Third Shift Production Supervisor

Job Details

Job Location:

Holsum of Fort Wayne LaPorte - La Porte, IN 46350
Position Type:
Full Time
Education Level: High School

Travel Percentage :
None
Job Shift: 3rd

Lewis Bakeries was founded in 1925 and is one of the few remaining independent bakeries in the Midwest. Our team is devoted to producing high quality products including Bunny Bread, Lewis ½ Loaf, Healthy Life, Sunbeam, and Hartford Farms, among others. Lewis is looking for qualified candidates to fill our Production Supervisor position in La Porte, IN.

This position reports to the Production Manager and is responsible for implementing best practices and standards for product and process to promote efficient production of consistent quality bread or roll products. The role has direct responsibility for ensuring all work activities under its span of control are performed with attention to the highest standards of food quality, safe processes, compliance with all appropriate legal requirements, and a focus on continuous process improvement.

• Implement company standards for formulas, scaling weights, pan sizes, bag sizes, bake times, and all production control processes for bread and roll products.
• Train, coach, oversee, provide feedback, and assess production staff and overall bakery production performance.
• Lead with proven ability to set a vision, manage change, develop others, and strategically plan for continuous improvement.
• Plan and coordinate use of manpower, ingredients, and equipment to ensure efficient production of consistent quality products.
• Direct resources of plant and equipment toward the most efficient production of baked goods.
• Implement best practices to achieve company standards on controllable costs.
• Promote safety through work procedures and employee safety programs.
• Troubleshoot equipment to ensure optimum product quality is achieved.
• Ensure that consistent quality product is provided to sales on a timely basis.
• Evaluate product quality to ensure compliance with established standards.
• Collaborate and build/maintain partnering relationships with other departments.
• Function successfully in a fast-paced, changing work environment.

• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in a high-speed manufacturing environment.
• 1–2 years of high-speed bread and/or roll experience highly preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in a supervisory position.
• Understanding of the unique equipment in a large-scale bakery production plant and its operation relative to the baking process.
• Solid understanding of the functionality of ingredients with time and temperature in the baking process.
• Basic computer skills, including Excel and Word.

• Union management experience is strongly desired.
• Completion of American Institute of Baking (AIB) in-residence baking science and technology course and AIB Science of Baking correspondence course is strongly desired (not a must).
• Knowledge of BRC & BSCI standards is highly preferred.