Job Summary: 

The Operations Supervisor will provide a high level of leadership to ensure customer, team member, and vendor satisfaction. The Operations Supervisor does this by leading a culture of continuous improvement to achieve plant goals in their assigned area. The Operations Supervisor is also responsible for training, developing, and coaching employee has to meet goals and objectives. The Operations Supervisor completes these functions in the support HP Hood’s operations and the manufacturing of dairy and non-dairy related beverages. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Provide leadership necessary for achieving plant goals in the area of Safety, Quality, Production, People, Performance, and Cost for their assigned area. 

• Responsible for the successful attainment of objectives, execution of policies, and most effective utilization of available resources in their assigned area. 

• Acts as an owner of process, and system improvements that are integral to driving down losses and improving line efficiency.  

• Driving process efficiency on multiple production lines including but not limited to daily problem solving and for tracking and maintaining loss data on the line to ensure top losses are being addressed. 

• Utilizes strong problem-solving skills and other manufacturing methodologies included but not limited to Lean, TPM, and Six Sigma including leading a culture of continuous improvement in all areas while balancing quality, productivity, cost, safety, and morale to achieve positive results  

• Supports employees by coaching, mentoring and assisting in resolving mechanical malfunctions to increase productivity, job capabilities, and equipment capabilities. 

• Responsible for the enforcement of GMP’s and ensures strict adherence to Corporate and/or Plant Policies, rules, and regulations on their assigned shift and administers coaching and corrective action as necessary. 

• Responsible for validating the proper training and development of employees and ensuring that they comply with all SOP’s in their assigned area. 

• Ensure compliance with all legal requirements concerning dairy processing, safety, and working conditions in their assigned area. 

• Responsible for reporting food safety problems and initiating action and for supporting SQF by maintaining food safety and food quality by managing job tasks and ensuring work areas are sanitary and that biosecurity measures are administered in their assigned area.  

• Establish and maintain a positive work environment including but not limited to maintaining the open-door policy and resolving simple to moderate workplace concerns including effective communication between shifts and other departments. 

• Interviews and hires for assigned areas of responsibility and provides employee coaching, corrective action, development plans and resolves employee issues. 

• Responsible for ensuring that proper labor scheduling is utilized to meet budgeted and forecasted objectives. 

• Ensure Safety Compliance and Accident Investigated are conducted and any required retrains are issued in timely manner. 

Education and Experience: 

• AS or similar degree, BS or BA in manufacturing/management preferred or equivalent work experience in a manufacturing setting leading others 

Skills and Competencies: 

• Proven track record of achievement in a high-speed, high-volume manufacturing environment, preferably in beverage. 

• Demonstrable success of utilizing LEAN and/or similar concepts for consistent continuous improvement. 

• Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills. 

• Quantifiable evidence of delivering results. 

• SAP/ERP experience preferred.  

HP Hood is an Equal Opportunity Employer  
Female/Minority/Veteran/Disabled  
"VERVRAA Federal Contractor"