Production Supervisor- 3rd Shift

Company Overview

Synergy Flavors, part of the Carbery Group, is more than just a leading international supplier of ingredients to the global food and beverage industry—we’re a team driven by purpose. Our vision is simple yet powerful: enriching lives through healthier and tastier foods. We believe great flavor starts with great people. That’s why we’re committed to hiring creative, passionate individuals who want to make a real impact.

With deep expertise across food, beverage, and nutrition, our teams develop high‑quality taste solutions that inspire innovation and elevate everyday experiences.

The Production Supervisor manages a team of production employees and is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these employees. Supervisory responsibilities are carried out in accordance with the company policies; responsibilities include directing workflow to meet customer orders.

Responsibilities

• Perform first level leadership providing support, coaching and direction to the manufacturing team.
• Plan the flow of materials through the department and analyzes production work orders to assign labor and create equipment operating schedules that meet both internal and external needs.
• Establish and sustain effective relationships with all employees in order to foster an environment of problem solving and continuous improvement utilizing LEAN Manufacturing principles.
• Suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency in the production department.
• Facilitate effective sharing of information across production teams, planning, maintenance, and warehouse and customer service to ensure customer deadlines are met.
• Interview, hire, and train employees through appraising performance.
• Working with ERP system to ensure scheduled orders are completed and inventory issues are resolved, including cycle counts.
• Ensure policies and procedures are being followed in a consistent manner.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists employees in solving work problems to exceed metrics in safety, quality, and customer service and cost management.
• Maintains time and production records.
• Reward and discipline employees and address safety issues, quality issues or complaints.
• Report production, safety or quality incidents and downtime on a daily basis.
• Write procedures and SOP's and is instrumental in the implementation and training of the procedures, both new and existing.
• Responsible for quality and quantity of production output, and employee training and skills assessment/development.
• Interface in collaboration with maintenance, planning, quality control, accounting and R&D departments.
• Work with Associate Director of Operations and other departments on improvement or capital projects.
• Ensure plant personnel practice safe work habits and follow safety rules.

• High School diploma or GED required, Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Production Management or related field preferred, and 3 years production experience in a production environment desirable (food manufacturing experience strongly preferred); or related equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Practical experience with LEAN manufacturing principles.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• General computer Skills (i.e. Word, Excel, etc.).
• Ability to learn and use new applications as necessary.

Department:
Operations

Location:

37th Street – Chicago, Illinois

Onsite Reporting To:
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