Manufacturing Supervisor

Henrietta, NY

Full Time

Manager/Supervisor

Manufacturing Supervisor

Who?
Does Manufacturing Supervisor sound like your next job title?

This exciting opportunity is offered by Oregon Freeze Dry, makers of Mountain House. Oregon Freeze Dry is a World Class, purpose-driven technology solutions company with six decades of freeze-drying expertise. We find inspiration in our ability to create solutions, through the science and craft of freeze drying or lyophilization, that improve the lives of individuals and communities around the globe. Our driven and passionate team needs to expand, as we continue to experience sustainable growth across multiple markets.

What?
This position oversees daily manufacturing operations, ensuring safety, quality, morale, productivity, efficiency, customer service, and overall equipment efficiency (OEE) goals are met through individual and team efforts. This role provides leadership, guidance, and development to their team, fostering collaboration, empowerment, hands-on learning, and continuous improvement initiatives.

This is a full time role with a salary range of $82,000- $86,000.

Main aspects of the role include:

Ensures a safe, productive, and respectful work environment; ensure adherence to safety protocols, quality standards, company policies and applicable regulations.
Oversees day-to-day production operations to achieve sales plan and ensure on-time delivery of customer orders by creating and/or optimizing schedules, managing changeovers, addressing labor needs. Accountable for raw material deliveries, product releases, shipments, and effectively troubleshooting and elevating issues including room, equipment or employee concerns.
Partners with site leaders and support departments (Safety, HR, Quality) to align policies, drive continuous improvement, and meet business goals.
Serves as a technical resource for manufacturing processes by tracking process performance and implementing improvements to enhance throughput and efficiency.
Leads projects focused on operations, scheduling, and team effectiveness to refine production practices and elevate overall performance.
Responsible for exhibiting professional behavior with both internal and external business associates that reflect positively on the company and is consistent with the company’s policies and practices.
Provides daily leadership, coaching, and support to manufacturing team members, including training, recruitment, and ensuring compliance with OFD policies and procedures.

Embodies OFD’s cultural values and aligns daily actions with department and company culture.

Environment of this position:

Frequent exposure to extreme temperatures
Noise level in the work environment can be loud
Exposure to various food allergens
Regular requirement to stand, walk, climb, push, pull, reach, carry, and lift and twist
Must be able to regularly lift 15 pounds and up to 50 pounds

OFD contains office, manufacturing and outdoor workspaces where this position is required to access and work. The position requires a person to be able to frequently walk, stand and climb; bend and twist; see, hear and talk; use hands to type, handle or feel tools, controls; use hands and arms to reach, hold and carry tools or items. This position also requires a person to handle environments of varied temperatures and with various food allergens present; and be comfortable at various heights.

You!
The ideal candidate will have at least three years of manufacturing leadership experience, with an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Management, or a related field. Experience in food processing or life sciences manufacturing is strongly preferred. A strong understanding of GMP, FDA, USDA, HACCP, and OSHA regulations is essential, along with proven knowledge of general manufacturing processes and the ability to troubleshoot effectively. The candidate should have experience with root cause analysis tools (such as 5 Whys or Fishbone diagrams) and the ability to think strategically beyond their functional role, converting strategy into actionable results.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills are required, along with the ability to lead, motivate, and hold teams accountable while maintaining trust and managing business priorities. The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with minimal supervision. Strong computer skills are necessary, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications; experience with ERP systems, Redzone, Alchemy, and Microsoft NAV is a plus. Candidates should also be ready to obtain forklift certification and operate equipment as needed to support production and logistics. Flexibility to work various shifts, including nights, weekends, and overtime, is required.

Curious? Apply with your resume at Careers | Oregon Freeze Dry (ofd.com) or you can find more information about our company on our website.

Don’t meet all the requirements? Don’t sweat! We’re always looking for an excuse to discuss your next opportunity. You might just surprise yourself…

Oregon Freeze Dry wholeheartedly supports Equality and Diversity in employment and opposes all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Criminal background checks may be completed on all applicants. Oregon Freeze Dry is a drug free workplace.

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