Production Supervisor – 1st shift – Brand New Plant!
Yakult USA, a leading international probiotic beverage company, is seeking Bottle making Production Supervisor. Candidates must have a
- 5 years+ of supervisory or management experience
- 5 years of experience in the bottle making, molding machine for containers
http://www.yakultusa.com/
Location: White, GA (30184, Bartow County) Brand new plant
Industry: Beverage
Direct Hire/Exempt
Salary: $75,000/yr (EXEMPT)
Business Hours: Monday to Friday
1st Shift: 8:00am – 5:00pm (includes 1-hour unpaid lunch time)
Note: All factory employees must wear uniform in the company building
Great benefits: Medical/ Dental / Vision – PPO (mostly covered by employer, 50% for family), Vacation, National Holiday, 401K matching
Summary:
Production Supervisor oversees the general day-to-day factory production by providing leadership and guidance to all hourly factory employees, as well as reporting on issues to the factory production manager. Needs operation techniques and knowledge of molding machinery for making containers of food products.
Job Description
- Supervise 30+ employees to ensure security, safety, specs, quality assurance of products, sanitation, HACCP, SQF and FDA regulations are followed.
- Schedule shifts for all line employees.
- Orient new employees and conduct training for department-related activities.
- Counsel and praise employees on corrections and positive contributions, and listen to and help to resolve complaints.
- Work closely with the Production Manager and Factory Manager, and act as a liaison between them and line employees.
- Follow daily production schedules, and notify the Factory Manager and Production Manager if shortages occur.
- Create and maintain a safe and positive work environment.
- Make daily production schedule based on shipping schedule created by logistics.
- Control inventory for finished product in cooler, raw & sub materials in warehouse.
- Conduct monthly inventory for all materials and finish goods in warehouse.
- Review Batch Ticket entry and close.
- Ensure compliance with all Production and Safety regulations. Communicate with pubic offices to confirm the regulations when it is necessary.
- Maintain high sanitary standards as required by the food and beverage manufacturing industry, and be prepared for third-party audits and regulatory inspections at all times.
- Confirm accuracy of time sheets and Leave of Absence requests to ensure labor law compliance and provide accurate data for payroll calculation.
- Conduct regular performance evaluations and provide coaching and development support for machine operators.
- Notify maintenance and follow up with work orders on necessary repairs or process improvements to the production line.
- Regularly inspect the production area and ensure equipment and personnel are working in a safe, efficient manner.
- Enforce all company rules, policies, and procedures, and provide disciplinary action when necessary.
- Immediately investigate all types of accidents, such as Workers Comp and property damage, and report to the Production Manager and Human Resources.
- Maintain high sanitation and workplace safety standards in compliance with SQF, HACCP, FDA requirements and OSHA regulations to ensure readiness for third-party audits and regulatory inspections.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Perform Food Safety Duties:
- Verification of CCPs and food safety system records
- Verification of Sanitation Operations
- Preventative Maintenance assignment, follow-up, and analysis.
- Perform Pre-Operational inspections and take actions when applicable.
- Follow established Good Manufacturing Practices and Food Safety policies and procedures.
- Provide feedback on continuous improvement opportunities.
- Records review. Ensure that records are legible, clear, concise, and accurate.
- Report to Management any of the following: pest activity, food defense or food fraud suspicious activities, evidence of product contamination.
- Coordinate with suppliers and contractors to meet food safety requirements and gather documentation. Evaluate and supplier’s performance and food safety incident.
- Perform mock recalls.
- Train employees on food safety and on-the-job training. Ensure training is effective through competencies evaluation (observation, group verbal questions, written).
- Participate in monthly food safety meetings and food safety plan building, changes, and/or verification.
- Follow-up on action plans resulting from food safety initiatives such as pre-Operational inspections, internal/external audits, Critical Control Points, and Preventative Control deviations.
Job Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- 5+ years of supervisory experience.
- 5+ years of experience in Bottle Making / molding machinery for containers
- 5+ years of operation techniques and knowledge of machinery for:
- Must have strong and effective leadership skills, and the ability to successfully manage a staff of 30+ employees.
- Windows proficiency, experience with e-mail, and working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Internet, and other appropriate software.
- Experience in training, handling people, and resolving conflicts.
- Excellent multi-tasking and time management skills.
- Have the ability to work independently with little supervision, and be part of a team as well.
- HACCP knowledge is highly preferred
- Employee may be expected to lift products and boxes typically weighing 60 pounds or less.
- The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee must possess the ability to sit in a normal seated position for extended periods; stand in place for long periods; walk; balance; bend, stoop and kneel regularly; talk or hear. This position requires the employee can have a full range of upper body motion to occasionally lift stock. The employee may be expected to lift products and boxes typically weighing 60 pounds or less. Requires the ability to perform repetitive tasks for prolonged periods as well as delicate finger and broad manual dexterity, and eye-hand-foot coordination to operate equipment. Work may require strenuous mental activity. Must be able to drive and have reliable transportation.
- Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, working conditions consist primarily of a temperature-controlled office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Yakult has outsourced all the recruiting to our company for more than 10 years, and we will be doing all the initial interviews. (Ingredi, Inc.)
Please apply if you are interested and will get back to you shortly.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Can you reliably commute to White, GA (Bartow County) Monday to Friday 8:00am-5:00pm?
- Which company on your resume you used Bottle making Molding Machine?
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- supervisor or manager: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
