Production Flex Supervisor - All Shifts

About the Company

Our facility located in Whitehall, OH is dedicated to the retail product portfolio with a specialization in rolled dough (pizza, pie, pastry), cookie dough, and new brand expansions. Most importantly, we are GROWING. As we grow, our team members grow with us. If you are looking to do the best work of your career, be a part of an extraordinary company, and have a passion for what we do, we want to hear from you!!

Our Cerelia Whitehall plant may be new, but the history of Cerelia goes back to 1974. As the years have passed, the company has grown from a France-based production company to an international leader.

• Flexes across all 3 production shifts to cover for other supervisors. Home Schedule will be Monday through Friday 12p-9p.
• Tracks key performance indicators (KPIs) of the production team’s performance including safety, efficiency, waste, downtime, labor hours, and ensures expectations are met or exceeded.
• Responsible for monitoring the total production process including continual monitoring of the total product flow, equipment, process methodology, mechanical repair work orders, on-the-job training of employees, writing and developing standard operating procedures (SOP), product quality, product yields and safety excellence.
• Ability to look at the production floor with a 48‑hour mindset, ensuring the next production day is set for success.
• Knows and understands equipment in the plant from staging, consuming, processing and final packaging.
• Complete understanding of product and process specifications:
  Able to identify, execute and communicate all aspects.
• Maintains workflow by monitoring steps of the process, setting processing variables, and observing control points, labor, and equipment.
• Continuously improve operations to maximize profit and minimize cost.
• Works effectively with the maintenance team to minimize production downtime and ensure preventative maintenance is performed on schedule.
• Investigates and resolves production deviations and issues.
• Assists in production or other duties as assigned when needed.

• Ensures plant personnel are following standard operating procedures (SOP’s) and working in a safe, efficient, and effective manner while striving to achieve quality level production to exceed customers' needs.
• Leads production teams to achieve required safety, quality, productivity targets for production, sanitation, and logistics.
• Builds a strong team by communicating performance expectations; monitoring and appraising performance; providing support, coaching, training, and enforcing standard policies and procedures to plant personnel.

• Provides coaching, counseling, and disciplining to direct reports.
• Leads team meetings and cross functional workshops.
• Is involved in the hiring and training of new employees, refer employees for promotions.
• Identifies training opportunities and needs within the production team and discusses needs with production manager and HR to develop training plan.
• Will cover other shifts in Production Supervisor’s absence.

• Ensures adherence to GMP compliance and safety standards and provides the necessary training and communicates changes on each initiative.
• Supervises the daily shift operations of the department to ensure production standards, quality parameters, safety procedures, and department business plan goals are met.
• Ensures the plant meets all government, customer and third‑party audit requirements and implements corrective actions according to the audit results.
• Isolates any product which will not meet the established quality standards or may cause a food safety hazard. Notifies the quality assurance department of any such occurrence and documents appropriately.
• Follows established programs, policies, and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet SQF, regulatory, company, and customer requirements.

• Conducts regular inspections to ensure machinery and equipment is well maintained and running safely according to specifications.
• Performs all work in accordance with company standards and established safety procedures.
• Follows company safety policies…