Operations Supervisor

Company: City Brewing Co
Location: La Crosse
Posted on: October 17, 2024

Job Description:

City Brewing Company - Who We AreWith our roots in La Crosse, WI, we are proud to be North America's largest co-packager of alcoholic beverages with four locations across the United States. Through our focuses on Safety throughout our facilities, Quality of products produced for our customers, Communication at all levels, Growth of not just our locations but also of our employees in their careers, and Performance with our ability to meet deadlines and goals for ourselves and our customers, we pride ourselves on the brand we have created and continue to grow.Job SummaryProvides frontline leadership and management of assigned production lines including but not limited to equipment and operator safety, front line quality control checks, proper supplies, instruction on equipment operations, production reporting, material tests, maintaining/improving line efficiencies, and overall packaging employee supervision. Ensure standards are met in a safe, efficient and effective manner.Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure safety procedures are followed by adherence to Company policies.
• Ensure front line quality check compliance to meet Company quality standards.
• Assisting with mapping out processes, work with change management
• Sets clear expectations and goals for team members, provides training and support for team, measuring and monitoring performance against goal and objectives and providing feedback, mentoring and support.
• Recommend measures to maintain safe operations, improve production methods, equipment performance and use of equipment to increase efficiency, quality and safety of the department or work crew.
• Study production schedule to ascertain type and quantity of product, containers to be used, codes, package number, planning sequence of production and other packaging requirements.
• Compose weekly staffing schedule based on production requirements to ensure efficient operations and minimal overtime.
• Participates in the appropriate selection and usage of resources (materials, systems, utilities and equipment) required for the effective operations of packaging department.
• Confers with management, other departments, supervisors, and operators to coordinate activities to assure a safe environment, quality product, and product operations.
• Analyze and resolve work problems or assist workers in solving work problems.
• Initiate personnel actions, such as performance evaluations, and disciplinary measures.
• Facilitate daily debriefs with the packaging staff.
• Check and approve hours worked of hourly employees on the lines.
• Assist in internal auditing, such as GMP, HACCP and Safety.
• Ensure compliance with Internal, Federal, State and local guidelines and regulations including GMP, HACCP, OSHA, FDA and TTB
• Check the machinery of the lines for operational readiness and proper setup.
• Oversee the operations of the lines during production.
• Direct changeovers to assure proper materials are used, proper amounts are produced, and proper codes are used per the BOM.
• Frequently review the operator quality assurance checks throughout the shift.
• At shutdown, be present to assure the proper length of run and that all machinery, conveyors, air, CO2, water and chain lube is shut off.
• Take case counts and record.
• Make out work orders for repairs or improvements needed on the lines.
• Supervise training of employees in operations, safety, quality standards, GMP's and HACCP procedures.
• All other duties as assigned by the Assistant Packaging Manager and Packaging Manager.This position description is intended to guide the activities of the Packaging Supervisor. It is not intended to limit the thinking and creativity of the person to the work of this function, nor is it intended to describe all the work that may be required of the person in this position.Minimum Qualifications
  • Minimum High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
  • BA/BS in Business, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or related field preferred
  • Strong background in people skills and hands on front line supervisory experience preferably in the area of packaging
  • Experience in a high-speed packaging environment preferred
  • Selected candidate must be willing to work any and all shifts, and weekends when necessary to cover the needs of the business City Brewery is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all applicants will be considered without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
    This is a 3rd Shift position. 10pm-6am
    
    
    
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