Production Supervisor

Founded in 1978, Swagger Foods is a premier food manufacturing partner specializing in custom seasoning blends, flavorings, and high-quality dry food products. We provide essential end-to-end solutions—ranging from Research & Development and custom blending to industrial-scale packaging.

Our success is driven by a unified team mentality. We operate on the belief that excellence is achieved through collaboration, mutual respect, and shared accountability. We are a trusted partner for industrial, retail and food service industries, relying on the collective expertise of our people to maintain the highest standards of food safety and quality. At Swagger Foods, we win as a team, and every member is vital to our mission of delivering innovative solutions to our partners across the food industry.

Job Summary

The Production Supervisor is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing production lines and mixing rooms to ensure the delivery of high-quality products. This role balances safety, cost-effectiveness, and performance targets while fostering a positive, high-performance culture. The Supervisor ensures strict adherence to food safety (GMP), hygiene, and quality standards while mentoring hourly associates to achieve their full potential.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Adheres to production schedules, assigning staff to ensure production orders are met for finished goods
• Minimizes waste and costs, ensuring conformance to safety and quality standards.
• Mentors and motivates associates, providing training and development to optimize their performance and personal growth.
• Communicates performance standards to associates, recognizing and rewarding individual and team accomplishments and counseling performance problems.
• Create a culture of safety and teamwork within the department
• Ensure a safe operation, complying with the corporate accident prevention program, and following safe work practices.
• Assist with required safety meetings with shift associates
• Directs requisitions for maintenance and repair of production equipment, and for machine parts and manufacturing supplies. Recommends improvements in machinery and equipment and in manufacturing methods.
• Ensures company standard practices and procedures are followed
• Maintains and reports production-related information regarding yields, efficiencies, and labor utilization to management and/or related tracking programs.
• Identifies the temporary staffing needs and arranges for the presence and assignment of temporary or regular labor prior to line start-up.
• Performs other related responsibilities, as needed to support business objectives and targets
• Follow all GMP's, Food Defense and quality policies
• Ensures all GMP and all food hygiene and safety standards are in compliance
• Report all food safety incidents such as GMP violations, ingredient and product contamination, metal detector, screen or magnet deviancies', and pest harborage.
• Conducts audits of associates' Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), facility sanitation, preparation procedures, and quality documentation
• Provide immediate and long-term corrective action in the event of non-compliance to food defense and quality

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• 2 yrs Production Supervision experience in a manufacturing plant.
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills and have demonstrated effective interpersonal skills to interface with management, employees and business partners in a competent, and productive manner;
• Proficiency with MS Word and MS Excel. Ability to use ERP systems.
• Ability to handle the physical requirements of the position, including repeated bending, stretching, twisting and lifting 50lbs. and more.
• Ability to set and prioritize goals.
• Works with the team whenever help is needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Food Manufacturing experience a plus.
• Bilingual - English/Spanish strongly preferred.
• Worked in a continuous improvement environment

Pay: $55, $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• On-the-job training
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person