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Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift (S1142)

Department:Office

2nd Shift: Monday - Friday, 2 PM - 10:30 PM

Salary Range: $75,000 - $80,000

Benefits:

+ Medical

+ Dental

+ Vision

+ Short Term Disability

+ Long Term Disability

+ Life Insurance

+ AD & D

+ Paid Parental Leave

+ 401k

About the Wellness Pet Company

The Wellness Pet Company is on a mission to help the next generation of pet parents fulfill a shared life of wellbeing with their pets through a foundation of proven nutrition. We are committed to crafting high-quality pet food, dental chews, treats, and topper recipes that are made with the perfect balance of high-quality natural ingredients paired with the latest scientific research and technologies. As a community of people working together, Wellies are positively obsessed with how to deliver proven health outcomes that pet parents can see and pets can taste. Wellies bring their best to work every day, come ready to collaborate, embrace the hard things, and own their outcomes.

What You-ll Accomplish

+ Working with a dedicated team with a customer focus

+ Team bulding with a culture-focused mindset, being driven to excel within product needs

Who We-re Looking For

Team Wellie is a group of people who are truly obsessed with all the best ways about winning for the consumer and the pets they love. And so, we are seeking an individual who:

+ Always starts with the consumer

+ Is dedicated to doing it right the first time

+ Brings their best every day

+ Has an -all-in- mindset

+ Embraces the hard things and does them right away

+ Owns their outcomes

+ Gives back to their community

In addition, for this specific role, we need someone who:

+ Has elevated computer skills with Microsoft Suite

+ Has a background with food production

+ High School Education or equivalent

Why Wellness Pet?

We care about the wellbeing of our people, their families, and their pets. We treat every Wellie to a best-in-class benefits package, a warm and welcoming environment, and a place where you can learn and grow professionally. More information about what makes us special can be found on our website. The Wellness Pet Company is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We foster an inclusive work environment and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status.

Position Summary

Production Supervisor is a full time salary position responsible for managing food preparation and packaging under the guidelines of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP-s). This position supports all aspects of production, including production schedules, customer delivery, quality, budgets, operational policies and procedures and overall supervision of employees. Recommends and implements improvements for production including processes, methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions.

Duties and Responsibilities

+ Interfaces with internal and external customers and all levels of management

+ Aligns activities with the management to assess production performance and determine needs

+ Demonstrates initiative in accomplishing objectives and serving as a positive leadership model to other employees

+ Identifies workload in given areas and shifts personnel to areas where additional personnel may be needed

+ Monitor Plant Operations for compliance with GMP-s and safety procedures

+ Understands and maintains safety and housekeeping standards

+ Ensures effective employee relations by providing employee coaching and development, and resolving employee issues through problem resolution

+ Train and develop leads to become receptive to change and continuous improvement

+ Ensure production personnel are properly trained to fulfill their essential duties and responsibilities

+ Ensure that all operating procedures and standards are being adhered to at all times

+ Work with the production planner in creating a production schedule to most efficiently balance sales demands and manufacturing costs

+ Work with leadership team on continuous improvement to develop strategies to improve all processes to enhance quality, increase productivity, and reduce cost

+ Participate in audits and assist in the development of procedures & corrective actions

+ Work closely with management to identify problematic equipment, bottlenecks in production, and improvement opportunities

+ Maintain a change oriented work culture where employee concerns are addressed and the operational objectives are realized

+ Monitor and control direct labor costs (also temporary production labor), time cards, including daily punches, PTO usage, and attendance exceptions

+ Supports Wellness Pet policies and procedures and conducts departmental and company activities in accordance with these policies

Safety

+ Completes safety system documentation and verifies compliance to program standards. Reports deviations to the Environmental Health & Safety Manager

+ Responsible to participate in mandatory safety training program requirements.

+ Required to report all safety issues, near misses, and injuries.

Quality & Food Safety

+ Completes quality and food safety system documentation and verifies compliance to program standards. Reports deviations to the Production Manager.

+ Responsible to participate in mandatory food safety and quality training program requirements.

+ Preserves the integrity of the BRC system through adherence to the policies and procedures outlined in the Quality Policy Manual. Takes actions necessary to resolve food safety and quality system deficiencies.

+ Required to report food safety and quality system failures and take actions necessary to preserve the BRC system.

Position Requirements

+ Good math and analytical skills

+ Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Xcel, Powerpoint, etc)

+ Good communication skills (oral and written)

+ Ability to work well with others

+ Self- motivated

+ Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment

+ Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of changing situations

+ Required to lift up to 65 pounds

+ Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach and move about the facility

+ Exposed to shop elements such as noise, dust, odors, fumes and oils

+ Ability to work in hot and cold environments

+ Other duties as assigned

Wellness Pet Company is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status.

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