Production Supervisor

## About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.
## About the role

A. Reports to Production Manager
B. Directly Supervises Production Team Leads, ProductionOperators
C. Indirectly Supervises None
D. Absence Covered By Production Manager

ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Demonstrates leadership in the area of safety. This requires observing and
enforcing safety rules and practices, encouraging safe work behaviors, and
promptly correcting conditions and unsafe behavior, which may lead to accidents.
Continually endorse the Quality & Food Safety Policies, assure conformance to
all requirements of the Quality & Food Safety Management Systems, & take
action to properly report failures of these systems to site management.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Executes the production schedule for processing products to meet established
product quality specifications and packaging requirements while ensuring
compliance to safety, environmental and regulatory policies. Coordinates and
supervises the activities of the operators and team leaders to maximize
fermentation, centrifugation, blending, evaporation, filter press and liquid cultures
packaging efficiencies with minimal equipment downtime.
Trains new and existing team members on equipment operations, maintains and
updates operating procedures and working instructions. Must follow established
procedures and run set points in order to achieve QC approved products.

Job Description – Production Supervisor 
Assists the Production Manager in implementing and conceiving new initiatives
with the purpose of improving plant performance driven by, but not limited to Key
Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as BOP, product cost/lb, throughput,
downtime (% on-line), % shippable, % OTIF (On Time In Full), inventory levels
and safety indicators.

Night Shift Role

Salary Range $80,000 - $90,000/yr

## Key responsibilities

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be
assigned.
A. Essential Functions
1. Leads and coordinates employee element of assigned work group to
maximize efficiency. This includes activities such as hiring &
termination of staff, corrective actions, annual review process,
training, coaching, counseling, conflict resolution, and other
disciplining of staff.
2. Becomes expert in department(s) overseeing-- Fermentation, Dry
packaging, Liquid Receiving & filtration & evaporation, Wet Blend
operations, Spray drying, and any other process streams by
understanding & coordinating the equipment operation, procedures,
SQF, HACCP, GMP, Safety, sanitation, preventative maintenance
programs and personnel capabilities.
3. Utilizes SAP and other software to perform transaction functions for
materials flow. Trains new and existing team members on the
operation of all PCs, software, relevant PLC interfaces and
instrumentation, the importance of following JAMs and working
instructions and provides documentation of training.
4. Empowers employees to effectively perform their tasks
independently at the expected level by ensuring that the necessary
knowledge, training and tools have been provided while developing
training tools where needed.
5. Will help the site implement new equipment, develop SOP’s and
complete product qualification steps on new equipment.
6. Assures that working instructions and process descriptions are up to
date, accurate and accessible to all team members through the QSet
manual. Assures all procedures and instructions are adhered to in
the production process.
7. Validates critical control point (CCP) instrumentation in the
fermentation and cultures production process to ensure adherence
to established quality assurance, GMP and regulatory procedures.
8. Participates in developing finite production schedules at weekly
scheduling meeting. Schedules and coordinates the daily activities
of the operators to meet production processing and adherence to
plan (ATP) requirements.
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9. Reports all equipment and instrumentation malfunctions immediately
for repair and assists in trouble shooting and diagnosing problems to
ensure timely repair. Initiates maintenance work orders.
10. Interacts with the Process Development project team to optimize the
yields and processing parameters. Participates in process
troubleshooting and HACCP teams for continuous improvement of
existing and new process equipment.
11. Continually ensures and oversees the cleanliness, sanitation and
appearance of the equipment, facility sanitation and housekeeping
procedures to ensure compliance with established internal programs
and regulatory codes.
12. Progresses facility initiatives to achieve continual improvement in
separating, sorting, scrubbing, standardizing and systematizing (5S).
13. Maintains production tracking records, reports and spreadsheets to
provide information and data for monthly reporting of production
efficiency and monthly KPIs.
14. Responsible for the scheduling of all production personnel.
Approves vacation requests and arranges for coverage. Posts the
schedule weekly for employees, and updates Kronos schedules and
time off requests daily. Approves time cards in Kronos weekly

## Qualifications and skills

A.   EDUCATION   A four year degree preferred in engineering,
food technology or business, or 5 years production supervision with demonstrated effective leadership and performance.

B.   EXPERIENCE   Minimum of 2 years experience in a dairy plant
or related industry. Leadership experience is
desirable.   Familiarity with spray drying and
powders processing highly desirable.

C.   SKILLS   Ability to understand functioning process equipment. Good communication, leadership   planning and organizational skills are required.
Influential track record in training. Must have good computer/IT skills; Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint experience required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Primary work site   Office-30%, Manufacturing Areas-70%
Temperature factors   Ambient/seasonal.
Noise factors   Manufacturing Areas as Posted
Vibration   In some Manufacturing Areas Hazards   Minimal
Safety equipment   Manufacturing Areas - Hardhats, Steel Toe Shoes, Hair Nets, and Safety Glasses
Work surface   Office-Carpet; Manufacturing-Concrete/Mezzanine
Ability to climb mezzanine stairs to access process equipment and computer interface points, lift loads up to 50#, work in confined spaces, and enter freezer spaces with temperatures to -40°F.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, climb stairs and frequently required to reach with hands and arms and occasionally to stoop, kneel, or crouch.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.   The position frequently requires the ability to hear and to communicate verbally.

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