Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

Superior Dairy, Canton, Ohio, United States

The Michigan Milk Producers Association is a dairy farmer owned cooperative and dairy processor. Founded in 1916, the MMPA serves dairy farmers in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin. Quality milk and dairy products begin on the farm and continue through every step at Superior Dairy, MMPA’s wholly owned subsidiary in Canton, Ohio. Founded in 1922, Superior Dairy honors its Great Lakes heritage while delivering trusted dairy products to customers in 44 states.

• Competitive salary
• Health and wellness benefits with medical coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield, including mental health benefits
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement including 401(k) with employer contributions
• Personal and professional growth opportunities
• Employee appreciation events and recognition awards
• Employee wellness initiatives
• Employee feedback and suggestion forums

Superior Dairy is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead hourly production staff, ensuring safe, efficient operations that meet company and regulatory standards. Weekend and holiday availability is required.

• Ensure that the area of responsibility supports all plant goals daily and weekly reviewing results with staff
• Coordinate and administer daily interaction between the assigned area and all other departments in the plant, including peers across shifts
• Ensure personnel have proper qualifications, are properly trained, and are motivated to work productively both as part of a team and individually
• Ensure compliance with established standards in the areas of food quality & safety and employee safety; identify and implement opportunities for improvement
• Ensure compliance with administrative and reporting procedures while complying with overtime and provisions of the handbook
• Review labor schedules weekly before posting and provide feedback to ensure optimal production coverage
• Coordinate labor staffing daily in coherence with budgeted staffing
• Follow‑up and prioritize with maintenance and other shifts
• Check QA documentation and verify employees' time and attendance assigned to the area of responsibility
• Analyze information and follow up on exceptions and opportunities
• Foster a continuous improvement mindset, elevating new ideas and executing plans to positively impact the plant operations and goals
• Other duties as assigned

• Excellent people and leadership skills
• Strong management skills, driving and implementing change to optimize the business focusing on safety, quality, and costs
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities
• Ability to work with and relate to all levels of personnel
• Ability to read/interpret production performance reports

• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required
• Minimum of 3 years experience in manufacturing or a high‑speed, complex environment
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
• Minimum of 1 year in a supervisory capacity (preferred)
• Food manufacturing experience is preferred but not required

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the responsibilities.

MMPA is an equal opportunity employer.