in Madison County, AR
Job Description
Production Supervisor-Cool Pack:Guides the day-to-day activities for a line or area in a food processing facility ensuring standards are met in a safe, efficient, and effective manner. Develops and implements plans to ensure KPIs are met, including maintaining safety culture and ensuring continuous improvement through the utilization of Butterball Operating System Solutions (BOSS). Supports and empowers change at the floor level.
Butterball Core Competencies: Caring about people, valuing contributions, and empowering to succeed is the Butterball Way. We recognize the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to Butterball and seek to create an environment where everyone can thrive. Everyone has a seat at the table and is expected to embody our core competencies:
Safety First:We put safety first. The health, safety, and well-being of our people, products, and turkeys is everyone's responsibility and everyone's jobs.
Integrity:We trust each other to do the right thing. We act with integrity and gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, respect, and authenticity.
Stewardship:We take care of what matters. We are accountable to our commitments and take responsibility for the well-being of our teams, our quality, our customers, our business, our brand, and our communities. We are always answerable for our actions and those we lead.
Enthusiastic Attitudes:We create a climate where everyone feels they belong and can be engaged, every day. Where our people are enthusiastic and motivated to do their best and work together to make great things happen.
Continuous Improvement:We are committed to continuous improvement. We challenge ourselves and our company to constantly learn, develop, grow, improve, and innovate.
Essential Functions, Duties & Abilities
- Knowledge of USDA regulations, HACCP (Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points), SOP (Standard Operating Procedure), SSOP (Standard Sanitary Operational Procedure) and requirements; or ability to learn and apply new concepts quickly
- Proficient in safety best practices and standards
- Familiarity with operations metrics, such as yields, lbs. /birds per man hours (PMH), line speeds, etc.
- Good leadership skills with the ability to coach, guide, support, and motivate a team
- Solid verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact at all levels
- Solid data review, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Basic math skills (e.g. addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages)
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Good time-management, organization, and prioritization skills with the ability to adapt to shifting priorities
Key Responsibilities:
- Supervises the day-to-day activities of a team of entry level individual contributors. Provides guidance, coaching, and support to ensure successful completion of tasks. Participates in HR activities such as hiring, terminations, performance management, goal setting, team member development, scheduling, etc. Enforces systems, policies, and procedures.
- Ensures team understands and follows all safety policies and procedures. Conducts routine safety and quality audits providing on-the-floor coaching as needed.
- Serves as a role model ensures team's understanding of, and compliance, with all company policies and regulatory guidelines (including USDA, OSHA, DOL, EEOC, HACCP etc.)
- Accountable for team's adherence to manufacturing protocols, product specifications, quality guidelines.
- Ensures effective use of labor, tools, supplies, and equipment to maximize efficiency and capacity.
- Conducts routine scanning of department to identify and solve problems (e.g. equipment operations, processes, etc.) or escalate as needed. Identifies and addresses needs for further training and development.
- Maintains accurate and timely records of production data. Responsible for identifying and resolving gaps in efficiency and quality.
- Updates daily/weekly department reports (i.e. production reports, attendance reports, preflight check list, staffing reports, training reports).
- Participates in investigations (e.g. accidents, employee complaints, etc.). Conducts initial investigation, ensures all information is gathered and properly documented, and resolves limited employee complaints.
- Participates in department / facility meetings. Provides consultation and advice drawing from day-to-day practical experience in their area of responsibility.
