Manufacturing Supervisor- Night Shift

About Flora Food Group

We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories : butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.

Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.

About the position

Location : New Century, KS

New Century, KS

Salary : up to 85K

nufacturing

Supervisor

is responsible for

driving current and future manufacturing performance in the areas of Safety, Productivity, Cost, Quality, Delivery and Morale using Continuous Improvement operating framework.

This includes managing the shift crew and manufacturing activities as well as working individually and on teams to

identify

areas of opportunity to cause beneficial change.

Operational Responsibilities :

Plan and manage the

day to day

allocation of resources (equipment, people,

materials

and systems) to efficiently, safely and cost effectively achieve performance targets for the designated shift.

Provide direct supervision of hourly union employees to

include :

interviewing, training, planning,

assigning

and directing work; appraising performance,

rewarding

and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Coach,

mentor

and develop team members to meet current and future business requirements.

Driving

Environmental, Health and Safety

and Quality culture by protecting employee's health and safety, ensuring compliance of all regulatory and plant safety rules, meeting legislative requirements

providing instruction

in regards to

safety procedures and supporting plant

and Quality initiatives as

required

Accountable for

productivity of the site

during off-shifts. This requires

contacting

appropriate

resources

for issue resolution, providing alternative duties

in the event of

breakdown or material shortage,

monitoring

general performance

and behaviour o

employees

and adjusting crewing or call in

replacements

as necessary.

This requires interfacing with Maintenance, Material Planning, Quality Support,

Warehouse

and other department supervisors to ensure efficient operation to meet plant goals.

Utilize Kronos Timekeeping System to maintain weekly record of hours worked, along with explanation of overtime hours worked and ensures hours worked, vacation, personal hours, absences, etc.

are correctly documented so employees are paid accurately.

Regularly cascading and communicating site targets and goals from the Leadership Team to shift crews consistently and accurately.

Fostering positive employee relations, including properly interpreting and administering the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

Investigate and identify root cause of Safety, Quality and environmental incidents utilizing World Class Manufacturing (WCM) Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process.

All persons shall have the responsibility to report problem(s) with regards to the FSMS to identified person(s).

Comply with

all company and plant rules

Other duties may be assigned.

Education.

4 year Technical / Engineering or Supply Chain Degree from an accredited institution

or equivalent combination of education and experience.

upervisory

or managing part of a Manufacturing operation

experience, with a minimum

years

Skills specific to training WCM, SHE, Quality, GMP's and other plant specific trainings.

Experience Required :

ESSENTIAL : Proficiency

Proficiency

with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Ability to motivate and drive improvement in a union environment

Strong communication

skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to influence others.

Strong interperson

al skills;

the ability to build collaborative

relationships

and networks

with multiple and diverse stakeholders.

Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Ability to drive change and innovation by gathering knowledge and resources to ensure tasks are completed within timelines to a high degree of accuracy and

professionalism

Ability to effectively manage conflict while creating an inclusive work environment.

What's next

If this position sounds interesting, please hit the apply button now!

We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile.

Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway.

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