Production Supervisor; 3rd Shift

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Location: Des Moines, IA

Job :169

# of Openings:1

On-site | Full-Time | U.S. Work Authorization Required

Position Summary

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading daily production operations to achieve safety, quality, and efficiency targets. This role oversees multiple production lines or departments, ensures effective staffing and resource allocation, and drives continuous improvement. The Production Supervisor provides leadership, coaching, and technical direction to production staff while partnering cross-functionally to optimize performance and maintain high operational standards.
Third Shift (11:30 pm to 7:00 am)
Position Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation, and perform other duties as assigned.

• Lead production team in fast-paced, high-speed environment with a focus on safety, clear communication, accountability, and adherence to SOPs.
• Oversee production operations across lines or departments by assigning responsibilities, ensuring coverage, and adjusting staffing to control labor costs and meet production demands.
• Proactively address employee relations matters, including conflict resolution and performance management, to maintain a high-performing team environment.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Quality, Maintenance, and Warehouse teams to coordinate production schedules, changeovers, sanitation, and material flow
• Track production performance metrics, including output, quality, scrap, downtime, and labor efficiency as required – electronically and/or written format; suggests solutions/process improvements.
• Responsible for ensuring visual quality checks are made by team to ensure cans/bottles, labels, cartons, trays are appropriately assembled and displayed, and process adjustments are made as needed; signs off on all perceived quality paperwork as required; minimizing, scrap, and rework.
• Minimize product loss, scrap, and rework by identifying inefficiencies and implementing corrective actions.
• Troubleshoot mechanical issues, perceived quality (cans/bottles, labels, cartons, etc.), and process issues; escalates to management to address when necessary.
• Responsible for ensuring all pallets leaving the production area will be identified by labels on the boxes or a sleeve with part number and quantity listed.
• Lead problem-solving and continuous improvement efforts, addressing bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and quality issues.
• Reports problems or issues impacting production or quality to appropriate members of management; trouble shoots and provides solutions when possible.
• Schedules routine maintenance to keep the equipment running effectively for minimal downtime and maintaining quality standards.
• Ensures production floor safety and cleanliness; no debris is to be left on the floor at the end of the day, garbage and recycling are emptied as needed.
• Meets all Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Safe Quality Food (SQF) requirements; participate in food safety meetings as required.