Production Supervisor

About the role

You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what's better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future. Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike--we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life

Requirements

• Knowledge of the operations, processes and machinery
• Problem solver
• Leadership skills
• Sound organization skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication
• Ability to train
• Computer skills, MS office
• Multi-tasker
• High capacity for change and the ability to manage change
• Education:
• Bachelor's or University Degree (Preferred)
• Work Experience:
• At least 3 Years of Experience

Benefits

Additional Information

Ocean Spray is hiring for a(n) Production Supervisor! We're a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role - it always comes back to this: we're a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all - and we've been making our own way ever since. The Production Supervisor will be responsible for leading team members in accomplishing plant-specific objectives. You will train and coach team members, lead continuous improvement projects, and foster cooperation between departments. You will also accomplish plant results by developing flexible production plans, managing personnel workflow, and adhering to FSQA initiatives. Additionally, you will maintain a safe and effective work environment as well as ensuring positive team member relations. A Day in the Life... - Accomplishes manufacturing results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures. - Train, develop, coach and appraise team members. - 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; resolving problems; reporting results on shift production summaries. - Maintains safe and clean work environment by directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures. - Develop plans and organize work in a manner that supports exceeding daily standard production rates while maintaining compliance with safety regulatory and quality standards. - Leads/supports assigned teams in continuous improvement projects. - Performs administrative tasks such as vacation/payroll/discipline/performance review management and helps monitor the labor and operations budget. - Provides leadership and overall direction to an operations team, (packaging, line maintenance, materials handling and processing) including execution of the production schedule, management of planned and unplanned events, performance management (coaching and development), training, administrative responsibilities, budget management, maintenance support, process control coordination, quality assurance, reliability, sanitation, and positive employee/labor relations. - Responsible for positive employee and labor relations.

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