Prodction Supervisor - Bilingual - English/ Spanish

Job Description: 2nd Shift Production Manager – Food Manufacturing Must be Bilingual (English/Spanish) Must be a U.S. Citizen or Fully Executed Green Card Holder Melrose Park, IL | 2nd Shift | Full-Time We are recruiting a 2nd Shift Production Manager for a food manufacturer in Melrose Park, IL. This person will lead approximately 20 production employees and be responsible for safety, quality, production performance, staffing, and day-to-day shift operations. This is a good opportunity for someone with food manufacturing leadership experience who enjoys being involved in the operation, developing employees, and keeping production running efficiently. Schedule Monday–Thursday: Approximately 3:30 PM–12:30 AM Friday: Typically a shorter shift On-site in Melrose Park, ILWhat You'll Be Responsible For Lead, coach, and manage approximately 20 production employees Coordinate daily production activities to meet schedule, quality, and output requirements Manage staffing, work assignments, workflow, and production priorities Monitor production performance, downtime, labor utilization, waste, and efficiency Address equipment, process, material, and production issues that affect the shift Partner with Quality, Maintenance, Sanitation, and Warehouse Ensure compliance with GMPs, food safety, sanitation, quality, and safety procedures Train employees on SOPs, production standards, safety, and operating procedures Manage employee performance, attendance, accountability, and development Complete required production and shift documentation Identify opportunities to reduce downtime and waste and improve productivity and overall shift performance What We're Looking For Food production or food manufacturing experience is required Production leadership experience as a Production Manager, Production Supervisor, Shift Manager, Manufacturing Supervisor, or similar Experience directly managing approximately 20 employees or more Bilingual English/Spanish with the ability to communicate effectively with Spanish-speaking production employees U.S. Citizen or fully executed Green Card holder Experience managing production schedules, staffing, workflow, and daily priorities Knowledge of GMPs, food safety, sanitation, quality, and workplace safety requirements Ability to address employee performance and hold teams accountable for safety, quality, and production expectations Comfortable working the required 2nd-shift schedule Technical & Manufacturing Skills Experience with the following is valuable: Food manufacturing / food processing operations GMPs, HACCP, preventive food safety controls, sanitation, and allergen controls Production scheduling and workflow management Production reporting and documentation Labor and staffing management Downtime, efficiency, waste, scrap, and yield tracking Root-cause problem solving and corrective actions Continuous improvement / Lean manufacturing Equipment and process troubleshooting SOPs and standardized work OSHA-related manufacturing safety practices ERP or production-management systems Microsoft Excel and production data analysis Experience in dairy, cheese, refrigerated foods, meat, bakery, beverage, prepared foods, or other high-volume food manufacturing environments would translate well to this position.\nCompany DescriptionCEO Inc. is an award-winning, full-service search firm that centers on people and is committed to finding the right fit for our candidates and clients alike. For over 25 years CEO Inc. has successfully placed top professionals in Engineering, and Production roles within the manufacturing industry at both top-tier and growing companies.