Description

• Supervises the day-to-day activities of production operations and personnel to meet established production, quality control and safety standards.
• Ensures activities meet short-term goals established for production continuity and balance such as limiting down time, maximizing line efficiencies, machine loading, grievance resolution and equipment maintenance.
• Works with other plant function areas as needed to ensure support in attaining output, productivity and quality.
• Schedules, trains and motivates production labor force to ensure consistent attainment of production schedules at optimum productivity and cost levels.  Interviews and recommends individuals for open positions.
• Recommends improvements in production flow or methods.
• Uses operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and to improve product quality.
• Notifies management personnel of machines and/or equipment that could be modified to improve production and quality of products.
• Conducts safety meetings, safety observations, incident investigations and promotes safe work practices.

• 3 or more years of previous Supervisory experience.
• Poultry or food industry experience a plus.
• Previous leadership skills with 20 or more employees.