MyFOREST Foods · 2 days ago
Food Production Supervisor
Green Island, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$80K/yr - $120K/yr
5+ years expMyForest Foods is a company focused on revolutionizing the future of food through sustainable mycelium-based products. The Food Production Supervisor will manage a team of Production Operators, ensuring high performance and adherence to safety and quality standards in food production.
Responsibilities
Supervise the team of Operators and Leads to ensure full shift coverage, cross training, advancement, performance improvement, hiring and terminations where necessary
Responsible for ensuring individual contributor performance meets or exceeds the standards of MyForest Foods including but not limited to attendance, attitude, attention to work, flexibility, collaboration, communication, safety
Responsible for providing prompt, direct, and documented coaching or disciplinary action when individual contributors do not meet the standards above
Lead and oversee the production of MyBacon & MyPulled Pork branded products within the PR2 and warehouse, consistently meeting or exceeding quality, safety, and productivity goals
This is achieved by spending >80% of time in the food production space
Responsible for driving productivity without compromising on quality or safety by ensuring production pace, full staffing on time, and working with the Production Manager to optimize process flow
Run production trials in the room and help the team understand how to time and compare process flows to promote continuous labor and volume improvement
Collaborate with management to define production facility requirements and provide recommendations for creating a conducive production environment that promotes employee well-being and high performance
Ensure the My Forest Foods production team is appropriately staffed to achieve company goals, while striving to build a world-class food production team
Enforce the standards and practices outlined in the Food Safety Plan, Quality System, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and other relevant regulations
Responsible for ensuring daily that the sanitation plan is followed and all food safety and batch record data is collected and accurate
Responsible for timely execution of any corrective actions as specified by the above systems. Including scheduling/supervising re-training as needed
Responsible for providing prompt, direct, and documented coaching or disciplinary action when individual contributors do not adhere to food safety, sanitation plans or practices
Manage the flow and inspection of incoming production materials
Effectively manage the production schedule to meet order commitments
Applies Lean Manufacturing principles across all aspects of work
5S, DOWNTIME acronym, coaches Production Operators on process bottlenecks and how to address them to maximise production
Oversee the packaging and storage of finished food products
Track inventory of raw materials and finished goods
Employs visual management strategies (e.g. Kanban) as well as company software
Expiration date of incoming materials is clearly visible to the team, and production planning is adjusted to ensure we do not lose any product
Perform other duties as assigned
Ability to work independently
Qualification
Required
College degree highly preferred
Minimum of 5 years of experience in food production with a leadership mindset
At least 2 years of experience leading a food production team in a large-scale food production facility
Food production experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably with produce and/or vegetarian or vegan products
Demonstrated excellence in managing and developing high-performance production teams
Strong interest in the meat alternative market and ability to compare traditional products to alternative meat products
Motivational and authentic leader of people and teams
Inspired by the opportunity to make a significant impact on the planet
Committed to creating the world's most delicious foods
Skilled in identifying and implementing opportunities for continuous improvement
Data-driven and systems thinker
Collaborative approach, working effectively across cross-functional teams to drive growth
Thrives in a fast-paced environment and embraces change
Confident in suggesting ideas and receiving feedback
Safety-oriented mindset, actively seeking ways to improve safety in the workplace
Familiarity with Google Apps platform (email, calendar, sheets, docs, forms) and Slack
ServSafe and/or HACCP/HARPC certifications
Strong emphasis on GMP's, quality control and cleanliness
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Benefits
Immediate benefits (medical, dental, 401k, Employee Assistance Program, PTO starts on day 1!)
Multiple voluntary benefit options: vision, life, disability, pet insurance, legal support
Paid time off: vacation, sick, personal, holidays, anniversary vacation, volunteer
Company
MyFOREST Foods
When it comes to solving our world’s biggest problems, the answers can often be found in nature. The forest is a great place to begin.
11-50 employees
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Chief Executive Officer
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