Role Purpose
The person in this position is responsible for supervising the production in an assigned production area at Russell Stover Manufacturing Facilities. This includes ensuring the appropriate products are produced in the quantities required, ensuring high standards for quality at the lowest possible cost while maintaining a safe work environment

Description

The Production Supervisor will lead and support employees in the production of our quality crafted candies from raw materials to finished goods. The key responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities:
Ensuring timely production in quantity required

• Schedule production needs based on plans established by the Planning department, optimizing use of resources.  Provide feedback to the Planning department on feasibility of plans.
• Schedule, use and develop capacities with the respect to manpower, as well as machinery in a way that ensures consistent production output and meets product requirements at the lowest possible cost.

• Establish and maintain organization, optimize processes and methods to increase efficiency and reduce waste.
• Participate, lead or support Continuous improvement groups and initiatives such as 5S and LPW production initiatives.
• Report production results on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.

Ensuring Product Quality and Hygiene

• Monitor and ensure required quality and hygiene standards according to the GMP policy.
• Monitor production processes and quality results and take corrective action in cases when quality problems arise; ensure problem is communicated to appropriate functional group and follow-up to ensure corrective action is taken. 
• Develop and manage processes, methods and employee knowledge to improve and stabilize product quality.

• Execute hygiene and cleaning procedures in order to maximize food safety level; monitor, audit and document hygiene procedure compliance and employee awareness.

Fiscal responsibility

• Develop and maintain data needed for equipment efficiency, labor and waste calculation.
• Responsible for output, efficiency, manpower usage and waste ensuring assigned production area goals are met.
• Analyze production processes and propose improvements that would result in financial savings/benefits.

Ensure compliance to company policy, procedures and safety regulations

• Encourage and model effective working relations with employees, other production areas and functional support departments to ensure timely communication and effective execution.
• Develop and ensure effective working relationships within own area according to company policy.
• Maintain a safe work environment; communicate issues and take corrective action when safety issues arise.  Execute and maintain safety procedures in order to minimize accidents and company liability; monitor, audit and document safety program compliance and employee awareness.
• Hire, train, motivate and coach production staff to fulfill production requirements and develop a knowledgeable, flexible workforce with low turnover within production area.

Basic Qualifications

Experience:

Required

• 1-3 years supervisory experience, preferably in a food manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated experience working with production machinery
• Experience in a lean manufacturing environment (5S, Six Sigma, TPM or similar)

Preferred

• Experience in food manufacturing

Skills & Knowledge:

• Solid computer skills with excellent knowledge of MS Office

• Must have solid written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven organizational and time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Experience with SAP

Preferred

• Second language (Spanish)

Education:

Required

• HS Diploma or GED

Preferred

• Associates/Bachelor’s degree.

Other Requirements:

• Required to work weekends occasionally
• Required to work off shifts
• Ability to read and write in English

• A team player with good organizational & analytical skills
• Must be results-driven with good interpersonal skills
• Strong leadership, organizational and mechanical skills
• Strong written and verbal communication

Employment by Lindt & Sprüngli North America is contingent upon I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and satisfactory reference and background checks. This job description is not exhaustive, and the Company reserves the right to adjust the job description as well as ask employees to undertake additional or different job responsibilities. Russell Stover Chocolates is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Applicants for this position must successfully pass a background screening and may be required to pass drug screenings.