Production Supervisor

We are Benestar Brands. Here at Benestar Brands we are committed to our valued employees, leading innovation, quality, and community. Benestar Brands bring better-for you snacking to consumers with brands dating back nearly a century. We are proud to bring high quality snacking happiness to the hearts and bellies of our consumers daily. At Benestar Brands, we love what we do; we think you will love us too.

If you are an individual who likes to be challenged and make a difference in a fast-paced team-oriented environment, look no further. Come join Benestar Brands; a company committed to its employees and inspiring wellness in consumers everywhere.

Competitive Benefits offered to employees:

• Low-cost Health, Vision and Dental insurance coverage
• Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match

We are hiring for a Production Supervisor in our Kingsport, TN LOCATION. The Production Supervisor oversees production employees for the assigned shift to ensure production guidelines are being met within established timing, quality, and cost standards. Trains, directs, coaches and leads the production team in the day-to-day operations to meet production, safety and quality requirements. Drives the communication of production goals and objectives, as well as results in order to effectively motivate the team to maintain a high standard of product quality while maximizing plant efficiencies. Directs the routine maintenance and set up of machines, equipment, and facilities.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Plans, assigns and directs work for the production employees. This includes performance evaluations; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and assisting in providing appropriate resolutions.
• Performs daily walks and visual inspections of the Production floor in observation of unsafe acts or conditions; takes immediate corrective action where necessary.
• Maintains safety/environmental self-audits & visual checks.
• Monitor the equipment performance in production process to ensure that equipment is functioning efficiently and is properly cleaned and sanitized. Arrange for timely repair/resolution of equipment failures.
• Adheres to product specification requirements throughout the manufacturing process to maintain the desired product quality results.
• Maintains adequate knowledge of products and equipment to ensure the ability to direct employees to perform the job properly.
• Guarantees all production lines are appropriately staged for current and future runs.
• Ensures proper staffing levels with regards to skills and headcount.
• Ensures tasks are completed in accordance with HACCP and USDA regulations; taking corrective action when necessary.
• Maintains or exceed goals on yields and efficiencies.
• Continually review and suggest changes in workflow processes and use of equipment to increase efficiency of the department and/or production crew to maintain the lowest level of downtime and product costs possible.
• Enforce plant and company safety programs, promoting and maintaining a high level of awareness and adherence to defined employee safety requirements such as lock-out/tag-out, personal protective equipment, etc.
• Provide technical recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Monitor production rates, flow, and integrate changes as needed.
• Accurate management of all temporary and full-time associate scheduling and timekeeping.
• Ensure the completion of required production paperwork, records, documentation, such as timecards and quality records.
• Ensure all necessary production efforts are communicated to appropriate departments.

OTHER DUTIES: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.