Production Supervisor

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Ornua is a leading dairy company and the proud owner of premium dairy brands enjoyed by consumers around the world. With annual revenues exceeding $3.7 billion and a global workforce of approximately 2,800 employees, Ornua operates across 10 business units and 12 production facilities spanning Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Africa.

In North America, Ornua is focused on delivering high-quality dairy products and ingredients to retail, food service, and food manufacturing customers. The company supports the growth of globally recognized brands, including Kerrygold, while also providing innovative dairy ingredient solutions to meet evolving customer needs.

Backed by a strong global supply network and deep dairy expertise, Ornua combines the strength of an international organization with a commitment to local markets, customers, and communities. Through its manufacturing facilities, commercial teams, and customer partnerships across the United States and Canada, Ornua continues to drive growth, innovation, and excellence throughout the dairy industry.

At Ornua, our success is built on our people, our values, and our commitment to delivering quality products and exceptional service to customers every day.

The Production Supervisor is responsible for daily staffing (scheduling and management) of the production and packaging rooms and making sure that our operating equipment is running properly to produce food safely, least cost, high-quality products in a safe manufacturing environment (advising maintenance of any concerns). It is also the shared responsibility of this role to ensure that employees are trained and demonstrate safe working practices.

This individual translates our weekly production schedule at floor level, ensuring the right products are produced, properly labeled and produced in the right quantities.

• Creates daily plan for where individuals are stationed in the production process. Conducts, oversees and audit training of all employees in their designated area.
• Implements/translates daily production schedule at floor level, ensuring that it is met in terms of formula translation and number of required batches.
• Ensures finished product is properly labeled per customer requirements.
• Makes sure all necessary raw materials are available and properly staged for efficient production of the daily production schedule. Work with inventory/warehouse/ordering personnel.
• Translates the company’s food quality and food safety procedures, policies and protocols, including HACCP, onto the production floors, completing all necessary record keeping and documentation encompassed with all programs.
• Ensure facility meets WDATCP, FDA and USDA requirements as well as the BRC and customer audits.
• Participate in the Risk Management Program as applicable:
  • Assist in accident/near miss incidents as needed.
  • Perform daily pre-op audits.
  • Review occupational JSA’s as needed.
• Problem solves any people or equipment related issues on production floors as they occur. Utilize Redzone to ensure breakdowns are documented correctly.
• Ensure all Redzone checks are completed and correct.
• Assists with product change-overs as necessary.
• Provides directions to lead/s on how to manage breaks in their designated areas.
• Ensures equipment is ready for end of day/week sanitation procedures.
• Generate documentation for use on the production area.
• Make employment decisions and/or recommendations such as hiring, improvement plans, transfers, promotions, corrective actions, terminations and pay adjustments.
• Manage employee…