Packaging Supervisor

The Packaging Supervisor is responsible for coordinating the Packaging Department operations in our food manufacturing facility. This role involves supervising a team of Shift Leads, Packaging Operators, and Operator Helpers to ensure that packaging employees, processes and equipment operate efficiently, safely and in compliance with regulatory and quality standards. The Packaging Supervisor will serve as back up for both the Packaging Shift Lead and Packaging Superintendent, as well as provide support and coordination in the absence of the Packaging Maintenance Supervisor, Warehouse Supervisor, and Sanitation Supervisor on weekends, evenings, holidays, etc.

Main Responsibilities

• Oversee daily packaging operations, ensuring that products are packaged efficiently, accurately, and in compliance with regulatory and quality standards. Execute packaging schedule by assigning staff for each line, coordinating cross-department support, and ensuring adequate materials and consumable supplies are available. Ensure team is urgently resolving equipment downtime to maintain target attainment and overall equipment efficiency.
• Foster a positive and productive work environment, encouraging teamwork and professional development. Conduct performance evaluations for team members, providing constructive feedback and setting goals for improvements. Address performance issues and disciplinary matters in accordance with company policies and procedures. Maintain documentation of employee development or disciplinary actions.
• Plan and collaborate with Packaging, Sanitation and Quality teams to execute line changeovers within the target time and to the sanitation standard set by the company. Identify and lead initiatives to reduce changeover times and improve start up efficiency. Ensure start up materials meet product specifications.
• Ensure that all Safety & Food Safety/Quality policies and procedures are strictly adhered to within the packaging department. This involves reporting Safety & Food Safety/Quality incidents, leading investigations and RCAs, driving closure of action items, monitoring compliance, and conducting training. Actively identifying potential Safety & Food Safety/Quality risks and resolving those risks by collaborating with cross-functional departments. Ensure yourself and your team complete all training assigned by the company before the target due date. Deliver instructor-led training to team as assigned.
• Lead projects to reduce or eliminate points of waste on the line or in the packaging process. Apply the DMAIC methodology to identify, execute, and sustain improvement projects within the packaging department.
• Responsible for required reporting, documentation, and communication including submitting necessary paperwork or reports to document daily attainment, writing technical documents to maintain standardization, using email to communicate professionally and effectively, and operating mobile platform to monitor and document overall equipment efficiency and quality datasheets. Must complete required reporting for a safety incident, manage material inventory along with employee time and attendance.
• Execute employee validation program. Coordinate training of employees to meet their expected set of skills. Create development plans, when necessary to improve employee deficiencies. Evaluate and document when employees pass or fail validation stage gates.

Qualifications/Required Skills

• Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or GED and 4 years of packaging operations experience or applicable secondary education combined.
• Language Skills: Ability to read, comprehend, and compose complex instructions, polices, procedures and correspondence in English. Bilingual in Spanish preferred. Effectively facilitates meetings. Can effectively communicate professionally at all levels of the business.
• Technical Skills: Understanding of food safety regulations and quality methods relevant to food manufacturing. Indepth knowledge of food packaging processes, including materials, machinery, and technologies preferred.
• Computer Skills: Proficient in using Microsoft applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and other Web Based Microsoft Platforms. Ability to prepare and present reports on packaging performance, issues, and improvements. Proficient in using D365 and Redzone preferred.
• Reasoning Ability: Possesses strong analytical, quantitative, communication, problem-solving, and technical skills. Demonstrates the self-confidence and maturity to make decisions and solve problems with minimal direction. Organized and able to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects simultaneously. Ability to creatively apply experience, common sense, and a strategic business perspective to a variety of situations, processes, and people. Experience with continuous improvement methodologies to optimize packaging processes and enhance efficiency preferred.
• Interpersonal Skills: Proven ability to lead and develop a team of employees. Strong interpersonal skills to lead team dynamics and foster a productive work environment. Skilled in handling conflicts and resolving issues effectively within the team.

Other Details

• Work Environment: The position is located in a food processing facility. Frequently, exposed to hot, dusty conditions and moving mechanical parts. Up to seventy-five percent of the time will be on the packaging floor and twenty-five percent of the time will be in an office setting. Must be able to work rotating shifts including weekends and nights.
• Physical Requirements: Demonstrates the ability to perform heavy lifting up to 50 lbs. on a regular basis. Must be able to stand and walk on concrete floors for extended periods of time. Position requires repetitive motion – hand, arm and shoulder movement.

Alignment With Core Values Of The Company

• Respect & Value Our People
• Stay in Front of Change While Reducing Costs
• Delight Our Customers
• Food Quality & Safety