Production Supervisor

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

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Reports to:

Production Manager
B. Directly Supervises:
Production Team Leads, Production Operators
C. Indirectly Supervises:
None
D. Absence Covered By:
Production Manager

ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Demonstrates leadership in the area of safety. This requires observing and
enforcing safety rules and practices, encouraging safe work behaviors, and
promptly correcting conditions and unsafe behavior, which may lead to accidents.
Continually endorse the Quality & Food Safety Policies, assure conformance to
all requirements of the Quality & Food Safety Management Systems, & take
action to properly report failures of these systems to site management.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Executes the production schedule for processing products to meet established
product quality specifications and packaging requirements while ensuring
compliance to safety, environmental and regulatory policies. Coordinates and
supervises the activities of the operators and team leaders to maximize
fermentation, centrifugation, blending, evaporation, filter press and liquid cultures
packaging efficiencies with minimal equipment downtime.
Trains new and existing team members on equipment operations, maintains and
updates operating procedures and working instructions. Must follow established
procedures and run set points in order to achieve QC approved products.

Job Description – Production Supervisor
Assists the Production Manager in implementing and conceiving new initiatives
with the purpose of improving plant performance driven by, but not limited to Key
Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as BOP, product cost/lb, throughput,
downtime (% on-line), % shippable, % OTIF (On Time In Full), inventory levels
and safety indicators.

Night Shift Role

Salary Range $74,200 - $95,400/yr

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be
assigned.
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Essential Functions:

1. Leads and coordinates employee element of assigned work group to
maximize efficiency. This includes activities such as hiring &
termination of staff, corrective actions, annual review process,
training, coaching, counseling, conflict resolution, and other
disciplining of staff.
2. Becomes expert in department(s) overseeing-- Fermentation, Dry
packaging, Liquid Receiving & filtration & evaporation, Wet Blend
operations, Spray drying, and any other process streams by
understanding & coordinating the equipment operation, procedures,
SQF, HACCP, GMP, Safety, sanitation, preventative maintenance
programs and personnel capabilities.
3. Utilizes SAP and other software to perform transaction functions for
materials flow. Trains new and existing team members on the
operation of all PCs, software, relevant PLC interfaces and
instrumentation, the importance of following JAMs and working
instructions and provides documentation of training.
4. Empowers employees to effectively perform their tasks
independently at the expected level by ensuring that the necessary
knowledge, training and tools have been provided while developing
training tools where needed.
5. Will help the site implement new equipment, develop SOP’s and
complete product qualification steps on new equipment.
6. Assures that working instructions and process descriptions are up to
date,…