Production Supervisor - 3rd Shift - Compounding

Description ABOUT GOLDEN STATE FOODS

Golden State Foods is a distinguished leader in the food service industry, offering an extensive array of products and services to a diverse clientele. Rooted in the values of quality service and integrity, we are dedicated to creating a supportive and inclusive atmosphere where employees can advance, innovate, and contribute to our ongoing success.

Supervises the day-to-day activities of liquid products operations to meet GSF objectives and achieve a high level of customer satisfaction. Responsible for sustaining delivery of all key business results including safety, quality, attainment, cost, OEE and yield. He or she is responsible for growing technical, leadership and work capabilities of associates while instilling ownership in operators for equipment & standard work processes.

• Supervises the daily activities of assigned staff, providing instructions and performance feedback to ensure that productivity and quality objectives are met or exceeded.
• Identifies and resolves process and equipment problems, using available resources to maintain productivity and quality.
• Implements approaches to improve quality and productivity by developing new ideas, improving processes, and planning for upcoming equipment or process changes.
• Routinely informs and communicates with employees to promote smooth operations, enhance their understanding of GSF policies and objectives, and to ensure compliance with established production policies and procedures.
• Drive Daily Management Systems to deliver improved results every shift, every day
• Own the Incident Elimination, Clean Inspect Lube (CIL) management, and Defect Handling DMS's
• Ensure any safety / quality / food safety behavior & condition issues are resolved quickly
• Own the scorecard, gap analysis, & action planning processes for the line
• Drive effective operational reviews (shift hand-off, shiftly ops review, daily ops review)
• Eliminate barriers for the line teams to achieve results and enroll support groups when necessary
• Responsible for administration of people management systems (staffing, training, etc)
• Communication - ensure the teams are receiving the right information
• Drive Continuous Improvement of systems and results
• Successful delivery of initiatives
• Develop individual capability in Operator Driven Reliability (ODR) standard work processes
• Using problem solving skills and root cause analysis to resolve and/or mitigate operational issues
• Performs other related and assigned duties as necessary.

Education and experience equivalent to:

• Degree in Food Science, Engineer, or Business Administration from an accredited vocational, technical or junior college institution preferred

2 years of relevant work experience in a food-manufacturing environment with lead or supervisory experience

• Food safety concepts and techniques (J)
• Budgetary concepts and procedures (B)
• Engineering concepts and procedures (B)
• PC word processing/spreadsheet software (B)
• Quality concepts and procedures (B)

• Supervise and motivate employees in a team-based environment
• Identify problems or irregularities for early resolution
• Communicate and coordinate effectively with employees verbally and in writing
• Communicate and coordinate effectively with internal and external customers
• Work effectively in a general business environment, with a focus on high levels of quality and customer service
• Act in accordance with GSF’s Values and Creed

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment and/or clothing
• Stand/walk 8 or more hours per day
• Constantly twist/turn and talk/hear
• Frequently squat, bend, reach, handle/finger, grip/grasp and use fine motor tasks
• Occasionally lift up to 25 lbs from floor to shoulder level and carry 30 feet
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision

• Constantly work in damp, wet, humid and slippery environments
• Constantly work near moving machinery
• Constantly work in cold (35-40 degrees)
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