Production Supervisor (1st Shift)

Job Position: Production Supervisor
Target Pay Range: $70,000 - $75,000/year, depending on level of relevant experience and qualifications
Employment Classification: Full-Time
Schedule: 1st Shift (5:00AM PST - 1:30PM PST)

About us:
Headquartered in Vernon, CA, we are a premium full spectrum manufacturer and distributor of fine food and beverage products. Family owned and operated since 1977, our Company offers more than 4,000 products to a variety of customers in both the foodservice and retail channels. We are committed to providing the highest quality food products with an unrelenting commitment to fresh, nutritious ingredients and promotion of eco-friendly business practices.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Coordinates shift operations, including hourly production group leaders.
• Maintain a high standard of employee relations to insure that we are an employer of choice and employees are aware of their obligations.
• Provide training and counsel employees when necessary.
• Recognize through formal programs to keep employees informed and acknowledge their efforts.
• Initiate and/or maintain required safety and ergonomic programs to insure a safe working environment and meet company goal of an injury free workplace.
• Ensure employee safety training, assist in the identification of and correction of safety hazards and ergonomic issues.
• Maintain desired product quality and safety.
• Ensure all staff and employees know and understand HACCP and SSOP documents; CCP’s and the HACCP plan.
• Maintain product failures and foreign material issues.
• Guides group leaders in safety, food safety, quality, process control, personnel practices, efficient operations, employee development, and employee retention goals.• Maintain or exceed goals on yields and efficiencies.
• Ensure all operating procedures are followed and correct and/or update when needed.
• Assure that all specs are followed with no change until yield update, labor analysis, and cost analysis have been studied.
• Maintain a continuous effort for improvement seeking ways to improve.
• Initiate and modify as necessary a cost control program that will assist the company in remaining competitive.
• Develop and manage a system that tracks direct and indirect labor, inedible product, and film and bag costs with the goal to reduce costs to below budget.
• In the absence of key personnel the employee’s supervisor or qualified designee (one that has been trained in the key employee's duties) is responsible to complete or delegate the completion of all required tasks and responsibilities.

Qualifications and Experience:
• Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university and 5+ years’ relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
• Bachelor’s Degree, preferred.
• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in a position of leadership to include team development and management, required.
• Manufacturing knowledge and understanding of yields, plant efficiencies and operations procedures.
• Knowledge of OSHA Standards and USDA and HACCP regulations.
• Ability to lead a diverse work force.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• Excellent communication skills – verbal, written, listening, and interpersonal with the ability to transfer knowledge to others.
• Lean Six Sigma training preferred.
• Experience with ERP software is a plus.