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Riviana Foods Inc. is a world class leader in the rice sector and is America’s largest processor, marketer, and distributor of branded and private label rice products.
Riviana brands are well known for their quality and excellence.
Key brands include Adolphus®, Blue Ribbon®, Colusa Rose®, Carolina®, Comet®, Gourmet House®, Mahatma®, Minute®, River®, RiceSelect®, Sello Rojo®, Success® and Water Maid®.
Riviana Foods is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ebro Foods, S.A., a multinational food group operating in the rice, pasta and sauces sectors.
Based in Spain, Ebro Foods has commercial and/or industrial presence in more than 25 countries in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa, through its extensive network of subsidiaries and brands.
Summary Of Role
This role involves multiple blending, packaging, and processing lines that will at times run simultaneously.
The Production Supervisor is a critical role in fulfilling the customer demands of these areas of our operation while making ongoing improvements to our processes to advance our food safety, worker safety, production productivity and overall product excellence objectives at Riviana Foods.
The 2nd Shift Production Supervisor in collaboration with the 1st Shift Supervisor will support the Plant Manager in overseeing the daily production function of the Colusa, CA location.
As a member of our onsite Leadership team, an exceptional capacity for managing and leading people is needed.
The ability to lead and foster an environment of accountability, excellence, collaboration, and innovation is required.
The 2nd Shift Production Supervisor will partner with internal and external peers to achieve the goals of the company while honoring the core values of Riviana Foods.
Essential Functions And Responsibilities
Work in collaboration with 1 st Shift Supervisor and Planning to Support the Production Manager in coordinating the production department needs at Colusa, including all scheduling.
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Supervise all operations of the 2nd shift production and personnel.
Develop and expect Food Safety and Quality Assurance mindset with the team.
Ensure work is performed based on daily/weekly/monthly/annually work schedules within the department. Packaging/processing seasonal demands may require 6 days a week during peak demand.
Propose and implement continuous improvements for facilities and process efficiency within the Production Department. Develop and expect worker safety and hazard control within your team.
Conduct daily meeting and on occasion lead the monthly Safety meetings. When required, prepare weekly agendas and training topics. Work closely with 1 st Shift Production Supervisor, Plant Manager, & HR to manage any modified duty restrictions.
Communicate & coordinate with the Maintenance Department for coordinating preventative maintenance, downtime, and repairs. Strong understanding of mechanical principals, advanced equipment operating experience with extensive understanding of proper maintenance and configuration to maximize its performance.
Participate in the interview and performance review processes for Production Shift related staffing needs. Coach and hold team members accountable to Riviana Foods processes, standards, and expectations. Must have experience with corrective action process and proper documentation. Work closely with HR on all personnel concerns of performance or conduct.
Influence budget, cost control, planning, scheduling and procedural changes to improve the financial accountability of the Production Department.
Work with Managers, Supervisors and Technicians to achieve the goals of your department and the rest of the organization. Other duties as appropriate & assigned by Management.
Knowledge of Allergen Control Program & Gluten Free Certification Organization (GFCO) requirements.
Excellence in Production, supervision with experience in coaching team members in order to manage and develop high performance teams.
Foster a success oriented, accountable environment within the company.
Food Manufacturing Packaging experience an advantage.
Ability to read, understand, provide edits and input on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other documents related to compliance or business functioning.
Ability to be proactive, hands-on, detail-oriented and foster collaboration through teamwork.
A creative problem solver and partner who will bring strong analytical and reasoning skills to this action-oriented culture.
Exhibit leadership characteristics including confidence, intelligence, organization, self-motivation, decisiveness, tact, common sense and a high level of energy.
Be an effective developer of talent, employing a participative and coaching management style.
Past experience with a large group of diverse employees, effectively leading change and influencing for successful results.
Excellent communication skills with the capacity to interface effectively with staff at all levels.
Embody the personal qualities of honesty, integrity and fairness; inline with our Company’s core values.
Knowledge of industry food safety requirements (GMP, HACCP) with strong understanding of outside audit requirements under GFSI principals (preferably BRC).
Understands Hazard Analysis and Root Cause principals.
Strong understanding of OSHA requirements to maintain an Injury Free work environment while keeping operations in compliance.
Experience
with OSHA audits, documentation, and annual posting requirements.
COMPETENCIES Leadership, Performance Management, Problem Solving/Analysis, Results Driven, Communication Proficiency , Time Management, Technical Capacity, Learning Orientation.
