Scope:

• Skilled knowledge of product lines. Employee is able to perform all tasks without guidance or supervision and will provide training and support to other peers.
• To aid in the training, processes, and procedures for all employees in the Packing Department. Key member for inventory.
• Institute the direction and goals of the Shift Supervisor to maintain yield, efficiency, quality, cleanliness, and safety.

Key Responsibilities:

• Emphasize policy, procedures, and culture consistent with the Shift Supervisor’s direction that control and improve:
  • production yield and efficiency of facility against standard
  • safety
  • leadership
  • cleanliness
  • food safety and quality
  • adherence to SOP’s
  • employee ownership and understanding of product and process and overall teambuilding
  • employee welfare
• Continuously takes independent action, perform the daily paperwork, and provide corrective action recommendations to the Production Manager in the areas of:
  • safety
  • quality
  • cleanliness
  • yield & efficiency
• Maintains their area in a clean, orderly, and safe manner
• Enforces company rules in a fair and consistent manner
• Reports broken or inoperable equipment to the Shift Supervisor
• Reports unsafe equipment or areas Shift Supervisor. Take immediate correction action if warranted.
• Initiates the start of the lines on time
• Effects Changeovers in a timely fashion
• Schedules labor for full time and agency employees
• Works with the temporary labor provider to fill daily shortages
• Reports time and attendance infractions to the Shift Supervisor
• Maintains strong interdepartmental communication that facilitates goals
• Reports recommended changes to written production standards/specifications to reflect actual process to the Shift Supervisor
• Adheres to all environmental, health and safety requirements and procedures
• Responsible for food safety and quality
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
• Verifies throughout the shift:
  • Adherence to the written production specifications and formulas
  • efficiency (cases per hour);
  • yield (cases per lb);
  • process documents are in compliance, are accurate, and in the proper frequency;
  • employees are in specified areas and labor has met specification guidelines;
  • breaks and lunches are timely and in accordance with the shift and
  • cleanliness
• Develops subordinates’ ability to understand, manage, and affect the department in a positive professional way by ensuring that all employees (as required) have been trained in the areas of:
  • OSHA regulated programs
  • Food Defense, GMP’s, HAACP, CCP Procedures
  • Quality
  • Cleanliness
  • Communicable Disease Policy
  • Reading and understanding production specifications
  • Understanding and recording of data on process documents

Position Requirements:

• Math and reading skills
• Ability to lift, bend, stoop, and stand for long periods of time
• Regular and reliable attendance