Food 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/Olathe, KS

The Manufacturing 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 (EHS) 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 EHS and Quality initiatives as required.
• Accountable for the 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 of 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.
• Supervisory or managing part of a Manufacturing operation experience, with a minimum 3 years.
• Skills specific to training WCM, SHE, Quality, GMP’s and other plant specific trainings.
  
  

Essential

Experience Required:

• 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 interpersonal 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

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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. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles. 

Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.

No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.