Production Supervisor Sizing 1st

Job Title: Production Supervisor 1 st Shift - Sizing

Location: Gainesville, GA

Department: Production

Reports To: 1 st Shift Production Superintendent

Overview Of Company

John Soules Foods is a thriving family-owned food company that has made a positive difference for its customers and consumers for nearly 50 years. Our purpose and promise of Great Food, Made Simple® drives us. Based in Tyler, Texas, the company is a leading national producer of ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook chicken and beef products and is the number one producer of chicken and beef fajitas in the USA.

We proudly serve a broad portfolio of great-tasting, high-quality products sold throughout the US via retail, food service distributors, and restaurants. Our wide array of national customers includes prominent organizations such as Walmart, Costco, Sam’s Club, Sysco, and HEB. The company was established in 1975 by John Soules Sr., and the business is now in the second generation of family leadership.

The organization has expanded dramatically over the past decade, and with its continued growth, it now has annual sales of approximately $1 billion. The company employs over 2,000 individuals and has three manufacturing facilities in Gainesville, Georgia;
Valley, Alabama; and its headquarters in Tyler, Texas.

Job Summary

Supervises production employees in the producing of RTE chicken/beef products.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications (Required)

• 2+ years of food manufacturing experience required
• Protein Manufacturing and/or RTE experience strongly preferred
• Ishida scales/Pac-mac bagger experience a plus

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous Supervisor experience with oversight
• Strong organizational skills for maintaining documentation and scheduling trainings.

Key Responsibilities

NOTE:

This description is not intended to be all-inclusive. An employee may perform other related duties to meet the organization's ongoing needs; these duties are considered marginal.

• Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
• Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods.
• Read and analyze charts, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments.
• Plan and establish employee schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals.
• Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
• Demonstrate equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new employees or assign employees to experienced workers for training.
• Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems and or complaints.
• Understand specifications and company policies and procedures for workers.
• Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records, and prepare management reports of production results.
• Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.
• Recommend standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on company policies, equipment and labor availability, and workloads.
• Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.
• Recommend personnel actions such as hiring and promotions.

Physical Demands

Employees must be able to stand, walk, or sit; use their hands for tasks; reach with their arms; and communicate verbally. Occasional lifting or moving of objects is necessary, along with close, distance, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Additional Requirements For This Position Include

• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Ability to climb stairs and walk long…