Production Supervisor
Sheboygan, WI 
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Posted 1 month ago
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for a specific production operation (including, Formulation, Stuffing, Smoking, and Packaging) by supervising staff; organizing and monitoring work flow.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.
  • Accomplishes manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
  • Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; developing personal growth opportunities.
  • Maintains work flow by monitoring steps of the process; setting processing variables; observing control points and equipment; monitoring personnel and resources; studying methods; implementing cost reductions; developing reporting procedures and systems; facilitating corrections to malfunctions within process control points; initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.
  • Completes production plan by scheduling and assigning personnel; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems; reporting results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
  • Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
  • Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
  • Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data; answering questions and responding to requests.
  • Creates and revises systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, record-keeping systems, forms of control, and budgetary and personnel requirements; implementing change.
  • Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
  • Resolves personnel problems by; investigating issues; identifying solutions; recommending action.
  • Establish and support a work environment of continuous improvement that supports company's Quality Policy, Quality System and the appropriate regulations for the area they support. Ensure employees are trained to do their work and their training is documented.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, ETC:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
  • Required education generally equivalent to an Associate's Degree; Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field preferred; with a combination of experience or skills acceptable.
  • Requires 3-5 years of manufacturing, high speed packaging, or food manufacturing experience.
  • Requires a minimum of two - five years' successful leadership experience, with a proven track record of positive interaction and follow through with different levels of the company.
  • Requires a thorough understanding of GMP's, HACCP and SQF guidelines. Must be HCCAP certified.
  • Requires mathematical skills that require the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide and perform metric conversions.
  • Requires excellent oral and written communication skills in order to interact with and provide work direction to employees 

Salary/ Wage for role is dependent on experience level of candidate. 

We value the diversity of our workforce and we embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment.. M/F/Vet/Disability. Old Wisconsin Sausage values the service Veterans and their family members have given to our country. We support the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.

 

Special Notes/Instructions
https://www.oldwisconsin.com/about-us/careers
Job Summary
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Work Hours (i.e. shift)
1st shift
Salary and Benefits
Salary/ Wage for role is dependent on experience level of candidate. 
Required Education
High School or Equivalent
Required Experience
3+ years
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