Job Description

Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.

Why work for Dawn Foods?

PEOPLE. PRODUCTS. CUSTOMERS.

Why should you apply? We invest in you!

• Industry-leading health insurance on Day 1!
• Competitive Pay
• 401(K) + company match
• 10 Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Professional training
• Family-owned business over 100 years in service
• An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce

Job Purpose and Overview

The Production Supervisor coordinates and supervises the activities of the Production Team. Ensures safe production of quality products to meet customer needs in the most cost-effective manner. Promotes both food and personal safety. May occasionally lead, make decisions, and collaborate with departments that support production.

Work Environment & Shift Schedule: This is an on-site position at our Denver Manufacturing facility, working Monday- Friday 1:15 pm-10:45 pm; weekends may be required based on business needs.

What will you do as a Production Supervisor at Dawn Foods?

• Establish and drive safety as a core value through training, equipment, and job design, work assignments, and regulatory compliance.
• Assure that all product produced meets the product specifications, food safety, and regulatory requirements
• Establish high performance standards in housekeeping, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), American Institute of Baking (AIB), International Food Standard (IFS), and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) requirements
• Manage daily production requirements to consistently meet customer expectations.
• Evaluates team performance efficiencies and coordinates necessary resources.
• Coaches, teaches, coordinates, and evaluates programs for team members to develop skills advantageous to the company's needs and goals.
• Able to manage some initial employee relations matters and conflicts
• Participates as a key member of the plant leadership.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Production Manager.
• Adheres to the Food Defense and Security functions within the facility.
• Other duties as assigned

What Does It Take to be a Production Supervisor at Dawn Foods? 

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
• Bachelor's degree is strongly desired.
• At least 2 years of supervisory experience in manufacturing environments, with demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and developing production teams while driving accountability and results.
• Experience leading production teams of 20+ employees.
• Food manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of computers is required, along with Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize.
• Proficient English communication skills, both written and verbal, are required. Bilingual skills are considered a plus.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Must be mature and have the ability to resolve issues in a timely, organized, and cost-efficient manner.
• Proactive, self-directed independent worker with self-confidence.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The normal work environment is in a manufacturing setting.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to grasp, move, or utilize objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to use sensory perception for quality measurement of products.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and frequently lift and/or move 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus
• Temperature fluctuates with the season – colder during the winter/warmer during the summer
• Working around heavy machinery – hearing protection required in production area

Note: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here. The Production Supervisor may not perform the physical demands listed above daily but should be prepared to do so situationally.

Company Provided/Required PPE

• Non-slip shoes
• Gloves
• Hair Net
• Beard Net (if needed)
• Safety googles/ safety ear protection
• Additional PPE may be required

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About Our Benefits

Dawn is proud to employ the top talent in the baking industry, and we reward our people with comprehensive health and well-being coverage, competitive compensation packages, and award-winning benefit offerings. We also help protect your future financial health with a generous 401(k) matching program that provides additional retirement funds and many tools and resources on financial wellness. Dawn encourages professional growth through tuition assistance and educational programs, and we are always searching for ways to improve our industry-leading services and benefits.

Compensation

The base salary range for this position is $68,700-$105,800 with bonus eligibility.

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An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other status or condition that is protected by applicable law.

Requisition ID: 38424