production of safe food products
• Provide leadership, employee development, cross-training opportunities, supervision and training for all full-time and part-time employees, volunteers, and service missionaries
• Ensure personnel are properly cross-trained to ensure operation can always function with high output
• Responsible for trainings for employees, missionaries, and volunteers on worker safety, food quality, and food safety
• Conduct meaningful discussion with employees to ensure proper understanding of production processes and standards
• Assist manager in succession planning and create stretch assignments and cross-training assignments for future leadership
• Assist manager with invoice approvals
• Manage all schedule requirements for all employees including payroll time approval
• Setup interviews, interview, and take part in decision making of new employees
• Conduct and oversee the safety committee and meetings
• Assist manager in planning and leading projects for R&I/capital equipment needs and facility needs to improve plant operations and efficiencies
• Partner with the Quality Control supervisor to ensure that all finished goods meet food safety and quality specifications
• Supervise and oversee multiple production lines simultaneously
• Ensure consistent product quality by documenting and maintaining production processes, training employees, and monitoring actual practices
• Ensure compliance with all HACCP, GMPs, SOPs, and USDA regulations
• Work with inspectors daily
• Adhere to annual capital and operating budgets
• On call 24/7
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or 6 years’ experience in a production environment or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Possess a mechanical aptitude with strong maintenance skills and experience
• Skilled at troubleshooting and problem-solving
• Excellent understanding of HACCP/HARPC and GMPs
• Excellent interpersonal skills; must be effective in written and verbal communication with employees, missionaries, and volunteers
• Working knowledge of USDA and FDA regulations
• Working knowledge of budgets and forecasting
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Must be capable of climbing, bending, lifting up to 50 lbs and standing for long periods of time
• Ability to communicate, convey and receive instruction accurately in a supervisory role to encourage effective teamwork of employees, missionaries, and volunteers

Preferred

• Food production experience
• Previous leadership experience

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings—giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.