Food Production Supervisor
Overview:
Charlie’s Produce - Who We Are
Charlie's Produce is a privately owned wholesale produce company. We are the largest privately owned produce wholesaler on the West Coast, and we are growing. The secret to our success in this industry is PEOPLE! We strive to hire the best and we reward them with a working environment that fosters loyalty, stability, innovation, and growth.Charlie’s was founded in quality, and we are proud that it is still our focus.
With a team of dedicated people who are passionate about food, supply chain, and their community we are looking for like minded individuals to help further our goal to enhance our communities through quality produce.
CP Fresh is our fresh food processing facility and value-added division. At CP Fresh we make healthy, fresh food items as well as value-added fresh cut fruit and vegetables for use in a wide base of our retail and foodservice customers. CP Fresh was established in 2016 and is now a growing innovative leader in the fresh food world.We are looking for a dynamic & creative team oriented person to help us grow!
What we offer:
- An amazing company culture!
- Medical/Dental/Vision on the first of the month following hire.
- ESOP (Profit Sharing) and 401(k).
- Paid vacations, paid holidays.
- Pre-tax commuter benefits, and onsite parking.
- Coverage under State Sick Leave.
- 100% Prepaid College Tuition for employees and their dependents.
- Employee assistance program (EAP).
Additional Compensation Details:
- $26.00 - $28.00/hr Dependent on Experience
- Potential 90-day performance-based raise
- Yearly review with possibility of increase based on performance and tenure
Responsibilities:
Schedule:
4am - 12:30pm or until job is complete (must be available to work weekends)
Job Summary:
Job responsibilites include but are not limited to; Supervising the processing team, meeting receipe specifications and building orders as determined by the processing allocation. Ensure safety and provide a safe, clean, and heathful work environment for self and other team members.Adhere to existing corporate policies and procedures in the Production Department. The Production Supervisor is also responsible for following all allergen procedures.Ensure audits and preventative maintenance schedules are performed to established procedures.
Meet or exceed daily production requirements per product specifications as set by production planning. Coordinating daily tasks of the production/processing line. Completing any necessary paperwork/reports.Training new staff, Monitoring employee performances.
Perform other job-related duties and responsibilities in a timely fashion as requested. Reports directly to the Director of Operations.
Food production supervisor should have strong leadership and communication skills, a deep understanding of food safety regulations, and the ability to make strategic decisions
Essential Functions:
- Reviews daily processing allocation and, in discussion with other processing team members, plans and prioritizes daily work schedule to meet daily production requirements. Alerts team members/leads to any special instructions and updates the team about any production add-ons.
- Ensure Production crew is processing food according to HACPP and GMP regulations.
- Oversee that crew is safely using equipment as necessary in preparation of food service items by providing training and appropriate PPE.
- Operate all functions of position alone and without assistance if necessary.
- Coordinates the start-of-shift with other leads to ensure that the team gets started in a timely fashion and that all GMP’s are adhered to.
- Checks order sheets and other written instructions to meet customer specifications, and personally checks pallets of product on first shipment to a new customer and to assure satisfactory packaging and production of first order.
- Review daily documents filled out by the different lines for food safety requirements. Ensures that the documents are filled out correctly and in a timely fashion.
- Assists with the communication with the processors to make sure that product is available and the lines work efficiently.
- Make sure that materials needed to produce the product is available and pulled from the warehouse.
- Training new employees.
- Assists with employee relation policies and to safety and health requirements in the food handling and storage areas.
- Responsible for quality and food safety.
- Monitoring of employee performances
- Represents the team at team meetings.
- Shares in minor repair work and housekeeping responsibilities for the work area.
Additional Responsibilities:
As assigned by Director of Operations.
Each team member is required to learn and perform every job on the team.
Qualifications:
Job Qualifications:
- Ability to read/write/record data and perform mathematical calculations.
- At least 2+ years of Food Production and Processing leadership experience
- Able to work in cold a refrigerated environment of 34 -37 degrees.
- Ability to direct a diverse group of people with excellent written or oral communication.
- Attendance is critical; must be dependable to report to work on time and work a flexible schedule.
- Required to follow “Safety policy” and report employee accidents or unsafe work conditions to Management & Safety.
- Must have working knowledge and experience in the preparation of food items.
- Ability to work under more than average stressful conditions.
- Ability to perform work in limited physical space with variable ventilation.
- Intermediate word and excel skills for correspondence and reporting duties
- Excellent organizational skills
Supplemental Information
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration and if necessary the Department of Homeland Security with the information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
We do not provide H1-B sponsorships at this time.
Charlie's Produce is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
As an essential employer and key contributor to our community’s food distribution chain, we will follow all state and federal guidelines on vaccination mandates, allowing for an accommodation for those that qualify.
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