Production Supervisor; Day Shift

Job Title: Production Supervisor
Department: Operations
Reports To: Production Manager
FLSA Status: Exempt

• Own shift performance, including safety, quality, throughput, labor efficiency, and waste.
• Lead daily shift startup, execution, and handoff to ensure consistency across all shifts.
• Actively manage line performance in real time, including:
  • Monitoring run rates and output
  • Identifying and addressing downtime
  • Escalating issues quickly when needed
• Drive adherence to standard work, operating procedures, and GMP requirements.
• Ensure all products meet defined quality standards, including weight, appearance, and packaging requirements.
• Partner closely with Maintenance to ensure equipment uptime and rapid response to issues.
• Enforce safety standards and ensure compliance with all EHS requirements.
• Lead and develop front-line employees through coaching, accountability, and clear performance expectations.
• Ensure proper staffing and positioning of employees to meet production targets.
• Drive labor efficiency and minimize waste, including material giveaway and rework.
• Conduct daily communication with team members, including:
  • Shift huddles
  • Clear expectations for performance
  • Feedback on results
• Support and drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, and productivity.
• Maintain accurate and timely reporting of shift performance, including downtime, output, and key KPIs.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with FSQA, Maintenance, and Warehouse to ensure smooth operations.
• Hold team members accountable to performance, behavior, and attendance standards.
• Support onboarding and training of new employees to build a capable and reliable workforce.
• Perform other duties as assigned or of a similar nature or level.

• Drive High Performance
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  Establishes clear accountability for outcomes. Demonstrates focus and discipline in planning and execution. Acts with speed, agility and demonstrates a sense of urgency to keep momentum.
• Collaborate
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  Builds and maintains strong relationships and makes commitments to others and follows through. Actively listens and communicates openly. Engages constructively in debates. Supports and executes decisions once made.
• Can‑do attitude
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  Demonstrates a positive, solution‑focused approach, actively seeks out opportunities to improve processes, and readily tackles challenges with resilience and enthusiasm. Thrives in dynamic environments and is motivated by delivering impactful results.
• Innovate
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  Challenges the status quo by pro‑actively identifying opportunities for improvement. encourages sharing best practices, creativity, and experimentation; learns from setbacks and adapts quickly.
• Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Exhibits precision and thoroughness, consistently producing reliable work. Demonstrates diligence in reviewing data, identifying discrepancies promptly, and ensuring adherence to high standards of quality and compliance.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Preferably in engineering, business, operations management, or similar fields.
• Lean Six Sigma Experience preferred, demonstrated by successful completion of a major improvement project.
• Ability to interface effectively with plant personnel, outside contractors, and different functional groups within the business units.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing and quality systems, finance, statistical process control, and KPI management systems.
• Demonstrated leadership in safety & quality compliance.
• Must be very effective working in a volatile and complex environment and work with a sense of urgency that drives effective results.
• Strong influence management and communication skills, ability to gain organizational buy‑in.
• Ability to communicate and influence at all levels of an organization.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite applications.
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback.
• Ability to lead a team‑based approach to decision making.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a results‑oriented, challenging environment.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to get results through mentoring others.
• Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team‑building skills.
• Experience…