Production Supervisor - Weekday​/Weekend

Job Description

In this leadership role, you are an internal technical master at the line level who ensures the line team is performing at a level that sustains and improves business results on one or more of the 6‑stars model. You model priority setting, manage the plan‑do‑check‑adjust cycle, and provide coaching and training for your team.

You are a key ingredient in helping us change how the world snacks by operating and maintaining equipment to deliver on safety, quality, cost, delivery, sustainability and morale targets. You will use autonomous and progressive maintenance standards to maintain equipment and support new product development. You will ensure safety processes are observed (safety maps, lock‑out‑tag‑out, behavior observation system, root‑cause analysis), quality assurance activities are performed to achieve zero harm and 100 % good‑quality products, and resources are properly allocated during the shift.

You will lead shutdown maintenance, root‑cause analysis, stoppage‑reduction loss analysis and breakdown elimination.

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

• Autonomous maintenance (AM) Step 4 systems and progressive maintenance (PM) Step 3 systems
• Maintaining equipment at basic conditions independently, including the execution of AM & PM (break‑down maintenance, planned maintenance) standards on dedicated equipment
• Total productive maintenance and Six Sigma including qualification of AM steps 5‑6, and PM step 3
• Leading line teams
• Handling challenging interpersonal situations tactfully
• Influencing people in a union environment
• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing with good attention to detail

The Shift Leader is responsible for supervising all operational activities during a designated shift, ensuring that production lines meet their SQDCM targets. Acting as the on‑shift point of control, the Shift Leader coordinates across teams—including production, maintenance, and quality—while ensuring that all line activities are executed to plan and according to standard work. This role ensures smooth transitions between shifts and provides immediate decision‑making support in dynamic production conditions.

• Prevent incidents by ensuring a zero safety incidents mentality and culture in the line(s)/area
• Enforce safety rules and maintain a clean, organized, hazard‑free work environment
• Promote 5S practices and standard visual management on the line
• Prevent incidents by ensuring a zero quality incidents mentality and culture in the line(s)/area
• Monitor adherence to quality standards and take immediate action on non‑conformances
• Ensure all quality checks, documentation, and traceability protocols are completed correctly
• Ensure volumes are produced in time in full against the production plan
• Input and validate shift performance data in ERP, MES, or production dashboards
• React promptly to line stoppages, quality issues, and equipment malfunctions
• Improve cost over time through systemic loss elimination and identify and eliminate losses
• Build and grow high performing teams in the line(s)/area
• Coach and develop the line teams
• Handle team backup and succession planning
• Own the execution of all SWP in the line at the designated shift
• Set priority through daily management system and effectively escalate issues

• Lead by example
• Role model standards and behavior
• Leadership presence with the ability to make decisions under pressure
• Cross‑shift & cross‑functional coordination with excellent communication/interpersonal skills
• Role model in problem solving and loss eradication
• Build capability through learn‑do‑teach
• Grow team capability through effective coaching and feedback
• Empower the team by growing team autonomy

• High school diploma or technical qualification required; associate degree or vocational certification preferred.
• 2‑3 years in current role and ready to promote with proven people leadership skills and capability.
• 3+ years of production experience in a manufacturing environment, with at least 1…