Production Supervisor

Key Responsibilities: Drive overall manufacturing activities for respective department(s) – Monitor daily production performance, maintain proper GMP and housekeeping practices, review production and personnel work schedules, understand and train relative personnel on all facets of the production process, and support plant initiatives

Collaborate with the Maintenance department as necessary, to ensure effective and timely repair of production equipment, schedule preventative maintenance, develop and train personnel on equipment specific lock out tag out procedures

Collaborate with the plant Quality department to ensure the highest quality product is delivered to our customers, promote Food Safety standards, follow up on finished product quality concerns, maintain low inventory of non-saleable product, and coordinate any additional testing needs for production trials or experimental product

Directly manage a unionized hourly workforce within the assigned manufacturing department, coordinate optimum staffing level to meet production needs, monitor overtime and individual performance, hold employees accountable, and lead cultural and continual improvement efforts

Collaborate with the Safety department to ensure adherence to EH&S protocols, develop safety standards and SOPs, train hourly and salaried personnel as necessary, and encourage reporting of and follow up on departmental incidents

Perform administrative duties – Effectively communicate with plant and corporate personnel, participate in customer, supplier, and regulatory plant audits, understand budgeting and cost control measures, and order supplies through our ERP system

• Demonstrate effective leadership capabilities, support colleagues, and work individually or collaboratively as a team to achieve plant objectives
• Required Education and Experience: B.S. Engineering or 3-5 years relevant experience
• Supervisory experience, 3-5 years preferred
• Knowledge of phosphate manufacturing preferred
• Experience with ERP system functionality (JD Edwards, SAP, etc)
• Planning for the purpose of meeting production needs, goals, or deadlines
• Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of phosphate manufacturing preferred
• Experience with ERP system functionality (JD Edwards, SAP, etc.)
• Planning for the purpose of meeting production needs, goals, or deadlines
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong computer skills and use of Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc)
• Principles and procedures of record keeping and reporting
• Understanding of occupational hazards and standard safety practices and procedures
• Basic budgeting and cost control understanding
• Ability to lead others, multi-task, and maintain organized records
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Comply with standard company and site specific safety rules and practices
• Supervisory Responsibilities: Direct responsibility for up to 20 hourly departmental reports

Environmental and/or Physical Requirements: Environment:

Standard office and industrial manufacturing setting for the majority of day-to-day activities

Physical:

Sufficient physical ability to sit or stand long periods at a time, and ascend/descend stairs frequently

Vision:

See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents and to operate equipment

Hearing

• : Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction
• Benefits: Medical, Dental and Vision benefits which start the 1st of the month after hire
• Annual incentive bonus eligibility based on individual and company performance
• Tax advantaged health savings and spending accounts
• 401k eligibility with company match and annual discretionary contribution
• Time off: vacation, holidays/floating holidays, personal and sick days
• Company provided Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Fitness Membership Reimbursement Program
• Educational assistance program

The benefits set forth in this posting reflect Innophos’ current benefits for similarly situated employees, are subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the applicable program policies and may be modified or discontinued by Innophos in the future (subject to applicable law).