JLM Production Supervisor

The production supervisor is responsible for supervising production associates in a manufacturing and assembly environment. The position assigns work, implements policies and procedures and recommends improvements in production methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions.

Hours: Monday - Friday 5:30am

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Ensure effective employee relations. Provide employee coaching and development.
• Manages cross training of all associates in their assigned area.
• Balance quality, productivity, cost, safety, and morale to achieve positive results in all areas. Work to continuously improve in all areas.
• Ensure Pre/Post shift sanitation requirements are completed to include:

o All machinery, equipment, walls and floors are properly cleaned

o Appropriate documentation has been filled out correctly

• Evaluate each station of the manufacturing process to ensure maximum efficiency
• Assume responsibility for manufacturing and shipping processes in the plant
• Inspect products prior to shipment to ensure accurate labeling and record keeping
• Ensure all resources and assets are used efficiently and correctly
• Manage departmental performance measures, including visual controls and provides regular progress reports to manager.
• Manage department priorities
• Track Absenteeism and timekeeping
• Enforce GMP policies
• Work within USDA/FDA/MDA regulations at all times and immediately report anything to be found out of compliance to Production Manager and Quality Control Supervisor.
• Initiates and institutes process improvements.
• Maintain accurate and complete production documentation.

Competencies

• Leadership
• Performance Management
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Results Driven
• Communication Proficiency
• Time Management
• Technical Capacity
• Learning Orientation
• Organization skills and willingness to assume accountability for plant practices

Working Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is working in a production room that has a temperature of 40 degrees; there are moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.

Required Knowledge And Skills

Education: Associates Degree (Preferred)

Experience: 3-5 years of experience in a food production environment

Technical Skills: Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office

Familiar:

• Knowledge of USDA/FDA/MDA requirements
• Previous quality management experience

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally move up to 500 pounds on a pallet jack. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

About Lipari Foods
Headquartered in Warren, Michigan, Lipari Foods is a leading independent distributor built around global and specialty foods. With a customer-first mindset, they serve customers through 67 depots across 32 states and growing. Lipari brings the world’s most craveable flavors to shelf with an end-to-end approach that combines exclusive and owned brands, retail services, innovative tools, and dependable delivery across 10 categories including deli, bakery, frozen/dairy, specialty grocery, international specialty, meat/seafood, packaging, confections, foodservice/prepared foods, and convenience.