Maintenance Supervisor - Full-time / Part-time

Company Name: Indianapolis Bakery
Position Type: Employee
FLSA Status: Exempt
 

 

Position Summary:

Responsible for planning, coordinating and supervising daily activities of assigned department (maintenance, operations, warehouse) to ensure efficient operations. Responsible for ensuring all tasks performed by associates and others are performed safely, efficiently and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality and Reliability (SQR). Role model and demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety of others.

Essential Job Functions:

• Support and participate in the plant's safety process.
• Oversee daily activities of assigned shift, relying on high degree of concentration and through knowledge of the operations process and ensuring necessary, daily communication with other managers, Leads, and all associates.
• Plan, coordinate and advise department associates of work to be completed daily.
• Oversee daily set up of machinery and equipment prior to production for efficient and effective operation.
• Monitor production process to ensure smooth flow.
• Receive and resolve operation problems for shift.
• Monitor performance of department associates to ensure adherence to established standards and procedures such as safety and housekeeping.
• Give verbal and written reports daily to Production Manager and any other necessary personnel to fulfill appropriate documentation and communication.
• Visually inspect products and/or operations to ensure quality of products and/or work. Ensure plant achieves 85% reliability on production lines.
• Facilitate or schedule communication meetings regularly with department associates.
• Provide progressive training to develop shift Leads.
• Provide regular feedback to associates on performance against all department and plant goals and objectives.
• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
• Support the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the SQF 2000 Systems.
• Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.
• Supervise and coach direct reports in the performance of their duties; complete performance reviews and provide feedback to direct reports.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Minimum Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a discipline supporting food manufacturing operations or 3-5 years equivalent experience and training.
• Thorough knowledge of department operations and procedures.
• Basic math and computer skills required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to understand complex verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to write brief reports and log documentation.

Desired Previous Job Experience

• Previous experience working in a manufacturing plant.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing practices.

 

Education Level: Bachelor's Required
Required Travel: None
Required Certifications/Licenses: None
Position Type: Full-Time
Regions: Midwest

States: Indiana
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Jobs at Kroger Manufacturing: Through quality products, strong individual commitments and team spirit, Kroger has been established as a leader in the manufacturing industry. Kroger Manufacturing provides career development programs aligned with aspirations in Engineering, Process Management, Information Systems, Quality Assurance, Operations Management, Human Resources, Finance and Procurement. Our work force programs provide technically challenging rotations with cross-functional teams, plants and locations to allow our Associates to learn from some of the brightest minds in the business. Experience and training combined with mentoring and guidance from plant sponsors prepare our Associates with the skills and leadership behaviors needed to achieve a successful career at Kroger.

 

Company Overview
Kroger Family of Companies employs nearly 431,000 associates who serve customers in 2,778 retail food stores under a variety of in 35 states and the District of Columbia. Kroger and its subsidiaries also operate 2,231 pharmacies, 784 convenience stores, 323 fine jewelry stores, 1,387 supermarket fuel centers and 38 food production plants in the United States. With sales of $109.8 billion in 2015, we continue to grow. Kroger is recognized as one of America’s most generous companies for its support of more than 100 Feeding America food bank partners, breast cancer research and awareness, the military and their families, and more than 145,000 community organizations including schools. Careers with The Kroger Co. and our family of companies offer competitive wages, flexible schedules, benefits and room for advancement.

 

 Posting Notes:  IN || Indianapolis || 6801 English Avenue || 46219 || Indianapolis Bakery || None || Management || Employee || Exempt || Full-Time || None