Production Supervisor - Shawnee KS
This is a full-time exempt position.

Job Summary:
ADM Animal Nutrition, a division of Archer Daniels Midland Company, is an industry leader in the manufacture of extruded treats and foods for the companion animal market. We are seeking a Production Supervisor for the Shawnee, KS warehouse and production facility.

Job Description:Directs the operation of the plant facility within established quality, housekeeping, safety and environmental guidelines set by the company.Coordinates daily operations performed by hourly production employees to ensure that work is performed safely and efficiently while meeting expected environmental quality, housekeeping and quantity levels established by the company.Makes work assignments to all shift personnel that most effectively utilizes their experience, training and ability.Ensures the safety of all personnel through compliance with occupational safety and health regulations.Maintains an attitude that incidents are preventable.Provides employees with resources, in good working order, to safely do a job and provides necessary training needed to properly operate or wear personal protective equipment.Makes recommendations for improvements to company safety and environmental programs, quality and good manufacturing practices and production and material handling procedures.Recognizes environmental, safety, and GMP hazards and identifies, discusses, and contains them to keep from affecting employee safety, product quality, and environmental purity.Communicates concern for environment, health, safety and product quality to all employees.Listens to and responds to employee suggestions and concerns about safety, health, environment, product quality and housekeeping.Addresses employee concerns and maintains good communications and morale on shift and within departments.Keeps plant management informed of all matters affecting the morale and safety of employees.Encourages employees to work safely with environmental awareness and good manufacturing practices in mind.  Does so by leading-by-example.Identifies training needs and discusses needs with Plant Superintendent and develops a training plan.Works with employees to develop a high level of job proficiency.May perform production duties temporarily in the event of an emergency or employee absence.Evaluates employee performance, providing regular feedback.Attends and participates in operation area meetings, safety meeting and supervisor’s meeting.Analyzes safety incidents by preparing and completing Incident Analysis within 24 hours of incident and making suggestions for betterment.Maintains discipline within the shift and discusses the need for disciplinary action with the Plant Superintendent and Plant Manager.Conducts GMP, safety, health and environmental inspections.Evaluates management programs.Provides positive reinforcement when employees are observed producing good results and safe performance.Drive colleagues’ engagement in safety and continuous improvement effortsMay perform reasonably similar or related duties as required.Minimum Requirements:High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent work experience3-5 years of manufacturing and/or warehousing experienceExcellent verbal and written communication skillsExperience using Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word etc.)Ability to team buildAbility to train.Willingness to assume and learn new responsibilities.Demonstrated troubleshooting skills.Accurate record keeping skills.Excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement listed? Studies show that often applicants will self-select out if they don’t check every box. We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check. 

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