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Production Supervisor

Illinois Ag, Chicago, IL, United States


City: Gibson City, State: Illinois (US-IL), Country: United States (US), Requisition Number: 45135

A Day in the Life:
Responsible for the safe and efficient supervision of day-to-day assigned Crush, Refinery, Milling or Packaging production operations department shift. Support the Mgr-Production Operations in monitoring and improving plant productivity.

What You'll Be Doing

Cultivate a safety culture where unsafe acts are not tolerated and employees and management have a common goal of zero injuries

Oversee assigned department production shift activities (crush, refinery, milling, packaging, warehouse, boiler house, and/or elevator) to ensure operations are running at the highest levels of efficiency

Ensure assigned shift is compliant with sanitation requirements. May provide support in the monthly sanitation inspections and implementation of any corrective actions as necessary

Commitment to supply safe food, maintain a food safety culture within the site, continually improve the site's food safety management system; and comply with customer and regulatory requirements

Track and report shift productivity improvements

Approve daily reports and KPRs for the assigned shift

Report and troubleshoot operations issues

Provide input to the Mgr-Production Operations and/or Plant Manager to plan annual shutdowns

Support Process Safety Management programs, where applicable

Work with the Safety/Environmental Manager to ensure compliance of assigned shift in all aspects

Help develop and drive Operations Excellence Plans to meet safety, quality and production goals and show continuous improvement in assigned shift

Support the continuous improvement activities and act as a change agent for any changes that occur in the assigned shift

Monitor KPR’s and help develop plans to bring assigned shift in line with Operations Excellence goals

Periodically participate in the daily production meetings to remain informed and ensure that the assigned shift operations activities are aligned

Participate in personnel investigations and recommend corrective actions as necessary.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Skill/Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, chemical engineering or related field or equivalent progressive experience of 3+ years in soybean crushing, oil refining, milling, oil packaging operations, or related and applicable activities in support of industrial operations is required

Proficiency with basic computer skills, including Lotus Notes, Microsoft Word and other technical software packages, as needed

Ability to work odd hours, weekends and rotating shift schedule required

Work Schedule

12-hour rotating shift (48 hour week/36 hour week)

Benefits

Health Benefits Offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision plans that meet your individual needs.

401(k) Retirement Plan Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions.

Family Support Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.

Tuition Reimbursement Contributing to your education by reimbursing $5,000 of tuition expenses annually.

Time Off Providing generous PTO based on professional work experience; 9 years: 25 days, 10-19 years: 30 days, 20+ years: 35 days

Compensation
The compensation range for this position is $76,120.00-$85,680.00. In addition to the regular compensation, this role is also eligible for an annual incentive bonus.

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