Production Supervisor

City : Gibson City State : Illinois (US-IL) Country : United States (US) Requisition Number : 45135

 

 

A Day in the Life:

Responsible for the safe and efficient supervision of day-to-day assigned Crush, Refinery, Milling or Packaging production operations department shift.  Support the Mgr-Production Operations in monitoring and improving plant productivity. 

 

What You'll Be Doing:

• Cultivate a safety culture where unsafe acts are not tolerated and employees and management have a common goal of zero injuries
• Oversee assigned department production shift activities (crush, refinery, milling, packaging, warehouse, boiler house, and/or elevator) to ensure operations are running at the highest levels of efficiency
• Ensure assigned shift is compliant with sanitation requirements.  May provide support in the monthly sanitation inspections and implementation of any corrective actions as necessary
• Commitment to supply safe food, maintain a food safety culture within the site, continually improve the site's food safety management system; and comply with customer and regulatory requirements
• Track and report shift productivity improvements
• Approve daily reports and KPRs for the assigned shift
• Report and trouble shoot operations issues
• Provide input to the Mgr-Production Operations and/or Plant Manager to plan annual shutdowns
• Support Process Safety Management programs, where applicable
• Work with the Safety/Environmental Manager to ensure compliance of assigned shift in all aspects
• Help develop and drive Operations Excellence Plans to meet safety, quality and production goals and show continuous improvement in assigned shift
• Support the continuous improvement activities and act as a change agent for any changes that occur in the assigned shift
• Monitor KPR’s and help develop plans to bring assigned shift in line with Operations Excellence goals
• Periodically participate in the daily production meetings to remain informed and ensure that the assigned shift operations activities are aligned
• Participate in personnel investigations and recommend corrective actions as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

 

 

Skill/Experience Requirements:

 

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, chemical engineering or related field or equivalent progressive experience of 3+ years in soybean crushing, oil refining, milling, oil packaging operations, or related and applicable activities in support of industrial operations is required
• Proficiency with basic computer skills, including Lotus Notes, Microsoft Word and other technical software packages, as needed
• Ability to work odd hours, weekends and rotating shift schedule required

• Work Schedule: 12-hour rotating shift (48 hour week/36 hour week) 

 

Benefits: 

• Health Benefits – Offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision plans that meet your individual needs. 

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions. 

• Family Support – Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage. 

• Tuition Reimbursement – Contributing to your education by reimbursing $5,000 of tuition expenses annually. 

• Time Off – Providing generous PTO based on professional work experience 

• 0 – 9 years: 25 days 

• 10 – 19 years: 30 days 

• 20+ years: 35 days 

 

The compensation range for this position is $76,120.00-$85,680.00.  In addition to the regular compensation, this role is also eligible for an annual incentive bonus.

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