We have openings for Supervisors to work in the "world's largest cold storage facility" that is our Freezer in Le Mars Iowa. The Supervisor is responsible for day-to-day supervision of assigned teams of employees who perform specific tasks as part of the freezer operations. Responsible for communicating expectations, managing accountability and delivering desired results in the areas of safety, quality, delivery and cost. Additional duties include *Administer standards of work to ensure employees consistently, safely and effectively perform assigned tasks and responsibilities in accordance with established SOPs/Standard Work and document as required. Take ownership of the training and qualification process of all direct reports. *Support and maintain a continuous improvement (CI) culture across assigned work teams; serve as a leader of change. Actively identify opportunities to optimize cost structure in the areas of materials, scheduling, labor, etc. managing daily improvement (MDI). *Monitor quality activities within the manufacturing processes to prevent quality failures and ensure compliance with plant manufacturing control programs as well as company policies, food manufacturing GMPs, and relevant food safety regulations. *Communicate openly and effectively with assigned teams on a regular, frequent basis to ensure awareness and understanding of important information impacting the individual, team or operation. *Follow and enforce required safety policies, promote and acknowledge safe behavior and appropriately address safety related concerns. Foster peer to peer safety accountability. *Optimize labor schedules to ensure appropriate coverage in support of attainment goals and labor budget. Work proactively to minimize schedule changes and balance the needs of the operation. *Develop and build capability of people as individuals and teams through a variety of techniques and tools focused on motivation, teamwork, mentoring and coaching. Drive individual accountability and ownership of results. *Foster peer to peer accountability in the areas of safety, quality, delivery and cost. *Utilize and manage the necessary resources and processes across functions to achieve designated performance goals. *Take ownership for the results of the operation from end-to-end by working within assigned team, as well as, across shifts and cross-functionally with departments that impact the desired results of the operation. Qualified candidates must have an understanding of frozen foods distribution process. Excellent leadership skills, flexibility, excellent communication skills, strong organizational and people skills are required. Qualified candidates with at least 2 years supervisory experience and a college degree is preferred. Wells Enterprises, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, minorities and females are encouraged to apply.
