Shift Manager - 2nd Shift

Michigan City, 502 West Highway 20, Michigan City, Indiana, United States of America

Posted Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM

Job Summary:

Direct and coordinate activities of production department(s) in processing materials or manufacturing products on a designated shift.

Responsible for all mixing, baking and packaging activities required to safely produce quality products with the most efficient use of labor and materials.

Job Duties :
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Direct the conversion of raw material to finished product with minimum waste and labor cost.
• Monitor proper rotation of doughs, meals and raw materials.
• Maintain compliance with all sanitary and safety codes.
• Promote harmonious relations of hourly and supervisor personnel.
• Responsible for complying with customer service and Company standards.
• Review production orders or schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates in order to plan department operations.
• Plans production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products.
• Prepare operational schedules and coordinate manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications.
• Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operational, manufacturing and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
• Inspect machines and equipment to ensure specific operational performance and optimum utilization.
• Resolves employee complaints or submit unsettled complains to the Human Resources Manager for action. Handle all disciplinary actions and employee disputes.
• Train, develop and evaluate all associated supervision and employees to meet future needs.
• Compile, store and retrieve production data.
• Responsible for compliance with all safety, health and environmental regulations as prescribed by federal, state and local laws.
• Follow and enforce Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and all other Company policies at all times.
• Schedule samples and trails to satisfy customer needs.
• Attend meetings; make presentations, etc., as needed.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge of: Procurement, products, and production processes

Skilled in:

• Manage 3 Production Supervisors who supervise approximately 100+ employees per shift.
• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of these units. Also directly supervise non-supervisory (Lead) employees.
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and
• applicable federal, state and local laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training new employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Excellent communication, decision-making and organizational skills.
• Strong self-confidence and leadership skills.
• Basic mechanical skills required.

Ability to:

• Define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Work in a fast-paced environment, while being able to make sound decisions.
• Communicate in English to give and acknowledge instructions/problems.
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Write routine reports and correspondence.
• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram and schedule form.
• Respond to common inquiries and complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, employees and members of the business community.
• Effectively present information to employees, management and public groups.
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide in various units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Work well with others in stressful situations and meet deadlines as necessary.
• Handle multiple priorities and tasks.
• Reception to new ideas, concepts and procedures.
• Receptive and responsive to constructive criticism.

Proficiency in: MS Office Suite and, large ERP, Kronos and SAP a plus.

• Work is primarily done in a production setting.
• Frequent production environment exposure which includes noise, dust, moving machinery, fork lifts, and fluctuations in temperature.
• Maintain harmonious working relations with employees from all departments.
• Maintain harmonious working relations with management from all levels.
• Communicate effectively with all employees and management.
• Able to keep personal feelings/opinions, whether work-related or outside work, from affecting performance.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to use hands and fingers. Reaching with hands/arms throughout shift.
• Ability to see, hear and talk. Ability to distinguish colors. Ability to work in light to moderate noise levels where hearing protection is required.
• May work near moving mechanical parts and may be exposed to fumes, airborne particles and vibration.
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