Job Description

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

Oversee and coordinate all daily production for the plant to meet customer dates and maintain acceptable production rates for the company’s success. Promote a positive culture through training, educating, and teamwork.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure all orders are completed on time and to Company and Customer standards
• Manage the resources in specified area to achieve the expected outcome for scheduled production.
• Continually analyze daily performance, yields, staffing, and downtime to maximize response time to production changes and to reduce loss to the company.
• Responsible for the daily employee needs per production area
• Track employee production to ensure they are at acceptable levels on an hourly basis
• Responsible for continuous mentoring, training, and communicating with all employees to facilitate growth and progress
• Communicate and enforce all company policies, guidelines, and programs fairly and equitably.
• Lead leaders and hourly employees across an area in the plant
• Work closely with other members of the Leadership team
• Ensure that the production floor is a safe environment, free from hazards and promote and enforce all safety policies
• Responsible for documenting any accidents or near misses
• Responsible for making sure employee time and attendance is updated daily
• Responsible for making sure performance and training records are current and accurate
• Seek continuous improvements
• Any other duties assigned

Requirements

EDUCATION, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
• 3-5 years supervisory experience preferred
• 2-5 years manufacturing experience preferred
• On the job training provided

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES:

• Knowledge gained through on the job training of company products, policies, and procedures
• Ability to pay close attention to detail
• Skill in operating various equipment as needed to perform the job
• Skill in multitasking and time management
• Ability to effectively manage personnel of varying skills and disciplinary backgrounds
• Ability to function cooperatively and effectively in a team environment with peers and personnel in other departments
• Ability to keep company and customer information that is discussed or viewed while under employment with Truvant confidential
• Ability to adhere to all regulatory and company policies, procedures, work instructions including but not limited to: Truvant policies, customer specific policies, ISO, GMP’s, USDA, regulatory food safety and food defense

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to read documents, printouts, computer screens and other communication
• Must be able to hear well enough to communicate with co-workers
• Must be able to reach, touch, grasp
• Must be able to stand and/or walk for prolonged periods of time
• Must be able to climb, stoop/kneel, lift, pull and push
• Must be able to conduct yourself in a safe manner to avoid accidents while on the production floor
• Must be able to work in various environments based on building location and products.
• Level of Physical Requirements: Sedentary to medium work level; lifting and positioning weight loads up to 40 pounds

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• 0% - Optional travel may be offered to support business needs