Production Supervisor

Supervise employees using machinery or equipment to assist with manufacturing, packaging, and other steps along a production line.

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading and coordinating daily manufacturing operations to ensure the safe, efficient, and compliant production of high-quality food products. This role oversees production personnel, optimizes labor and equipment utilization, drives continuous improvement initiatives, and ensures all production activities comply with food safety, quality, regulatory, and company standards. The Production Supervisor serves as a key leader in fostering a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence.

• Supervise and coordinate daily production activities to achieve safety, quality, productivity, cost, and service objectives.
• Ensure production schedules are executed efficiently while meeting customer demand and on-time delivery requirements.
• Monitor production performance and take corrective actions to address downtime, bottlenecks, waste, and inefficiencies.
• Optimize workforce utilization, equipment performance, and material flow to maximize operational effectiveness.
• Partner with Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, and Warehouse teams to ensure uninterrupted operations.

• Ensure compliance with all food safety programs, including HACCP, GMPs, sanitation procedures, allergen controls, and company quality standards.
• Promote a culture of food safety and quality awareness throughout the production team.
• Verify that production processes consistently meet product specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Support internal, customer, and third-party audits and implement corrective and preventive actions as required.
• Investigate quality incidents, deviations, and customer complaints, driving sustainable corrective actions.

• Maintain a safe work environment by enforcing company safety policies, OSHA requirements, and environmental standards.
• Conduct routine safety observations, audits, and employee coaching to minimize workplace hazards and incidents.
• Lead incident investigations and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Ensure employees are trained and compliant with all required safety procedures and regulatory standards.

• Lead, motivate, and develop production team members to achieve departmental objectives.
• Conduct performance evaluations, maintain performance documentation, and provide regular coaching and feedback.
• Develop employee skills through structured training, cross-training, and succession planning initiatives.
• Foster a culture of accountability, engagement, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Manage employee attendance, scheduling, and staffing requirements to support operational needs.

• Lead Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, quality, safety, and cost reduction.
• Utilize root cause analysis methodologies to identify and eliminate process inefficiencies.
• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) including safety, quality, labor efficiency, yield, downtime, and schedule attainment.
• Participate in process improvement projects, equipment upgrades, and operational excellence initiatives.

• Maintain accurate production records, training documentation, performance records, and compliance-related documentation.
• Prepare and communicate production reports, KPI metrics, shift handoff information, and operational updates.
• Ensure data accuracy within ERP systems and other production management tools.