PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR - Days

Overview

Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of 40,000+ employees across more than 250 global locations, we develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. At Berry Global, we believe in the extraordinary power of people and their unique talents, experiences, and perspectives that help shape a shared future of innovation, inspiration, and influence. Every employee at Berry Global has the opportunity to make their mark on our company and the world around us. Together, we champion a people-first culture that cultivates individual growth, diversity, and collaboration, unleashing our collective strengths to forge a path to greater success for our company, people, and planet. Are you ready to Make Your Mark at Berry? For more information, visit our website, or connect with us on LinkedIn or X.

Responsibilities

Position exists to provide technical, quality, procedural and associate leadership on the production shifts.

• Provides guidance and leadership to production, quality, maintenance and warehouse drivers during shift hours.
• Ensures adherence to safety, quality, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Safety Quality Foods (SQF), and ISO standards and programs.
• Evaluates performance of team members, enforces policy and administers disciplinary action when necessary.
• Makes recommendations for improved and more efficient methods of operation.
• Controls rework and regrind levels.
• Determines utilization of workforce based on production demands.
• Responsible for accuracy of production reporting (JDE/WEBEFF). Adheres to all manufacturing standards and production schedules.
• Effectively communicates company directives and plant information to staff via regular meetings.
• Coordinates production activities for manufacturing areas to ensure production goals of EFF and MEEF are achieved.
• Completes and submits production-related paperwork.
• Responsible for maintaining and adhering to established Good Manufacturing Procedures (GMP) and Safety Quality Foods (SQF) compliance requirements.
• Responsible for adhering to Food Safety Compliance.
• Responds to any emergency or potential emergency.
• Constant vigilance and participation in GMP and SQF practices.
• Assists in the prevention of nonconforming product from being shipped to customers.
• Identifies and records problems relating to product, process and quality systems.
• Tracks, confirms, and verifies training for employees in the department and schedules training as needed and required.
• Initiates action to prevent occurrences of any non-conformity of product or quality systems.
• Initiates, recommends, or provides solutions through designated channels.
• Suggests actions for continual improvement to products, processes or systems and verifies the implementation of solutions.
• Accountable for the safety of all employees for whom they are responsible through active engagement in safety activities and provides clear, consistent communication of safe work expectations.
• Supports and investigates situations in which line/equipment stoppage occurs due to perceived imminent safety risk.
• Actively leads risk assessment activities for their area of responsibility by driving prioritizing corrective and preventive actions to eliminate/reduce environmental, health, or safety risks.
• Leads all required meetings with safety (ie. Pre-Shift, Departmental, Change Management, General Communications, Town Hall, etc.).
• Completes incident investigations, root cause analysis and implements corrective actions accordingly in a timely and thorough manner.
• Ensures the proper training and development of all assigned employees for whom they are responsible.
• Sets goals for their organizational unit; achieves goals and ensures that all employees understand and work toward achieving goals.
• Motivates and coaches employees through good communication and frequent performance feedback.
• Identifies and coordinates additional training as needed.
• Ensures that all Quality, ISO, and SQF Plans are understood and followed by staff.
• Confirms that all quality checks are being performed by all production personnel as established by the Quality Plans.
• Works closely with the quality inspectors and supervisor to identify and minimize quality defects and complaints.
• Leads staff to accomplish activities in an efficient and safe manner by providing definition of job duties.
• Provides training opportunities for staff.
• Conducts performance evaluations.
• Defines criteria for personnel succession planning.
• Administers coaching/counseling as required in a timely manner.
• Provides accurate attendance records to human resources indicating any point assessments.
• Enforces personnel policies and procedures and completes and submits all associated paperwork in a timely manner.
• Maintains safe working conditions.
• Assists other departments with special projects as assigned.
• Actively participates in production management team meetings as requested.
• Recommends/justifies equipment/tooling purchases.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to provide guidance and leadership to peers and subordinates.
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment.