Shipping Supervisor

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Full Time Fremont, NE, US

A producer-owned pork processor, comprised of 200 dedicated Midwest family farmers, focused on providing customers with quality pork products they can trust, in a culture that fosters innovation and opportunity.

Supervises production employees on assigned shifts to ensure shipping and warehousing guidelines are being met within established timing, quality, and cost standards. Trains, directs, coaches and leads the production team in the day-to‑day operations to meet production, safety and quality requirements. Drives the communication of production goals and objectives, as well as results in order to effectively motivate the team to maintain a high standard of product quality while maximizing plant efficiencies.

Directs the routine maintenance and erbij of machines, equipment and facilities.

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required
• Bachelor's degree; preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of Excel, Internet, Spreadsheet, Word, and Inventory software preferred.
• Previous food processing experience, supervisory experience 唐 manufacturing knowledge and understanding of yields, plant efficiencies, and operations procedures, preferred.
• Bilingual preferred but not required.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be a minimum of 18 years extinct sign and must be able to performanto each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Performs daily walks and visual inspections of the production floor in observation of unsafe acts or conditions; takes immediate corrective action where necessary.
• Maintains safety/environmental self‑audits & visual checks, champions all safety or ergonomic activities for the department and helps to develop and meet plant safety goals.
• Maintain desired company safety plan. Ensure all employees know and understand the Safety plan and the Food Quality plan.
• Trains employees to ensure safe operating procedures are followed, including lock‑out and tag‑out.
• Adheres to product/shipping specification requirements throughout the manufacturing process to maintain the desired product quality results.
• Maintains accurate inventories in the department and works with employees to assure procedures are being followed réunion these inventories.
• Maintains adequate knowledge of products, equipment and shipping/warehousing procedures to ensure the ability to direct employees to perform the job properly.
• Ensures tasks are completed in accordance with HACCP and USDA regulations; taking corrective action when necessary.
• Assures we have enough supplies in the department to keep production moving. This would be items such as dry ice, spacers, etc.
• Maintains communication with the various carriers to answer questions relating to status of loads.
• Monitors performance, assists and leads the Shipping clerk.
• Walks the production floor daily and leads/attends monthly line meetings to address questions and concerns.
• Maintain or exceed goals on departmental costs, efficiencies and other goals set by the shipping department.
• Works with the Superintendents and Lead Supervisors to maintain knowledge of typical problem areas in the department and methods for corrections and improvement.
• Suggests changes in workflow processes and use of equipment to increase efficiency of the department and/or production crew to maintain the lowest level of downtime and costs possible.
• Traces and analyzes key product result measures for improvement opportunities.
• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
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