Production Supervisor

Business Unit Overview

About Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

For over 75 years, Bob Evans Farms has delivered delicious, quick-to-table, farm-inspired food that makes mealtime a little bit easier and a lot more delicious. We're proud to be the No. 1-selling refrigerated dinner sides*, including many varieties of wholesome, feel-good favorites such as mashed potatoes and macaroni & cheese, sold in grocery stores across the country. We're also a leading producer and distributor of sausage and egg products including liquid eggs. In addition to our flagship Bob Evans ® brand, our product portfolio includes Simply Potatoes ® , Egg Beaters ® and Owens ® Sausage. Bob Evans Farms is based in Columbus, Ohio, and is owned by Post Holdings, Inc., a consumer-packaged goods holding company. For more information about Bob Evans Farms, Inc., visit www.bobevansgrocery.com .

Responsibilities

Position Overview:

This position is accountable for the daily coordination of production within a Harvest Manufacturing Facility. It requires the assessment of daily operational requirements and the development of daily work assignments for each team member. This position plays a key role in achieving the proper staffing levels for the production lines for the facility to achieve safety and production objectives. The incumbent is responsible for providing a safe and productive work environment and monitoring the development of team members providing coaching and counseling to improve their performance.

Accountabilities:

Oversee shift production on the production floor including adherence to all safety protocols, supervision of hourly production staff responsible for daily manufacturing activities and communicating job expectations

Responsible for hourly employee performance activities including coaching, counseling, discipline, timekeeping and policy and procedure management and enforcement.

Maintains production through continuous improvement activities, monitoring staffing and resources, developing reporting procedures and systems, and initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.

Participates in recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, training and mentoring processes.

Identifies shift production performance gaps in efficiency, suggest improvements and implement corrective actions to fix deficiencies.

Ensure a safe work environment through prompt resolution of safety-related issues, monitoring of work practices to ensure safe work behaviors and doing safety related facility tours and audits. Participates in plant safety program as a leader or group participant.

Ensure product quality by adherence to product/packaging specifications, SQF protocols and OSHA compliance standards.

Validate equipment operation at beginning of shift, communicate problems, and initiate work orders for equipment that cannot be repaired during the shift. Provide feedback to maintenance regarding work orders completed or scheduled.

Ensure collaboration of team members across functions on shift and hand off to oncoming leadership to ensure the development of a high-performance work environment.

Qualifications

Experience and Education:

Education :

A bachelor’s degree or a combination of college and equivalent work experience in a food manufacturing facility.

Experience :

Four to five years of progressive experience working with industrial food manufacturing equipment and supervision of multiple employees.

Must be comfortable working within a Harvest (Pork Sausage) Manufacturing environment.

Candidate Profile:

The incumbent is challenged to work closely with multiple cross-functional groups. The ideal candidate will act each day as a positive example of the company values. He/she will always put safety first, perform job responsibilities to the best of their ability to help everyone win together. He/she will do the right thing and be courageous working to do what is best for customers, company, team and self, knowing that positive actions will help everyone as the company drives for results. You will be expected to be dependable, resourceful, flexible to business needs, a team player, a good communicator and a person with high integrity.

Bob Evans Supervisor/Manager – Success Practices:

Competing & Winning

Being Resilient & Resourceful

Relating & Managing Up

Establishing and Communicating Enterprise Purpose

Facilitating Execution Plans

Defining Roles & Responsibilities

Solving Problems & Utilizing Critical Thinking

Effectively Using Resources

Maximizing Talent Deployment & Development

Communicating Effectively & Respectfully

Effectively Managing Conflict

Maximizing Talend Deployment and Development

Skills:

Ability to lead and direct a diverse set of human resources

Effective oral and written communication skills

Operating knowledge of computers, desktop software, and business systems

High School equivalency math skills

Must possess knowledge in the area of safety; including OSHA and other applicable federal and state regulations.

Knowledgeable of food processing, HACCP, GMPs and sanitation preferred

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

Manufacturing Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to cold, wet or humid conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and the noise level can be loud.

Requires walking, sitting, standing and bending for long periods of time

May lift up to 30lbs occasionally

Vision abilities required to read instructions and to enter data on computer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work and may not include all the responsibilities or duties required.

Position Overview:

This position is accountable for the daily coordination of production within a Harvest Manufacturing Facility. It requires the assessment of daily operational requirements and the development of daily work assignments for each team member. This position plays a key role in achieving the proper staffing levels for the production lines for the facility to achieve safety and production objectives. The incumbent is responsible for providing a safe and productive work environment and monitoring the development of team members providing coaching and counseling to improve their performance.

Accountabilities:

Oversee shift production on the production floor including adherence to all safety protocols, supervision of hourly production staff responsible for daily manufacturing activities and communicating job expectations

Responsible for hourly employee performance activities including coaching, counseling, discipline, timekeeping and policy and procedure management and enforcement.

Maintains production through continuous improvement activities, monitoring staffing and resources, developing reporting procedures and systems, and initiating and fostering a spirit of cooperation within and between departments.

Participates in recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, training and mentoring processes.

Identifies shift production performance gaps in efficiency, suggest improvements and implement corrective actions to fix deficiencies.

Ensure a safe work environment through prompt resolution of safety-related issues, monitoring of work practices to ensure safe work behaviors and doing safety related facility tours and audits. Participates in plant safety program as a leader or group participant.

Ensure product quality by adherence to product/packaging specifications, SQF protocols and OSHA compliance standards.

Validate equipment operation at beginning of shift, communicate problems, and initiate work orders for equipment that cannot be repaired during the shift. Provide feedback to maintenance regarding work orders completed or scheduled.

Ensure collaboration of team members across functions on shift and hand off to oncoming leadership to ensure the development of a high-performance work environment.

Experience and Education:

Education :

A bachelor’s degree or a combination of college and equivalent work experience in a food manufacturing facility.

Experience :

Four to five years of progressive experience working with industrial food manufacturing equipment and supervision of multiple employees.

Must be comfortable working within a Harvest (Pork Sausage) Manufacturing environment.

Candidate Profile:

The incumbent is challenged to work closely with multiple cross-functional groups. The ideal candidate will act each day as a positive example of the company values. He/she will always put safety first, perform job responsibilities to the best of their ability to help everyone win together. He/she will do the right thing and be courageous working to do what is best for customers, company, team and self, knowing that positive actions will help everyone as the company drives for results. You will be expected to be dependable, resourceful, flexible to business needs, a team player, a good communicator and a person with high integrity.

Bob Evans Supervisor/Manager – Success Practices:

Competing & Winning

Being Resilient & Resourceful

Relating & Managing Up

Establishing and Communicating Enterprise Purpose

Facilitating Execution Plans

Defining Roles & Responsibilities

Solving Problems & Utilizing Critical Thinking

Effectively Using Resources

Maximizing Talent Deployment & Development

Communicating Effectively & Respectfully

Effectively Managing Conflict

Maximizing Talend Deployment and Development

Skills:

Ability to lead and direct a diverse set of human resources

Effective oral and written communication skills

Operating knowledge of computers, desktop software, and business systems

High School equivalency math skills

Must possess knowledge in the area of safety; including OSHA and other applicable federal and state regulations.

Knowledgeable of food processing, HACCP, GMPs and sanitation preferred

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

Manufacturing Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to cold, wet or humid conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and the noise level can be loud.

Requires walking, sitting, standing and bending for long periods of time

May lift up to 30lbs occasionally

Vision abilities required to read instructions and to enter data on computer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work and may not include all the responsibilities or duties required.