Production Supervisor

POSITION SUMMARY:
As our Production Supervisor, you will be responsible for monitoring and delegating daily production tasks, training new hires, continuous development and coaching of employees, tracking and reporting key performance indicators, communicating within the department and its various production lines. Our Production Supervisor reports directly to our Production Manager and/or Operations Manager and will directly supervise our Lead Production Technicians and Production Technicians to ensure daily goals are met and production runs smoothly and efficiently.

Pay range is $57,000 to $63,000

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Responsible for motivation, communication, and training of the production staff
• Lead team huddles to clarify goals and targets for the day
• Keep all production within compliance guidelines and regulations
• Drive production goals and streamline production processes
• Ensure tasks are being completed safely and per the SOP
• Communicate laterally with other management staff
• Communicate with upper management
• Provide any relevant company policy updates to staff
• Delegate daily tasks as required
• Recommend staff members for advancement or promotions
• Assist with interviews and hiring as needed at the discretion of the direct supervisor
• Work directly with operations leadership to establish schedules and timelines conducive to all parties
• Track and report weekly production totals.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position directly supervises the work activities of others and makes recommendations concerning selection, termination, performance appraisal, and professional development.

QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Minimum of 2 years of management experience within a manufacturing or production environment
• Ability to multitask and work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced work environment
• Positive attitude, excellent communications skills, self-motivator, tenacious follow-up, and superior organization skills
• Ability to manage, coach, lead and inspire production staff of hourly associates
• Adept in Microsoft 365, primarily Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint
• Ability to problem-solve, compromise and contribute to a positive work environment
• Address re-training requirements and coaching for production team members

Preferred Qualifications:
• Cannabis industry experience
• Experience in large-scale production with several different production lines and product types is a plus

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk or hear, use hands to finger or feel, reach with hands and arms, and lift up to 50 pounds.
This position requires close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point), depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships).

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
This position has allergen warnings - Potential exposure to dust, pollen, and plant pathogens, Requires exposure to cleaning solvents, such as high volumes of isopropyl alcohol, Requires daily use of provided PPE, such as masks, hair nets, beard covers, respirators, boot covers, scrubs, non-slip shoes, and Tyvek suits as necessary, Requires the ability to work in confined spaces, Has exposure to loud noises, including but not limited to air compressors, packaging equipment, and alarms, Has exposure to CO2 manufacturing procedures at OSHA approved CO2 levels, Requires a high stress tolerance, adaptability, and flexibility. Ability to work in an ever-changing environment.