Line Supervisor- 3rd Shift

## Description

**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

**Key Responsibilities:**

• **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.
• **Optimize Performance:** Ensure equipment operates at peak efficiency, minimizing downtime while meeting or exceeding productivity, safety, and quality targets.
• **Drive Continuous Improvement:** Identify bottlenecks, creatively problem-solve, and implement solutions to enhance productivity, safety, and quality.
• **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.
• **Prioritize Team Well-Being:** Place the safety and development of team members above all else, ensuring a positive and disciplined work environment.
• **Cross-Team Collaboration and Cohesion:** Communicate effectively with Quality, Sanitation, and Maintenance teams to ensure seamless coordination.
• **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.
• **Supervise and Lead Daily Operations:** Lead Shop Floor Meetings, update efficiency boards, ensure all production records are accurately completed.
• **Oversee Training:** Monitor training progress, maintain documentation, and ensure adherence to job standards and regulatory requirements.
• **Problem Solving and Resource Allocation**: Assist in and allocate resources to equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, line changeovers, and sanitation as needed.
• **Maintain Cleanliness:** Ensure work areas meet hygiene standards and leave the production line in better condition than found.
• **Other duties as assigned.**

## Qualifications
**Education and Experience:**

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree in Manufacturing Supervision or related field preferred.
• 3+ years of manufacturing experience (food/beverage industry and machinery experience preferred).
• 1–2 years of supervisory/management experience preferred.

**Skills and Abilities:**

• Demonstrated leadership success in a manufacturing setting.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize tasks based on business needs with a proactive, high-urgency approach.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to coach, mentor, and develop team members while fostering trust and collaboration.
• Proficient in reading and explaining job standards, quality specifications, and regulatory requirements.
• Forklift certification (provided by Krier Beverage, LLC).
• Food Safety Training required.

**Work Conditions:**

• Must comply with Quality Management System and Food Safety Management policies.
• Overtime and occasional weekend work may be required.