Production Supervisor

Posted on February 3, 2025

Department: Production

Reports to: Production Manager

Relocation: Not required

Rate: $73,500+ DOE

Location: San Juan Bautista, CA

Employment Type: Year round

GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB: Production Supervisor is responsible for providing leadership, direction and support to ensure completion of production schedule while adhering to safety, quality and cost.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Must maintain good communication, and respect all coworkers physically and through the radio communication.
• Information that is shared with supervisors regarding other employees and company must be kept confidential.
• Must make sure that lunch waivers are being completed on time as well as checking HRS on ADP on a timely manner.
• Must abide by the core values; a) Food / Employee Safety b) Quality/Customer Service c) Efficiencies/Yield.
• Develop lead associates, facilitate all areas of people management such as corrective action, attendance, PTO, and other plant policies.
• Develop leads to take ownership of key measures such as yields, labor, safety, and quality.
• Will oversee operations of multiple departments in an efficient manner.
• Must ensure that product is properly handled, washed, and dried without contamination.
• Maintain a safe working environment by assuring the employees are properly trained.
• Produce quality of product to customer and company specifications.
• Efficiency of the production line form the dumpers to pack out. Maintain a steady product flow throughout the line to get the maximum efficiency of inspectors, driers, and packaging machines.
• Maximize product yield without jeopardizing food safety or quality.
• Need to hit KOIs (Key Operating Indicators) line efficiencies, staffing, yield, and operating cost for your department. 
• Identify and report discrepancies with your line such as; equipment malfunction, spill points, etc.
• Take ownership of the Green Leaf Efficiency app for their lines. Document all downtime on the Green leaf Efficiency app.
• Should constantly be planning on continuous improvements for (OEE)
• Should be on the production floor (work area) 80% of their shift. 

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• One to two years supervisory experience in a produce processing plant or similar industry.
• Prefer additional two-year proven track record in a produce processing production environment with respect to supervising labor costs to target.