PLW Supervisor (Second Shift)

Summary:

Responsible for supervising daily plant production activities to ensure products are produced safely, efficiently, and in accordance with established quality, food safety, customer service, safety, and cost expectations. Supports the execution of production schedules, standard work, and operating procedures while reinforcing disciplined work practices and continuous improvement behaviors. Provides day-to-day direction to production employees, monitors work performance, and helps ensure production activities meet customer and operational requirements. Coordinates the effective use of assigned labor, equipment, materials, and resources during the shift to minimize downtime, waste, and losses. Supports autonomous maintenance, communicates issues or barriers to appropriate leaders, and works within established guidelines to help achieve production goals and support overall plant performance. Compensation: $72,600-$90,800 annually

Primary Duties:

• Lead the department in repair, maintenance, installation of machines, tools, and equipment. Develop preventive maintenance program in conjunction with maintenance manager and PLW Manager. Inspects operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational standards to ensure continuous production operations.
• Work with maintenance team to identify a parts list that is stored, used and replenished by our department. Ambassador for Continuous Improvement.
• Leader in solving technical hurdles and issues as they relate to packaging through sound troubleshooting practices. Communicate status and findings to the PLW Manager and Plant Management as needed. Act and is recognized as an expert in the field.
• Be the point of contact for all packaging department vendors when the PLW Manager is not available. This includes scheduling, overseeing, and reporting on completion of tasks to plant management. Assist with the purchasing and inventory management of all packaging materials.
• Direct organizational programs and sanitation programs within your department in accordance with Miller Milling’s policies. This includes but is not limited to plant 5S programs, advocatory tasks, and personnel training in cleaning practices.
• Work with the scheduling department and blending department to assure that customers are receiving the high-quality product as ordered and in a timely manner. Understand this product is a representation of Miller Milling Company and provide exceptional service to all customers and prospective customers.
• Oversees the production and shipment of quality products to fulfill customer requirements. Controls and effectively utilizes the production capacity, manpower and equipment and outside resources through planning, organizing, and scheduling to minimize losses; works within the framework of the budget to optimize company profitability. Assists with cycle counting and month end counts.
• Maintain cost effective programs and practices that are consistent with the company.
• Communication & Business Support – Communicate and manage specific enterprise initiatives as they pertain to the Packing Department.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, quality specifications, safety standards and sanitation practices.
• Motivate and enhance skills of direct reports and associates.

Other Responsibilities:

• Lead department in forklift training as a Trainer.
• Lead team members in operational training and new employee onboarding.
• Lead team to achieve and maintain plant based KPI’s, efficiencies, and goals set by company leadership. Communicate status of these to the PLW Manager and Plant Manager.
• Perform other responsibilities as requested.
• Implement corrective actions identified by key maintenance performance indicators as a means to create overall equipment effectiveness.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors’ degree or equivalent combination of work experience and education
• 3+ years food industry experience or equivalent preferred
• 1+ years supervisory experience or equivalent
• Detail oriented
• Ability to communicate well across all levels of organization
• High mechanical aptitude
• Ability to work in high places
• Willing and able to be on call for any plant related issues
• Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in package technology required.
• Demonstrated capability to use new technology to significantly improve profitability, product quality and/or manufacturing complexity issues.
• Formal training in safety methods in a plant environment.
• Prior use of Microsoft office