Production Supervisor

Summary

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading day-to-day roasting operations within a high-volume coffee manufacturing environment. This role ensures production targets are met safely, efficiently, and with consistent product quality. The supervisor manages a team of Roasting Leads, Roasters and Roasting Assistants, drives continuous improvement, ensures compliance with food safety and regulatory standards, and supports operational excellence.

Schedule: 2-2-3 7:00 am - 7:00 pm

Responsibilities

Production Leadership & Execution

• Oversee daily production activities for coffee roasting and grinding to ensure
• throughput, quality, and schedule adherence.
• Allocate labor, equipment, and resources to meet production plans.
• Monitor performance metrics such as output rates, OEE, scrap, downtime, and quality
• results.
• Maintain a visible presence on the production floor to coach, observe, and support
• operators.

Team Management & Development

• Lead, schedule, and oversee a team of production employees across multiple shifts or lines.
• Conduct performance reviews, coaching, training, and skills development.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, teamwork, and respect.

Food Safety & Quality Assurance

• Ensure production processes comply with company quality standards, GMPs, HACCP, SQF, and other regulatory requirements.
• Support corrective actions, root-cause analysis, and preventive measures for quality issues.
• Maintain accurate production, batch, and traceability documentation.

Safety & Compliance

• Enforce plant safety policies, procedures, and housekeeping standards.
• Conduct regular safety checks and engage in safety audits and incident investigations.
• Lead by example, ensuring employees work safely and responsibly at all times.
• Continuous Improvement & Problem Solving
• Identify and drive process improvements to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and optimize labor utilization.
• Support kaizen activities, lean initiatives, and 5S programs.
• Maintain equipment uptime by partnering closely with maintenance and engineering teams.

Communication & Reporting

• Provide daily production updates, shift handoff communication, and KPI reporting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including maintenance, quality, engineering, supply chain, and leadership.
• Review staffing, material shortages, downtime, and risks with management proactively.

Requirements

Required

• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing supervision or production leadership.
• Experience in food, beverage, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of production scheduling, workflow management, and resource allocation.
• Ability to analyze metrics and drive data-based decision-making.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

Preferred

• Experience in coffee roasting, grinding, or packaging operations.
• Working knowledge of food safety systems (GMP, HACCP, SQF, etc.).
• Lean / Six Sigma or similar CI experience.
• ERP or MES systems experience.

Work Environment

• Manufacturing environment with exposure to heat, moving machinery, forklifts, and  food handling requirements.
• Must be able to stand, walk, and move materials for extended periods.
• Will be required to work off-shifts, weekends, or holidays based on production needs.