Processing Supervisor - 1st Shift

Supervises a team of Production Workers and their daily activities to ensure the needs of all functions within the area are met (production training safety security and housekeeping).  Provides leadership/direction to the team and ensures that all the procedures for food safety and manufacturing high quality products are achieved.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of but not be limited to the following:

Personnel

• Ensure proper staffing is maintained including interviewing and hiring new team members.
• Implement and monitor training for new hires & ongoing training of current team members.
• Maintain attendance records counsel team members with poor attendance & follow up with coaching/discipline as appropriate.
• Evaluate team member work performance conduct appropriate reviews for team members address complaints and resolve conflicts reward or discipline accordingly. Provide input for termination decisions.
• Review correct and approve timekeeping tool to ensure team members are paid correctly each payperiod.

Safety

• Enforce all safety rules and company policies; provide appropriate interpretation of company policies and safety policies for team members.
• Immediately report all accidents and deficiencies to management; complete accident investigations and report within 24 hours of incident.
• Verify work and storage areas are maintained safe clean and organized.
• Ensure safety devices are installed and working properly.
• Perform all duties within OSHA and company safety standards; Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and maintain safety equipment.
• Complete and review all Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOP) requirements and paperwork.  This includes but not limited to PreOperational Inspection Operational Inspections PreShipment Review and Corrective Actions.

Quality

• Ensure quality protocols are followed and openly communicated with QC and the Plant Manager in order to fix defects and ensure quality standards are consistently met.
• Maintains quality product by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
• Recommend methods to improve manufacturing processes including equipment performance to ensure product quality and increase efficiencies.
• Supports successful implementation of SQF (Safe Quality Foods) within the facility.
• Drive and support Continuous Improvement (CI) efforts.
• Understand the concepts of FIFO (FirstInFirstOut) on perishable products and ensure successful implementation of FIFO throughout packaging operations within the facility.
• Ensure all required sanitation functions are within acceptable standards.

Productivity

• Monitor and track inedible rework and down time generated by machine.
• Perform production paperwork receiving and inventory control procedures with complete accuracy.
• Identifies through a proactive approach potential costsaving and efficiency gain opportunities to improve overall operations.
• Discuss work goals vs. actual output with team members to motivate and engage team members to assure targets are met.
• Identify control and follow up on losses incurred due to substandard supplies i.e. time and materials.
• Manage inventory and cost control.
• Implement and monitor weekly requisitions for daily supplies and manufacturing supplies.
• Conduct accurate weekly period end and yearend departmental inventories.
• Compile store and retrieve production data.

Leadership

• Provides direction to team members to ensure quality products and adherence to productivity goals and cost standards
• Demonstrate professionalism; encourage and insist on positive attitudes and behaviors from team members such as dependability and trustworthiness in team members.
• Create and cultivate positive work relationships at all levels of the plant/organization.
• Build and support a culture of openness and accountability within (and outside) the assigned department.

Communication

• Communicate with peers subordinates and leaders in an effective timely manner
• Keep Assistant Plant Manager & other leaders informed daily of problems incurred during shift.
• Confer with appropriate personnel to coordinate activities between departments.

Misc. Responsibilities

• Coordinate all functions related to the operations of all processing procedures and specifications.
• Monitor product coding related to the lot traceability program and ensure its accuracy.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as necessary.

Schedule

MondayThursday

430am230pm (hours may vary)

Qualifications :

Required Education: High School Diploma or GED*

Required Experience: Minimum of 2 years experience in manufacturing and 13 years Lead experience

Preferred: 2 years of Supervisory experience Leadership in food manufacturing industry.

*A high school diploma or GED is equivalent to two years of relevant experience

REQUIRED SKILLS KNOWLEDGE and ABILITIES:

• Able to supervise instruct and direct Team Members
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously set priorities identify and address problems
• Able to organize and prioritize in a multitasking environment.
• Ability to communicate professionally with people both inside and outside the organization
• Knowledge of plant/distribution center models and production/logistics processes
• Superior accuracy and attention to detail.
• Planning Skill
• Must be able to work in a fastpaced environment.
• Must possess math and mechanical aptitude

Solid verbal and written communication skills; must work effectively with all levels of management and employees

Must demonstrated effective leadership problem solving presentation and employee motivational skills.

Proficient in Internet navigation Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook.

Additional Information :

The starting rate for this role is $2535 Hourly. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors including but not limited to external market data internal equity location and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Jack Links Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and programspecific awards. Jack Links provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members including medical dental and vision benefits life and disability insurance 401k participation paid holidays and paid time off.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand walk use hands to finger handle or feel lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant / office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet / slippery floors. Travel may be required.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Jack Links provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic that is protected by federal state or local law.

EVERIFY:
Jack Links is participant in the federal EVerify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.  For information about the EVerify program please visit:   Work :

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