Supervise food manufacturing production teams, ensuring GMP, safety, sanitation, quality, production schedules, and equipment efficiency. Monitor line performance, troubleshoot equipment, coordinate maintenance and quality assurance, minimize downtime and rework, and maximize yields. Develop frontline employees, enforce policies, investigate incidents, and maintain readiness for audits and inspections. The role requires plant supervision experience, food manufacturing knowledge, computer proficiency, equipment operation capability, and ability to work in cold environments.
- Lead a team of manufacturing and production employees to achieve performance standards with regard to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), safety, line utilization and product quality.
- Follow daily production schedule and notify plant management and impacted associates if shortages occur.
- Monitor and troubleshoot manufacturing equipment to maintain production line efficiency and reliability while minimizing downtime
- Develop frontline employees - setting expectations, providing feedback and recognizing and rewarding good performance
- Ensure compliance with all Production & Safety regulations
- Maintain high sanitary standards as required in the food manufacturing industry and monitor readiness for third party audits and regulatory inspections at all times.
- Coordinate with Maintenance and follow-up on repair and improvements to production line.
- Work closely with Quality Assurance to maintain high product quality.
- Minimize rework and maximize yields.
- Monitor dept. for accuracy: (example: codes correct, pkg. correct, dates correct)
- Inspect production area and ensure equipment and personnel are working in a safe manner.
- Enforce all company rules, policies, and procedures & provide disciplinary action when necessary.
- Immediately investigate all types of accidents, such as worker comp injuries & property damage, and report to appropriate Manager.
- Follow GMP, SOPs, and all OSHA safety rules.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Experience in a plant supervisory position.
- Demonstrated computer proficiency: Microsoft Office Suite.
- Must be able to run production equipment, and work in cold environment.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Prior experience in food manufacturing
- Planning and project management experience
- Bilingual Spanish preferred
Pacific American Fish Co., Inc. Vernon, California, USA Office
Vernon, CA, United States
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