Production Supervisor jobs in New Jersey

Description

Essential Job Functions:

The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to, the following.

• Accomplishes manufacturing staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; developing personal growth opportunities.
• 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; revising schedules;      resolving problems; reporting results of the processing flow on shift      production summaries.
• Provides manufacturing information by compiling, initiating, sorting, and analyzing production performance records and data; answering questions and responding to requests.
• Creates and revises systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, record-keeping systems, forms of control, and budgetary and personnel requirements; implementing change.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on the use of all control points, equipment, and resources; maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Maintains regular and punctual attendance.
• Works cooperatively with others.
• Complies with all company policies and procedures.

Additional Responsibilities:

Additional responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Serving as a back-up to the Director of Operations for key responsibilities in their absence of as needed.
• Report on Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and ensure targets are met.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Requirements

Minimum Required Qualifications: 

The minimum required qualifications for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Supply Chain or related field and 2 years of increasing responsibility in food manufacturing environment, including supervisory accountability or an equivalent of 10 years manufacturing experience in supervisory/managerial capacity, required.
• Food industry or dairy industry, preferred.
• Possess strong leadership skills, problem solving skills, and decision-making skills.
• Mechanical aptitude highly desirable.
• Must have the ability to communicate with a variety of people and negotiate priorities.
• Demonstrated written communication skills.
• Capacity for consistently meeting deadlines and managing multiple projects.
• Solid organization skills and detail orientation skills.
• Excellent follow-through skills.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suites and data entry.
• Technical/professional knowledge and skills.
• Ability to build and manage a successful team.
• Proven ability to Coach, decision making, facilitates change, managing conflict.
• Ability to align performance for success.
• Demonstrated strong people skills required.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Experience with GMP's, HAACP, sanitation, process improvement, plant safety programs, and quality assurance.
• Ability to work all assigned work schedules, including nights, weekends and holidays, and comply with all time and attendance policies.