<p>Description</p> <p>Overview: The Production Line Supervisor is responsible for leading, training, and motivating a cross-functional team to safely maximize output while maintaining high-quality standards in a fast-paced beverage manufacturing environment. This role oversees production processes, equipment functionality, and plant cleanliness, ensuring operational excellence and continuous improvement</p> <p>Key Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Excellence in Leadership: Take charge of the production line, lead personnel by example, and manage processes and equipment, while fostering a positive culture of accountability and teamwork. </li><li>Optimize Performance: Ensure equipment operates at peak efficiency, minimizing downtime while meeting or exceeding productivity, safety, and quality targets. </li><li>Drive Continuous Improvement: Identify bottlenecks, creatively problem-solve, and implement solutions to enhance productivity, safety, and quality. </li><li>Coach, Train, and Develop: Guide, mentor, and assist production team members in performing tasks safely, efficiently, and in compliance with standardized procedures-with a special emphasis on developing machine operators to assist in and take over certain maintenance and sanitation functions such as CIPs and preventative maintenance. </li><li>Prioritize Team Well-Being: Place the safety and development of team members above all else, ensuring a positive and disciplined work environment. </li><li>Cross-Team Collaboration and Cohesion: Communicate effectively with Quality, Sanitation, and Maintenance teams to ensure seamless coordination. </li><li>Set and Enforce the Standard: Ensure compliance with all operational and safety protocols, to include Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), PPE compliance, forklift safety, break times, and production and equipment SOPs. </li><li>Supervise and Lead Daily Operations: Lead Shop Floor Meetings, update efficiency boards, ensure all production records are accurately completed. </li><li>Oversee Training: Monitor training progress, maintain documentation, and ensure adherence to job standards and regulatory requirements. </li><li>Problem Solving and Resource Allocation: Assist in and allocate resources to equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, line changeovers, and sanitation as needed. </li><li>Maintain Cleanliness: Ensure work areas meet hygiene standards and leave the production line in better condition than found. </li><li>Other duties as assigned. </li></ul> <p>Requirements</p> <p>Education and Experience:</p> <ul> <li>High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree in Manufacturing Supervision or related field preferred. </li><li>3+ years of manufacturing experience (food/beverage industry and machinery experience preferred). </li><li>1-2 years of supervisory/management experience preferred. </li></ul> <p>Skills and Abilities:</p> <ul> <li>Demonstrated leadership success in a manufacturing setting. </li><li>Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail. </li><li>Ability to prioritize tasks based on business needs with a proactive, high-urgency approach. </li><li>Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. </li><li>Ability to coach, mentor, and develop team members while fostering trust and collaboration. </li><li>Proficient in reading and explaining job standards, quality specifications, and regulatory requirements. </li><li>Forklift certification (provided by Krier Beverage, Inc.). </li><li>Food Safety Training required. </li></ul>