Production Supervisor at The J.M. Smucker Company in Frontenac, Kansas

Job Description:

TITLE

Night Shift Production Supervisor

LOCATION

Frontenac, KS

REPORTS TO

Manager, Operations

POSITION SUMMARY

The Overnight Production Supervisor will utilize team members to successfully implement Operations Execution Model with a focus on Understanding, Prioritizing and Eliminating Losses and Building and Executing Effective Daily Plans.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures a safe work environment for team by demonstrating and enforcing safe behavior




• Successfully implement Operations Execution Model




• Drives operations results to deliver World Class Customer Service




• Be a constant leadership presence on the plant floor; effectively communicates expectations, provides timely feedback to performance to those expectations, and takes timely and appropriate disciplinary action when necessary




• Promotes engagement and maximum effort through demonstrated behaviors and positive recognition




• Masters the use of Redzone tool




• Ensures Food Safety & Quality program is adhered to




• All Staff shall be informed of their responsibility to report food safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action; provide tools and environment to ensure food safety




• Meet all quality measures on product being produced; provide tools and environment to ensure quality yields are being met; sense of urgency to escalate Quality or Food Safety issues




• Understand, prioritize and eliminate losses; utilize data to identify loss area; assign responsibility to address loss eliminators




• Lead the work stream teams




• Work with Day Shift Production Manager & CI Team Members to ensure proper focus, resources and tools are being used to address loss areas




• Build and execute effective daily plans to achieve finished goods schedule




• Facilitates shift pre-shift meeting, setting up plan, making projections and implementing mid shift corrections




• Makes cost-conscious business decisions in alignment with all key accountabilities




• Communicate effectively with necessary resources offsite




• Build and leverage team to achieve goals; provide feedback to assigned Team Leaders on daily basis; develop team members to successfully perform current and future roles




• Hold mid-year and year-end performance discussion with assigned supervisors




• With team, develop and implement state of the team improvement plan




• Keeps abreast on new technology, methods and regulations related to responsibilities

SELECTION CRITERIA

Education

• A Bachelor's Degree is preferred

Experience

• At least 1 year of production management experience in a manufacturing environment is required; food manufacturing experience is preferred

Other

• Must be willing to work 6pm-6am shift




• Proficient of Microsoft Office; Word, Excel, Power Point & Outlook




• Knowledgeable of problem solving and process improvement tools, methods and LEAN




• Ability to create a positive work environment




• Excellent verbal and written skills




• Open to relocate for future opportunities

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