Supervisor, Production - Blending 1st Shift

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Job Description Summary

upervises the day-to-day operation of a specific manufacturing or packaging work center. Oversees the planning, development, implementation and updating/revising of manufacturing methods, processes and operations for new and existing products. Ensures the effective use of materials, equipment and personnel in safely producing quality products at minimum costs. Primary contact with the QA/QC department to ensure that high quality products are manufactured on a consistent basis. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the work center.

Job Description

Job Results & Essential Functions

Team That Delivers Consistent, High-Quality Results

Work Completed on Time and with Appropriate Quality, Safety and Compliance: Provides supervision and direction to staff and coordinates workflow within the work unit, including distributing work, disseminating information, assigning staff to cover for absences, providing technical assistance, answering questions, and resolving problems.  Ensures work is scheduled effectively; and checkpoints and controls are set for monitoring progress.  Staff are Available as Needed:  Monitors subordinates’ attendance.  Reviews and approves vacation and leave requests.  Authorizes all overtime with Focus Factory Manager approval verifies and approves time cards. Performance Managed:  Manages employee performance by clearly defining job responsibilities and standards of performance; providing clear, thorough, timely feedback.  Promptly addresses performance problems through corrective action.  Evaluates and appraises employee’s performance and follows-up with proper documentation. Change Adaptable Team: Effectively adapts to change and switches direction comfortably, effectively guiding staff through change process to achieve departmental objectives while maintaining productivity and morale.

Compliance with Employment Policies:  Investigates and addresses employee complaints and follows up with Manager and HR as required. Understands HR policies and practices and uses them to manage employees. Staff Skills Appropriate for Business Requirements:  Ensures self and staff keep up-to-date on technical knowledge and developments that impact roles. Ensures an effective learning environment by coaching employees, orchestrating learning opportunities, and providing relevant, high-impact feedback. Conflict Managed:  Steps up to conflicts seeing them as opportunities.  Takes positive action to resolve the conflict in a way that addresses the issue; dissipates the conflict and maintains the relationship. Right People Selected & Onboarded: Ensures a clear and effective job description is developed prior to beginning recruitment efforts.  Conducts thorough interviews that enable clear selection decisions; ensures onboarding processes drive rapid time to full productivity. Communication:   Holds formal and informal meetings with team members as required to ensure that high-quality information flows smoothly up and down the organization.  Encourages open expression of ideas and opinions.

Resources Effectively Deployed

Identifies weekly labor requirements and develops a schedule in conjunction with the Manager.  Actively participates in covering openings based on unexpected absences and break schedules, etc. Coordinates activities with the other shifts according to Production requirements, established priorities and availability of materials for production. Develops and maintains the departmental cross functional training matrix to support production and fill in for vacancies as needed through minimal use of overtime. Actively manages (minimize) overtime needed to accomplish schedule.

Shift Attainment Goals Met

Drives effectiveness and efficiency of department by; leading daily production meetings, reviewing performance of last 8–24 hours and coordinating with groups outside the Manufacturing/Packaging Team to obtain or provide information and/or resources (such as personnel and equipment). Drives high levels of customer service levels by executing the production schedule -- anticipating and mitigating oper