Production Supervisor

Reports to: Operations Manager

Supervises: Packing Associate and Loader Associate

Status: Non-Exempt/Hourly

Purpose of Position:

The Production Supervisor leads egg grading operations by leading, caring for, and developing their team while ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production in alignment with Westfield Egg Farm’s purpose and core values. This role leads the production team, executes production plans, maintains compliance with SOPs and SQF standards, coordinates transitions, minimizes downtime, and ensures accurate production reporting.

Essential Characteristics:

• Maintains high standards of conduct and performance.
• Shows assurance in their abilities and decisions.
• Adjusts well to new situations and changes.
• Reliable and consistently fulfills obligations.
• Works proactively without supervision.

Essential Skills:

• Clearly and effectively conveys information, both verbally and in writing.
• Interacts effectively with others in a professional manner.
• Understands and meets the needs of customers, providing support and service.
• Manages multiple tasks or projects simultaneously.
• Identifies problems, analyzes solutions, and implements the best course of action.

Essential Duties:

• Lead, care for, and develop team members by providing clear direction, support, coaching, and feedback.
• Build a positive team environment where team members are equipped and encouraged to perform their roles effectively and achieve efficient operations.
• Execute production plans built by the Westfield planner. Assist in planning as needed.
• Manage production efficiency to minimize downtime.
• Address performance, conduct, and team concerns promptly and appropriately, seeking support when needed.
• Prepare grader and facility for production.
• Retrieve supplies as needed for production.
• Ensure product is being graded following SOPs and SQF requirements.
• Oversee that grade outs represent actual production.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule:

• Regular work hours are Monday-Friday, 6:30 AM - 5 PM, or during grading hours.
• Occasional Saturdays may be required for maintenance, repairs, or grading.
• Must be present during grading hours unless prior arrangements are made.
• Flexibility with breaks and meals is required to allow for equipment maintenance when grading is not in progress.