Production Supervisor

AdvancePierre Foods is a nationally recognized supplier of value-added proteins and sandwich products to foodservice, retail, schools and convenience channels across the United States. We collaborate and innovate with our customers to make great-tasting foods, and we take pride in driving profitable growth for every retailer, every kitchen, every menu and every plate.

Responsible for assigned area of manufacturing operations, including production, packaging, and/or processing of ingredients or finished product. Responsible for the effective utilization of employees, equipment and materials, training, facilitation of continuous improvement projects, production, quality, housekeeping, safety, policy administration, employee relations, performance enhancements, cost control, problem solving, and goals/objectives.

**Essential Job Functions** * Directly supervises and follows up on scheduled work with all employees in assigned area of responsibility and in other production areas if the need arises. * Reviews production schedule for needs and accuracy. Plans proactively for next days production runs. * Ensures equipment availability and proper operation throughout the shift. * Ensures correct usage of raw materials throughout the shift. * Adheres to Quality Assurance (QA) policy and food safety requirements. * Be trained and provide training on the HACCP program requirements. Validate production employees are verifying the requirements and comply with the program and the results are properly documented. * Ensures equipment and work area for proper sanitation, condensation control, etc. * Ensures consistent product quality throughout the total process. * Responsible for understanding, communicating, and following General Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) during operations. * Take immediate action on any General Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) deficiencies. * Initiates, facilitates, and follows up all Continuous Improvement opportunities with all supporting departments. * Develops and facilitates personal and team goals and objectives and continually reports CI progress. * Continuously communicates performance review and feedback of strengths and weaknesses to all employees. * Responsible for timely employee performance reviews. * Interviews prospective candidates through the job posting procedures. * Responsible for the training of all new employees in proper methods and procedures to perform job. Continues to develop and lead employees with on-going training. * Reviews errors with employees and applies performance enhancements if needed. * Ensures all equipment and work area is free of all hazards. * Initiates, facilitates, and follows up on all suggested safety improvements. * Initiates, facilitates, and follows up training of all safety procedures. Completes all appropriate reports and follows up with corrective action. * Responsible for understanding, communicating, and leading evacuation procedures. **Additional Responsibilities** * Completes and keeps current all employee transaction forms. * Prepares and/or reviews various operational reports, line efficiency, daily up-time, materials variance, etc., and continuously communicates to line leads and employees. * Develops and ensures method of real-time communication for communicating line performance measurements to all team line employees. * Verification of all production data collection. * Follows established policy in areas of job assignments, performance enhancements, benefits, etc. Checks with Production Manager and/or Human Resource Department for clarification if needed. * Recommends to Human Resources policies that need to be reviewed and/or revised. * Administers and manages attendance policy. * Informs all employees of work standards and policies. * Applies Corrective Action process when work standards, safety policies, or GMP’s are violated.

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities** * Knowledge of Continuous Improvement. * Knowledge of company policies and procedures. * Must have excellent communication skills. * Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred. **Education and Experience** * Prefer college graduate or some college. * Supervisory work experience is a MUST! * Experience in Continuous Improvement desired. * Must have the ability to multi-task and excel in a fast-pace, diverse, and high performance environment.