Production Supervisor - 2nd or 3rd Shift (Tues-Sat or Sun-Thurs)

Job description

About Us:
T. Marzetti Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lancaster Colony Corporation (NASDAQ: LANC), is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice markets. Our retail brands include Marzetti®, New York Bakery™, Sister Schubert's®, Reames®, Flatout®, Angelic Bakehouse®, and Bantam Bagels®, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces. Our foodservice business supplies many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.

At T. Marzetti, our mission is to be The Better Food Company: Better people, that make better products, in a better corporate culture, that work in unison to make the world a better place. Led by our purpose, To Nourish Growth with All that We Do, our more than 3,000 team members are dedicated to innovative and quality products as well as superior service and value for our customers.

Overview:
Directs the plant's production activities on a designated shift in a safe and efficient manner to achieve the desired quality, quantity and timely production of product. Assures quality and safety while achieving established goals and objectives.

Responsibilities:
Coordinates the shift's production and material handling activities through supervision of employees to ensure the shift's production objectives are accomplished in a timely, cost-effective and safe manner.

Reviews budgets for the production area.

Maintains control over manpower and labor costs in the production-related areas through cost-effective scheduling and utilization of personnel.

Maintains shift performance for scheduling, production, quality and safety standards.

Controls and minimizes overtime labor costs, maintenance/repair costs, downtime and product re-work.

Ensures compliance to all federal, state and local laws and company policies.

Ensures all required production reporting is timely and accurate.

Provides training, direction, development, evaluation, coaching and leadership to employees.

Maintains good employee, community and corporate relations.

Coordinates with other department managers and supervisors to ensure proper material handling, maintenance, accounting and inventory control activities and procedures.

Maintains company standards for cleanliness, productivity, and maintenance in the production and material handling areas.

Ensures compliance to quality, food safety and HAACP support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer and government standards.

Performs other duties/responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:
2-3 years production/group leader experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a food-related industry.

Working knowledge of scheduling and production processes.

Bachelor's degree in a related field.

Competencies:
Dealing with Ambiguity

Command Skills

Timely Decision Making

Managing Diversity

Innovation Management

Integrity and Trust

Working Conditions/Environment:
Works in a manufacturing environment where the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend and occasionally lift while moving about the facility. The employee is regularly exposed to fumes, odors, dust, oil, slippery floors and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the plant is loud. Earplugs, safety glasses, hairnets, beardnets (if facial hair exists) and steel toed / slip-resistant shoes are required in the plant in accordance with company GMP and safety standards.

Cultivate Your Career:
At T. Marzetti, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect for everyone. We strongly encourage veterans, women, people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ individuals to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, we will consider all qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.