Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

At Niagara, we’re looking for team members who want to help achieve our mission of providing our customers the highest quality, most affordable bottled water.

• Manage and direct activities of the assigned shift, ensuring products meet Niagara’s safety, quality, and throughput standards.
• Maintain effective working relationships with team members through open communication, visibility, and involvement to promote a positive environment.
• Analyze the production schedule before the shift starts and adjust team member assignments to meet production targets; verify discrete jobs in Oracle (including quality and bill of materials), the Warehouse Management System, and/or the Line Management System.
• Coach and develop team members, make employment decisions, and resolve issues through conflict resolution. Hire, train, coach, and review performance of team members; partner with Human Resources and the Production Manager for recruitment, corrective actions, and terminations.
• Inspect raw materials before changeovers to ensure correct inventories for production runs; perform first‑pass quality checks after changeovers to prevent non‑conforming product.
• Collaborate with Maintenance to resolve downtime occurrences on the production lines.
• Complete shift reports for production numbers, downtime, attendance, overtime, and quality checks for submission to the Production Manager.
• Conduct walkthroughs throughout the shift to ensure safety, quality, and housekeeping compliance.
• Interface with multiple departments within the organization to ensure customer deadlines are met.
• Participate in interviews with hiring managers.
• Collaborate with plant leadership and shift team members to champion a world‑class safety culture.
• Conduct weekly safety talk trainings, daily safety/quality/production meetings, and hourly safety walks.
• Adhere to the highest standards of company and plant safety programs, guidelines, rules, and regulations.
• Abide by Niagara’s Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Food Safety Standards at all times; develop, recommend, and implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and product quality.
• Suggest changes in working conditions and equipment use to increase shift efficiency.
• Monitor and review team members’ time and attendance for accuracy; use the Efficiency Improvement Tools to understand and comment on line downtime and communicate appropriately per the escalation plan.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
• Work 12‑hour shifts, day or night, on a rotating 2‑2‑3 schedule or as dictated by production demand.
• Note:
  
  This job description is not exhaustive; duties may change at any time with or without prior notice.

• Minimum 4 years of experience in a field or similar manufacturing environment, or the position, or in managing people/projects.
• Understanding of production processes and controls.

* experience may include a combination of work experience and education

• Preferred 6 years of experience in a field or similar manufacturing environment, or the position, or in managing people/projects.

• Lead Like an Owner
  • Identify safety issues and take prompt corrective action.
  • Coach/ correct unsafe team behavior.
  • Prioritize quality, productivity, and cost effectively.
  • Encourage honest feedback from direct reports, peers, and upper‑level managers.
  • Use customer feedback to improve service levels and internal/external relationships.
• InnovACT
  • Understand process consistency and waste minimization concepts.
  • Modify goals based on changing business needs.
  • Promote sharing of opposing viewpoints.
• Find a Way
  • Anticipate problems and opportunities; recommend proactive solutions.
  • Use technical knowledge to coach team performance and educate others.
  • Leverage technical know‑how to solve challenging problems.
  • Encourage and model teamwork to demonstrate behavioral expectations.
  • Build relationships up, down, and across effectively.
• Empowered to be Great
  • Provide effective coaching and feedback to improve individual and team performance.
  • Recognize team members’ results positively.
  • Assign responsibilities to maximize team strengths.
  • Resolve team conflicts calmly and skillfully.
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