The ASR Group® family of companies make up the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. The companies produce a full line of grocery, industrial, foodservice and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group® companies operate five sugar refineries, located in California, Maryland, Louisiana, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, ASR Group® companies operate sugar refineries in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and, with a joint venture partner, Italy. The companies also farm sugarcane and own sugar mills in Mexico and Belize. The ASR Group® portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Florida Crystals®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle's®, Sidul® and Whitworths®. ASR Group® companies also produce and market Tellus®, a single-use, compostable tableware and foodservice product made from plant fibers, including sugarcane. OVERVIEW The function of the Packaging Supervisor is to direct sugar packaging production on rotating shift. You will direct teams of specialized union employees ensuring Good Manufacturing Practices and safe operating procedures. Meet or exceed production targets, quality standards, maintain and regulatory compliance through the supervision of hourly personnel on rotating shifts. This role requires a leader who is comfortable spending most of their time on the production floor, engaging with our employees identifying and solving problems. PRODUCTION / EMPLOYEE LEADERSHIP: <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none;font-size:12.0pt"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Coordinate and supervise daily production activities to meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost targets</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Monitor production performance for assigned areas and address issues in real time</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ensure production schedules are met while maintaining OEE and waste targets</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Conduct daily huddle meetings and communicate priorities within departments </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Manage employee performance, attendance, overtime coverage, and disciplinary actions as required</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Follow Standard Work to achieve production result through employee leadership in a unionized environment </li> </ul> </li> </ul> DETAILED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES: <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none;font-size:12.0pt"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Conducts regular shift meetings regarding safety, production, quality and other important information.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Conducts training, monitoring and evaluating employee performance and implementing recommendations to improve employee performance.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Analyzes production requirements to estimate worker hours and create production schedules that meet both internal and external needs.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ensures quality of finished products by adhering to company policies, procedures and specifications, making corrections to produce a safe quality-final product. Participate in quality investigations as necessary and identify corrective actions</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Coordinates flow of materials into and out of the production areas for distribution in accordance with production schedule</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Conducts safety audits and ensuring that all safety requirements are met</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Provides guidance to workers in adjusting, repairing, and maintaining machines and equipment to optimize production</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ensures all required documentation for production, quality, and safety is completed and delivered in accordance with department and company requirements.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ensures equipment is operating properly & efficiently. Liaise with the Maintenance Team by reporting defects and downtime and assist with root cause analysis. </li> </ul> </li> </ul> CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none;font-size:12.0pt"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Lead and support Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen initiatives to improve Operating Efficiency - OEE</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Identify waste reduction and throughput improvement opportunities</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Participate in root cause analysis using tools such as 5 Whys, Problem Cause Solution (PCS), A3 problem solving, and Fishbone diagrams</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Effectively leverage performance systems, such as RedZone, to implement corrective and preventive actions to sustain improvements </li> </ul> </li> </ul> WORK EXPERIENCES: <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none;font-size:12.0pt"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ability and wiliness to train others</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Quantifiable leadership skills</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Excellent verbal and written communication skills</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ability to work overtime, weekends, holidays and rotating shifts</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Basic understanding of mechanical, electrical and instrumentation</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Proficient with Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices is required</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Minimum of 3-years experience in an industrial food manufacturing/production environment supervising shift employees</li> </ul> </li> </ul> EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: <ul> <li style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">High school diploma or equivalent required</li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">4-year Degree in Industrial/Electrical/Sciences/Technical area preferred</li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Continuous Improvement or quality certification(s) strongly preferred</li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Industrial electric background, computer, PLC programming, mechanical troubleshooting preferred</li> </ul> LOCATION OF ROLE: <ul> <li style="list-style-type:none;font-size:12.0pt"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Crockett, CA</li> </ul> </li> </ul> SALARY RANGE: $68,000-$126,000 <ul> <li style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The pay rate for the successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s qualifications and prior experience. </li> </ul> We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

Packaging Supervisor (Crockett, CA, US) @ Florida Crystals Corporation

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