Production Supervisor 2nd Shift (On-site)

Meiji America is a renowned leader in the food manufacturing industry, dedicated to producing high-quality products that meet the needs of our customers.

We are seeking an experienced  Production Supervisor on 3rd Shift .

In this role you will work under the general direction of the  Production Manager.  You will be responsible for the plant operations on 3rd shift .

You must maintain a positive atmosphere and uphold to the plant and company goals, objectives, policies and procedures.

You will also be responsible for employee training and performance.

You must possess a genuine passion and understanding for continuous plant and employee development.

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES :

• Drives Safety as a core value for all employees in the plant.
• Establishes Quality as a goal for all product produced.
• Responsible for the schedule attainment and overall plant KPIs impacts of their area for their shift.
• Trains and instructs all department personnel on the requirements of their job, to include; safety training, quality checks, and operation of equipment Works with Management to provide required training to improve technical and vocational skills of the staff.
• Manages and provides strong leadership, direction, support and development to all production operators and techs.
• Ensures a safe working environment for all personnel through enforcement of safety policies and procedures.
• Supports the plants safety process to insure a behavioral-based safety Maintains, adheres to, and administers company policies and programs in the area of Human Resources, Food Safety and Quality Control.
• Drives food safety initiatives with the plant management team and quality control team.
• Monitors, oversees and improves the quality of the finished product by maintaining the equipment and facility in a sanitary condition, “Audit Ready Everyday”.
• Notify maintenance regarding work orders, follow up repairs, or improvements.
• Ability to assist in the finding and troubleshooting of problems in all plant areas.
• Completion of all necessary reports and documentation, electronically, related to shift results and activity.
• Understanding and development of shift responsibilities and goals.
• Communication as to the status of shift results to the following shift and to production management.
• Makes department recommendations for improvements in inefficiencies and safety.
• Reports daily production deficiencies and follow up with recommendations for improvements.
• Leads the plant in identifying areas of improvement.
• Create plans to drive waste out of the operations.
• Supervises the workforce, processes, and procedures being used on the production floor.
• Ensures employee compliance with work rules.
• Makes recommendations on disciplinary action and otherwise participates in the disciplinary action process as necessary.
• Effective communication with all departments Mixing, Processing, Packaging, Quality, Maintenance, Sanitation and Warehousing ensuring fulfillment of work schedule.
• Focus on the reduction of downtime, scrap, and bottlenecks, constant improvement in quality and processing methods.
• Must take responsibility to initiate corrective actions.
• Production supervisor will oversee production floor employees.

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This full-time position offers the following  benefits :

Paid Time Off Employee discount About Us :

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