Production Supervisor

About Ingredion:

Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

Title: Production Supervisor

Location: Salem, OR.

Reports To: Director of Operations

Workplace Type: Onsite

Ingredion is hiring a Production Supervisor Responsible for directing the manufacturing operations performed in a shift or group of production lines, ensuring they reach volume, quality, and cost goals.
 

What you will do:

• Oversee the processing of product through the entire process in accordance with internal and customer specifications while maintaining safety, throughput, yields and proper staffing. 

• ​Supervise activities to ensure both employee and product safety and quality standards are met. 

• Confirm regular and temporary employees are properly onboarded and trained before operating equipment. 

• Correctly complete and turn in daily paperwork including the daily production reports. 

• Address employee relations problems promptly including proper documentation. 

• Demonstrate and lead by example, utilizing the Company’s Core Values. 

• Complete thorough employee reviews in a timely manner. 

• Demonstrate appropriate work behavior, communication, and integrity in all aspects. 

• Ensure all company information is effectively communicated to team members.

• Manage production employees time records and approve on time. 

What you will bring:

• Ability to train and coach others to improve performance.  

• Ability to communicate across functional lines and at all levels.

• Ability to interpret documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  

• Write routine reports and correspondence. 

• Decision making ability, planning and time-management skills.  

• Speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. 
   

Who you are:

• An associate's degree and/or 5 years of related experience and training. 

• Knowledge of the equipment used in the plant: Lift truck, juice filters, blend systems, pasteurizer and filing station, aseptic system, various blenders and mixing kettles. 

• Basic math skills including common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. 

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables. 

• Basic computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. 

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