Production Supervisor

About the role

Kraft Heinz is hiring a Production Supervisor in Jacksonville, FL, to manage day-to-day manufacturing operations for the assigned area and shift. The supervisor leads direct reports toward productivity, efficiency, customer service, cost, quality, safety and employee engagement goals, and coordinates staffing, materials and equipment to meet the production schedule.

Key responsibilities

• Translate production priorities into daily assignments, communicate expectations and coordinate staffing, materials and equipment readiness.
• Monitor output, downtime, waste, yield and labor utilization; identify deviations and coordinate corrective actions.
• Reinforce safety procedures, PPE, housekeeping and hazard reporting, and escalate unsafe conditions and incidents.
• Partner with Quality and Food Safety on good manufacturing practices, sanitation, product specs and product hold/disposition procedures.
• Work with Maintenance, Sanitation, Planning and Warehouse on equipment, changeovers and material availability.
• Identify training needs, coordinate onboarding and cross-training, and provide coaching.
• Hold shift meetings, recognize contributions, and escalate employee concerns to the right leader or HR.
• Apply company policies and collective bargaining agreement provisions consistently with HR and plant leadership.
• Use production data to drive root-cause analysis and continuous improvement, and maintain accurate production records and shift reports.

Required profile

• BA/BS degree in Business, Food Science, Engineering or a related field preferred.
• 1-5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• Ability to lead, motivate and mentor large teams of hourly associates.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, strong analytical and critical thinking, accountability and follow-through.
• Ability to work effectively with plant personnel from hourly employees to senior management.