Senior Supervisor of Operations

Dog food Company The Senior Supervisor directs day-to-day plant production and shipping under the Plant Manager. This position leads the production and shipping supervisors, turns the schedule into a staffed and executable plan, tracks results against targets, and removes obstacles before they become missed orders, excess cost, or food safety problems.

• Own execution of the daily production and shipping schedules.
• Confirm product, sequence, labor, materials, equipment readiness, changeovers, order priorities, and expected output before startup; adjust the plan with the Plant Manager when conditions change.
• Set clear hourly and shift targets for production output, yield, labor use, downtime, quality, order completion, and shipping accuracy and timeliness.
• Review actual performance throughout the day, assign corrective actions, and verify recovery.
• Lead and coach production and shipping supervisors.
• Hold startup and handoff meetings, conduct regular floor and warehouse check-ins, follow up on commitments, remove barriers, and hold supervisors accountable for staffing, records, housekeeping, and team performance.
• Allocate people across lines based on skill, demand, and safety.
• Coordinate attendance coverage, training, cross-training, breaks, and overtime recommendations; document performance concerns and support fair, consistent coaching.
• Work with Maintenance on breakdowns and repeat downtime; with Jerry and Inventory on shortages and material movements; and with Shipping on order staging, load readiness, and shipment priorities.
• Enforce approved GMPs, sanitation, traceability, labeling, weight, metal detector, and other production control procedures.
• Stop and escal questionable product or unsafe work. QA retains authority for product holds, disposition, and release.
• Verify that production and shipping records, counts, downtime reasons, rework, scrap, yields, shipment checks, and handoff notes are complete and accurate.
• Communicate daily results, constraints, and next-shift priorities to the Plant Manager.
• Drive practical improvements in line balance, changeover time, training, waste, and repeat problems.
• Follow corrective actions to completion and confirm that gains hold.

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree preferred in a related field, such as Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or Business Administration.
• Minimum three years of supervisory experience in food manufacturing or a comparable high-volume plant; experience leading production and shipping teams preferred.
• Strong practical math and data skills: calculate rates, labor productivity, yield, variance, and attainment; use production trackers, spreadsheets, and written records accurately.
• Able to make sound floor decisions, coach respectfully, communicate across departments, and enforce standards.
• Able to repeatedly lift up to 50 pounds, stand and walk for prolonged periods, perform repetitive tasks, and work in hot and cold production areas.
• Comfortable working around blood, raw meat, and animal organs.