The Bel Group is a major player in the food industry through portions of dairy, fruit and plant-based products, and one of the world leaders in branded cheeses. Its portfolio of differentiated and internationally recognized brands includes The Laughing Cow, Kiri, Babybel, Boursin Nurishh, Pom'Potes and GoGo squeeZ, as well as some 30 local brands. Together, these brands helped the Group generate sales of 3.6 billion in 2022.

Do you want to join a company with strong brands that puts consumers and responsibility at the heart of the decision-making process? Then Bel is made for you!

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Production Supervisor Split Shift

Location:            Little Chute, WI                                            

Division:             Bel Brands USA                                             

Department:     Manufacturing                                           

Reports to:        Production Manager                                    

Job Description Summary

Reporting to the Production Manager, the Production Supervisor is responsible for the manufacturing of the finished products while respecting all the legal, union and customer requirements. This position is ultimately responsible for 30+ employees.

This Supervisor role will work a regular schedule of Monday-Friday 9am – 6pm and will support 1^st and 2^nd shift.  The position will cover time off for 1^st and 2^nd shift supervisors and may work up to 3-5 Saturdays throughout the year.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and direct work crews to safely and effectively produce a quality product.
• Coordinate with work crews to anticipate needs of production line and ensure regular status checks for each production line, including safety, quality, productivity, mechanical issues, training, operating procedures and/or employee matters.
• Monitor production levels throughout the shift against production schedule, while maintaining quality standards for the customer and consumer.
• Ensure products meet quality standards, including knowledge of batch formulas, packing and labeling standards, involving numerous types and styles of packages.
• Maintains daily checklists for line workers: safety, quality, machinery and production levels. Also maintains daily production level records for each operation supervised.
• Drive and participate in continuous improvement activities (PCS).
• Responsible for obtaining defined production KPI’s and daily production goals.
• Responsible for handling employee related matters including but not limited to scheduling, distributing daily work assignments, accurate time and attendance and vacation approvals, addressing employee relations matters, coaching and training and conducting job evaluations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Safety, Environmental and Quality

• Follows all safety rules and procedures by working safely and ensuring safety of others.
• Follows all environmental protocols as applicable to the job.
• Follows all Good Manufacturing Practices as stated within the policy.
• Follow all food safety procedures.
• Maintains a sanitary and safe work area; performs housekeeping duties as necessary and/or required.
• Detects potentially hazardous conditions and problems and takes appropriate action to report and/or correct.

Knowledge and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Industrial Management or other related field with at least 1 year of experience in production supervision is preferred.
• In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, requires a minimum of 3 years of experience in production supervision and/or lead in a manufacturing environment.
• High School diploma is required.
• Supervisory experience in dairy processing and/or food manufacturing is preferred.
• Intermediate computer skills required with MS Office experience preferred.
• Demonstrated continuous improvement experiences (optimize production, reducing downtime and waste) is preferred.
• Requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a coaching mentality.
• Ability to speak Spanish is preferred.

Performance Expectations: Confidentiality, quality, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, and thoroughness of work performed; ability to gain the trust and respect of senior management, management team at the facility and employees, maintain the integrity of confidential business and product information; ability to communicate effectively and develop good working relationships with employees at all levels of the company, ability to work with and through others is essential to accomplish goals and objectives of the Company.

Working Conditions:  Work is performed largely in a manufacturing environment.  Hours of work will generally be during regular plant business hours with at least 40 hours a week and may be any shift.  At times there will be some variation in work hours due to special projects, deadlines and other concerns.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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