Weekend Production Supervisor

Company Information

Organization name: BlendTech, Inc

About our organization: Since 1999, Blend Tech has been helping food companies achieve a competitive edge with custom-blended dry spice and liquid seasoning processed under the industry’s highest standards and routinely delivered on or ahead of schedule.

Website: www.blendtechinc.com

Prepared Date: October 12, 2026

Effective Date: October 12, 2026

Hiring Manager Job Title: Director of Operations

Job Function: Production Supervisor

Employment Status: Full-time Regular

Primary Location: Wichita, KS

Job/Position Summary

The Production Supervisor is responsible for leading daily production and packaging activities, assigning employees to work areas, training new and current employees, and ensuring the daily production schedule is met. This role supports safe, efficient operations through schedule attainment, inventory accuracy, employee accountability, and clear communication across Production, Packaging, Warehouse, Quality, Maintenance, and Scheduling.

This position plays an important leadership role in maintaining a strong food safety culture and supporting compliance with Safe Quality Food Institute (SQF) requirements, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), HACCP, allergen control, sanitation, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Education and Experience

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; additional education or training in manufacturing, operations, or a related field preferred. Equivalent food manufacturing experience will be considered.

Experience and requirements:

• Previous supervisory or lead experience in a food manufacturing or production environment preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise employees, assign work, and maintain accountability for daily results.
• Experience training new and current employees, including safety and job-specific requirements.
• Working knowledge of ERP and inventory systems such as SAP, AS 400, Tamlin Software, AccountMate, or similar systems.
• Experience with production scheduling, inventory reconciliation, cycle counts, and schedule attainment.
• Knowledge of SQF or another GFSI-benchmarked food safety system preferred.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

1. Food Safety, Safety & Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure employees follow GMP, HACCP, allergen control, food defense, sanitation, and applicable safety requirements.
• Maintain audit-ready work areas and documentation.
• Coordinate required safety training, including classroom training, forklift training, and lockout/tagout training.
• Identify and address safety concerns and participate in corrective and preventive actions when needed.

2. Supervision & Leadership

• Supervise approximately 25 to 35 employees and assign employees to daily work areas.
• Establish clear daily expectations and accountability measures.
• Train new and current employees and verify training is completed.
• Hold daily department meetings and communicate priorities, issues, and expectations.
• Provide coaching, support evaluations and discipline, and assist with staffing based on production needs.

3. Production & Schedule Attainment

• Print and review daily production schedules and shipping reports.
• Ensure production and packaging schedules are met and communicate risks to schedule attainment.
• Work with Scheduling to adjust production priorities when needed.
• Identify items that may miss ship dates and report raw material or staffing issues promptly.
• Verify production and packaging attainment, yields, and daily results.

4. Inventory & Warehouse Control

• Inventory and reconcile packaging and blending materials and transactions.
• Reconcile floor and pack room inventory records and support setup reconciliation.
• Perform weekly counts, cycle counts, monthly oil inventory, and annual inventory counts.
• Organize and maintain warehouse and production storage areas in an orderly manner.
• Support receiving adjustments, product transfers, and other inventory transactions as assigned.

5. Quality, Documentation & Continuous Improvement

• Review production documentation and batch records for completeness and accuracy.
• Maintain accurate, audit-ready records and support lot traceability requirements.
• Participate in root cause analysis and CAPA investigations.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, efficiency, schedule attainment, and inventory accuracy.
• Assist with monthly plant audits and assign employees to complete findings and corrective actions.

Skills and competencies

• Strong leadership, communication, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to organize labor and priorities in a changing production environment.
• Working knowledge of GMPs, HACCP, SQF, sanitation, and food safety expectations.
• Inventory reconciliation, schedule attainment, and problem-solving ability.
• Strong organizational and documentation management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and production, ERP, or inventory tracking systems.

Physical and Work Requirements

• Ability to work in food production environments, including noise, temperature changes, and wet conditions.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs occasionally.
• Ability to work the schedule required to support production demands.

Pay: From $28.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person