Requisition ID 49525

　　Position Type (US)Full Time

　　Career FunctionManufacturing/Production

　　Recruiter

　　Posting Type DNI

　　Leading to better encompasses all we do at Kerry, it's how we've become the worlds leading taste and nutrition company. Whether it's building and manufacturing sustainable solutions for food, beverage or pharmaceutical consumers, our commitment to lead the world to better nutrition drives us forward. With 24,000+ colleagues across the globe and 15,000+ Kerry products, your opportunities are limitless.

　　About Kerry

　　Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

　　About the role

　　TheProduction Supervisorposition will be accountable for leading direct reports to achieve shift production targets while maintaining a safe and efficient operation and producing products to established quality standards.

　　Key responsibilities

　　Coordinating production activities with warehouse, maintenance, and quality control departments to achieve sustained efficiencies.

　　Implementation and compliance of new and existing policies and procedures.

　　Personnel scheduling, conducting regular visual line checks to ensure proper production, dating, labeling, and packaging of product, reviewing production paperwork, collecting and tracking production data, and reporting information and variances to management.

　　Directly communicate with local regulatory, safety and health authorities in the event of a plant emergency. Responsible to make decisions to send employees for treatment in a medical emergency.

　　Identify operational needs; define approach, develop plan and implement plan; take action to address exceptional (non-routine) matters.

　　Meet production plan; negotiate or justify any changes to plan.

　　Identify and manage the resources (people, materials, equipment and capital) needed for efficient production.

　　Monitor and assess shift, crew and crew member performance.

　　Manage relationships with internal support groups and with external resources.

　　Identify and eliminate safety hazards; monitor crew members safety practices and adherence to policies. Leads will help with this process.

　　Delegate to Production Leads responsibility and resources needed to meet production goals (empower crew members); if necessary, assign jobs to crew members.

　　Evaluate crew members performance and progress, and communicate that performance and progress to the leads and appropriate crew members.

　　Coach and mentor Leads and help them empower crew members.

　　Manage the development of Production Leads and crew members technical, problem-solving, documentation, self-management and safety skills by deploying available resources (programs and people).

　　Advise Production Lead of technical problems.

　　Lead technical problem solving efforts.

　　Lead process improvement efforts.

　　Support Leads with documenting crew members ability, performance, work behaviors and progress.

　　Review, evaluate and document shift performance and issues.

　　Enter payroll exceptions into computer for crew members.

　　Qualifications and skills

　　Bachelors degree from a 4 year college or university or equivalent supervisory applicable work experience

　　Food manufacturing experience preferred.

　　Working knowledge of SAP is preferred

　　Understanding processes and mechanics of production line equipment.

　　Ability to manage, train and develop employees.

　　Ability to multi-task and delegate functions.

　　Display creative thinking and deductive reasoning skills. Possess proven written and verbal communication skills.

　　Possess computer skills including Windows, Word and Excel.

　　Familiarity with GMP, quality, and hygiene standards for food manufacturing.

　　Physical ability to work in production environment with frequent bending, standing, stooping, walking, reaching, climbing, and lifting required

　　Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. EEO is the Law poster can be foundhere. Additional information can also behere.

　　Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. EEO is the Law poster can be foundhere (http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf) . Additional information can also be here (http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf) .

　　Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a starter kit, investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.