Responsibilities
- Enforce safety protocols consistently, including mandatory use of personal protective equipment.
- Promote a culture of safety by communicating its priority to all staff and maintaining hazard-free work areas.
- Oversee delivery of safety training and dissemination of safety-related information to team members.
- Ensure incident reports are completed within 24 hours with full details to support rapid resolution.
- Participate in safety walkthrough audits, ensuring operator engagement and follow-up on identified issues.
- Support employee involvement in safety initiatives and provide necessary resources for ongoing safety efforts.
- Maintain strict adherence to production schedules while meeting quality benchmarks.
- Communicate and enforce company quality standards, GMP requirements, and food safety regulations.
- Collaborate promptly with quality control teams to address issues requiring validation or monitoring.
- Uphold high standards of cleanliness and organization across all production areas.
- Verify that all processing equipment is thoroughly cleaned and sanitized before production begins.
- Remain vigilant for potential contamination risks and lead corrective actions after quality holds or foreign material incidents.
- Participate in monthly self-audits and implement corrective measures from internal and external audits.
- Monitor production timelines closely, tracking output metrics and staffing levels to maintain service efficiency.
- Maintain visible presence on the production floor to respond quickly to operational issues.
- Ensure ongoing compliance with sanitation, zoning, and GMP standards in mixing, batching, and packaging areas.
- Apply technical knowledge of packaging systems to assist in troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
- Balance time effectively between floor supervision, administrative tasks, and required meetings.
- Track products on hold and coordinate rework processes for timely resolution.
- Serve as a technical resource for operators on Clean in Place (CIP) system performance issues.
- Gain comprehensive understanding of end-to-end production processes to support informed scheduling decisions.
- Maximize production uptime with a goal of 80% utilization, prioritizing fast and efficient line changeovers.
- Lead hiring efforts, assess temporary labor needs, and staff shifts according to schedule demands with structured break coverage.
- Deploy labor efficiently across the production floor while complying with HR policies.
- Follow up promptly with HR regarding any policy violations.
Work Arrangement
On-site
Responsibilities
- Ensure consistent enforcement of Safety policies including PPE use
- Communicate safety awareness as primary to all employees; maintain safe working conditions; propose ideas to improve the safety within the plant
- Responsible for appropriate safety trainings and safety communications to employees
- Ensure timely (24hrs) incident reports are filled out with details of incidents to aid in quicker resolution of the issues
- Involvement in Safety walk-through audits to ensure appropriate operator participation and ensure appropriate follow-up is taken on findings
- Actively supports their employees participation in safety programs and teams and makes all necessary resources available to support those efforts on a routine basis
- Ensure the close adherence to the production schedule in compliance with our quality standards
- Ensure consistent communication and enforcement of company Quality policies, GMP compliance, and all Food Safety regulatory standards
- Ensure timely communications with QC in order to have timely support to help address and problems or changes that could require a control or validation (i.e. Swabbing, checking product vs. standards, etc.)
- Maintain a high level of sanitation and housekeeping at all times
- Ensure that all processing equipment is properly sanitized and CIP'D before manufacturing starts
- Product protection/food safety - always be alert to any potential sources of product contamination. Ensure appropriate follow-up, review and development of corrective actions following any Quality Hold & Foreign Material reports
- Participation & involvement in monthly self audits & implementation of assigned corrective Actions arising from internal and external audits
- Ensure close adherence to the daily schedule through close management; monitoring the on-line percentage, pounds per on-line hour, and using adequate/budgeted staffing/headcount, to ensure a high plant service level
- Ensure shop floor presence at all times possible to ensure issues that arise with the lines are addressed in a timely manner
- Ensure the organization, housekeeping, zoning, and GMP’s of the mixing/batching/packaging lines are maintained at all times
- Apply technical understanding of the packaging lines and their operation, in order to aid maintenance and operators identify root causes and quicker troubleshooting of the issues as they arise
- Ability to time manage all daily activities to ensure adequate shop floor presence is balanced with administrative duties and any meeting requirements
- Daily awareness of any products on HOLD and the coordination of the rework process to ensure timely disposition of products on HOLD
- Understand the technical aspect of CIP (Clean in Place) systems, to be able to be the “go to” person for operators when they have issues with CIP performance
- Develop a good understanding of the entire process from raw materials reception to finished goods for an excellent decision making process regarding scheduling. Specific attention needs to be paid in anticipation for the next 24 hours
- Maximize online times for all lines with a target of 80% ie 20 hours production per day with 4 hr change over time. Focus on fast and efficient turnarounds.
- Recruit new employees; determine temporary labor needs; staff positions according to the schedule; ensuring a proper organization during the shift by creating a defined and respected break relief schedule
- Ensure appropriate labor deployment on the shop floor and ensure that all relevant HR policies are been followed.
- Ensure appropriate and timely follow up with HR for any violations of HR policies
Work Arrangement
On-site
Other
- Ability to safely lift 50 lbs
- Ability to work 12-hour shifts (Alternating Weekend Schedule)
- Ability to bend and reach files and cabinets where records are stored
- Office environment repetitive motion through computer use is required
- Manufacturing environment operating in areas where high noise, machinery, and chemicals are present
