The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company is hiring: Production Supervisor in Bluffton
The Hershey Company, Bluffton, IN, US
Location: Bluffton, IN - onsite Position Summary Responsible for the operation in all areas of production assuring a quality, cost efficient product for on-time delivery while implementing and upholding the Company quality policy. Responsibilities:
- Ensure proper employee training, planning, assigning, and directing of work,
- including scheduling overtime.
- Train and facilitate employee activities including counseling and meetings as
- needed.
- Review operational results to assure objectives are attained in key management
- areas of safety, housekeeping, quality, on-time delivery, and productivity.
- Improve manufacturing methods, reduce costs, and solve problems by utilizing
- employee involvement.
- Provide daily labor productivity information to Shift Manager and Plant Manager
- Promote a team-oriented environment and pride in workmanship.
- Ensure that employees are compliant with customer, regulatory, and SQF requirements.
- Develop continuous improvement through lean production practices, including
- completing required trainings, and attending continuous improvement meetings.
- Ensure that work areas are clean and safe by performing general housekeeping practices.
- Manage rework of non-conformance and WIP product
- Communicate and prioritize daily maintenance calls, including entering work notifications in a timely manner.
- Ensure all necessary documentation (ex. Production records, safety incidents,
- training) is completed and submitted in a timely manner.
- Complete sample requests
- Ensure time and attendance for employees.
- Complete, in conjunction with the Quality Department, investigations and corrective actions for quality deviations, such as foreign material, metal detector failures, and internal audits
- Complete safety incident investigations and corrective actions
- Assist with interviewing and training new candidates as needed.
- Attend Safety meetings and work on safety projects.
- Complete required training in a timely manner
- Perform other functionally related duties as assigned.
- Serve as a mentor to new hires, ensuring proper training, retention, evaluations, and acclimation to plant policies, procedures, and environment.
- Communicate with scheduling to assure on time delivery to customers.
- Set and communicate goals for your employees and help them achieve them. Complete customer complaint investigation and corrective actions for items occurring on shift.
- High School Diploma or GED
- 2+ years of supervisory experience
- Strong computer skills with experience using Word, Excel, Access, Power Point
- Organized with the ability to multi-task
- Proven leadership skills
- Good problem solving/resolution skills
- Good communication skills
- Associate or Bachelor's degree in related field
- 2+ years of Food Processing experience
- Lean or Six Sigma experience
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