Meiji America is a renowned leader in the food manufacturing industry, dedicated to producing high-quality products that meet the needs of our customers. We are seeking an experienced Production Supervisor on 3rd Shift. In this role you will work under the general direction of the Production Manager. You will be responsible for the plant operations on 3rd shift. You must maintain a positive atmosphere and uphold to the plant and company goals, objectives, policies and procedures. You will also be responsible for employee training and performance. You must possess a genuine passion and understanding for continuous plant and employee development.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience with a minimum of 4 years of experience in a leadership role in a bakery and/or food & beverage manufacturing environment.
• 2 years of production leadership experience
• Experience with HACCP, AIB, NSF, and SQF standards preferred.
• Experience in working in a team environment.
• Strong planning/organization and time management skills a must
• Demonstrated problem solving skills.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Associate degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a 2 year college or technical school; or 6 months to 1 year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience working in a team environment
• Strong planning/organization and time management skills a must
• Demonstrate problem solving skills.

ABOUT US:

The Meiji Group was founded in Japan in 1916. For nearly a century, it has provided a broad range of products including confectionery, dairy, baby food, infant formula, sports nutritionals, health and beauty items, as well as pharmaceuticals.
Meiji America Inc., founded in 2011, as the United States division distributes Meiji branded confections as well as Stauffer’s branded cookies and crackers in the US market.
Meiji manufactures and distributes a variety of unique confectionery and snack products including HELLO PANDA™, YAN YAN™ and CHOCOROOMS®.
Stauffer’s is best recognized for its original animal crackers, but the company also produces a variety of crackers and cookies in two bakeries within the United States. Stauffer’s roots are in York, Pennsylvania where the first animal crackers were produced in 1871.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Meiji America / D.F. Stauffer’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disabled/Vets

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• Drives Safety as a core value for all employees in the plant.
• Establishes Quality as a goal for all product produced.
• Responsible for the schedule attainment and overall plant KPIs impacts of their area for their shift.
• Trains and instructs all department personnel on the requirements of their job, to include; safety training, quality checks, and operation of equipment
• Works with Management to provide required training to improve technical and vocational skills of the staff.
• Manages and provides strong leadership, direction, support and development to all production operators and techs.
• Ensures a safe working environment for all personnel through enforcement of safety policies and procedures. Supports the plants safety process to insure a behavioral-based safety
• Maintains, adheres to, and administers company policies and programs in the area of Human Resources, Food Safety and Quality Control.
• Drives food safety initiatives with the plant management team and quality control team.
• Monitors, oversees and improves the quality of the finished product by maintaining the equipment and facility in a sanitary condition, “Audit Ready Everyday”.
• Notify maintenance regarding work orders, follow up repairs, or improvements.
• Ability to assist in the finding and troubleshooting of problems in all plant areas.
• Completion of all necessary reports and documentation, electronically, related to shift results and activity.
• Understanding and development of shift responsibilities and goals. Communication as to the status of shift results to the following shift and to production management.
• Makes department recommendations for improvements in inefficiencies and safety.
• Reports daily production deficiencies and follow up with recommendations for improvements.
• Leads the plant in identifying areas of improvement. Create plans to drive waste out of the operations.
• Supervises the workforce, processes, and procedures being used on the production floor.
• Ensures employee compliance with work rules. Makes recommendations on disciplinary action and otherwise participates in the disciplinary action process as necessary.
• Effective communication with all departments Mixing, Processing, Packaging, Quality, Maintenance, Sanitation and Warehousing ensuring fulfillment of work schedule.
• Focus on the reduction of downtime, scrap, and bottlenecks, constant improvement in quality and processing methods. Must take responsibility to initiate corrective actions.
• Production supervisor will oversee production floor employees.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience with a minimum of 4 years of experience in a leadership role in a bakery and/or food & beverage manufacturing environment.
• 2 years of production leadership experience
• Experience with HACCP, AIB, NSF, and SQF standards preferred.
• Experience in working in a team environment.
• Strong planning/organization and time management skills a must
• Demonstrated problem solving skills.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence