​As Senior Production Supervisor I oversee the daily operations of the Promised Land Dairy Floresville, TX plant. Promised Land is a premium quality milk manufacturer which produces the richest, creamiest milk with no artificial hormones, flavors, or antibiotics. As Promised Land Dairy does not employ a Production Manager, my duties as Senior Production Supervisor are that of a Production Manager. My current duties include the duties I had as Production Supervisor, as well as those listed here. 

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• Report directly to the Plant Manager and serve as a key member of the leadership team in a large bottling and distribution facility

• Lead a small team along with a Junior Production Supervisor to achieve production metrics in a manner consistent with our culture and values

• Partner cross functionally with Planning, Quality, Container Manufacturing, Maintenance and the Warehouse to maximize efficiencies and output of high quality product in a safe manner

• Coach, mentor and develop leaders and assess and create plans to grow the skills and competencies of frontline employees to meet current and future business requirements

• Ensure that planned efficiency and production numbers are attained or exceeded to ensure customer demand can be fulfilled on time

• Monitor and track planned DH (downtime) hours and partner with Quality and Maintenance to minimize DH, yet maximize the strategic use of DH

• Ensure the first pass quality goals and preventative maintenance of lines is completed to standard

• Ensure complete compliance to prescribed Safety, Quality and HR policies, including GMPs, FSMS requirement

• Facilitate the use of continuous improvement methodologies and projects to improve and streamline production processes

• Participate in projects including workforce planning, budgeting, new product launches, equipment installs or upgrades

• Provide periodic weekend coverage as a member of the leadership team in the facility

• Organize and assign work to utilize available skills, knowledge and experience, man-hours, and production equipment to obtain the most favorable cost, quality and workmanship consistent with production schedules.

• Review work schedules and determine priorities. Assign personnel as necessary to produce required number and types of products and components. Recommend overtime work as required to meet schedules and company goals. .

• Coach, train, motivate and mentor subordinates. Participate in new employee selection and hiring. Perform performance assessments for the hourly team members and Team Leaders.

• Work with maintenance department to arrange for the maintenance and repair of production equipment to minimize delays.

• Conduct accident investigations and complete accident reports as required.

• Suggest improvements or alternate methods and materials to reduce costs and/or improve quality

• Supervise up to 35 employees

• Continuous Improvement Responsibilities: Able to identify gap between current state and target, and implement corrective actions using problem-solving tools​

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