Job description

Title: Operations Training Supervisor

City, State: Westfield, WI

Reports to: Production Manager

Classification: Exempt

Remote: No

Relocation: Nationwide relocation assistance is available

Summary: The Production Training Supervisor is key to employee retention, productivity, and compliance by coordinating consistent and effective training for operational team members. Utilizing our "One Team, One Mission" approach, this position collaborates with internal partners to develop, track, and improve the operational training experience.

Essential Functions:

Ensures accuracy and consistency in standard operating procedures (SOPs) of equipment and processes through the development and oversight of operational training for new hires, transfers, and re-trains/updates. Develops timeline, protocol, and tools to implement training, track learning progress and test quality of performance in a variety of production situations and equipment. Consults with Production, Continuous Improvement, and company leaders on operational training issues, recommends job placements, and engages in other feedback as needed to improve the Brakebush onboarding and training experience.

Provides leadership to a team of operational trainers through supervision, training, and continuous performance management that promotes a positive culture consistent with Brakebush mission and values. Reviews time and attendance for accuracy and timely submittal to Payroll. Responsible for team compliance in company and regulatory training (SQF, Safety, HR, and other training.

Serves as training coordinator to ensure best practices in company and governmental policy and regulations. (e.g., Safety/OSHA, HR/EEO, QA/SQF/HACCP, etc.) Supports Production team compliance through coordinating mandatory training logistics, partnering with Operations and Sanitation Supervisors to cover compliance training and updates*, tracking attendance, and evaluating training impact/application of knowledge. Provides training data and feedback to internal partners to improve training efficiency and application.

Provides backup for Production Supervisors and operational trainers. Maintains knowledge of Operations procedures, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives. Develops relationships with team members to optimize training success.

Required Qualifications:

• Three years’ experience in a USDA regulated facility leading an operations team and/or a bachelor’s degree in Operations Management or related field with two years’ leadership experience.
• Operations/productions experience of our current equipment and processes.
• Training coordination experience; developing training tools, planning, facilitation, tracking and evaluation
• Professional interpersonal skills including strong oral and written communication, a team approach, and the ability to maintain composure/make decisions in stressful situations.
• Competent in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, and Outlook

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a further process poultry facility
• Supervisory experience in a food processing setting (Further Processing preferred)
• Prior experience with SAP or Infinity
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) encouraged
• Knowledge of general First Aid and CPR

Supervisory Responsibility: This position supervises a team of operational trainers across all three shifts

Work Environment: Wide variations in environment temperature (-10 freezer, 32-degree coolers, 40-degree plant, wet cold environment) noise, slippery floors and moving equipment, wearing appropriate PPE.

Physical Demands: Position will include extensive standing, sitting, lifting, wearing factory required equipment while working in production, walking, climbing stairs, visual inspections, responding quickly to team member needs, and challenges that may be happening.

Position Type: Shift hours may vary. Some Saturday work is required.

Travel: Travel may be required to other facilities (5-10%, depending on need)

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

About Brakebush Brothers, Inc.:

Since 1925, our privately owned and U.S. operated family business fulfils its mission to exceed customer expectations with quality chicken products at competitive prices and provide a safe and quality work environment for our employees, consisting of competitive wages, great benefits, and optimum working conditions.

Brakebush Brothers, Inc. currently has four locations. Our original plant in Westfield, WI is a further processing plant that houses the corporate offices and our fleet, Brakebush Transportation, Inc. Our Wells, MN and Mocksville, NC are additional further processing facilities and the Irving, TX location is a raw portioning operation. Through high capacity production lines and a national distribution network, we provide over 200 products for Foodservice, Industrial and National accounts across the United States.

Brakebush takes pride in continuous improvement, learning and development of our employees at all levels, employee wellness initiatives and ongoing support of our community and charities.

We offer amazing benefits:

Brakebush Center for Health onsite clinic (free to all employees): Physician’s Assistant, Medical Assistant, Physical Therapist, Chaplain, Mental Health Counseling, Legal Services, Financial Services, 24/7 Fitness Center

Programs: 401(k) with Company match, Paid Time Off (PTO), Holiday Time, Paid Parental Leave, Tuition Reimbursement, and an Employee Assistance program

Insurances: Medical/Dental, Reimbursement Accounts - Flex Spending Account (FSA)/Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP), Case Management and Maternity Management Services, Insurance Travel Assistance Program, Life Insurance for you and your family, and Telemedicine Services

Optional Additional Insurance: Vision, Short/Long Term Disability, Accident Plan, Accidental Death (AD&D), Critical Illness, and Supplemental Life Insurance.

Westfield, WI is our corporate facility and home to many of our 1,000+ employees:

Brakebush Brothers Inc is headquartered in the small central Wisconsin community of Westfield, Wisconsin. Conveniently located 60 miles North of Madison, 60 miles South of Stevens Point, and 30 miles Northeast of the Wisconsin Dells, residents of Westfield enjoy the quiet small-town lifestyle while still being able to access the quality entertainment, business, and industry of some of Wisconsin’s most popular cities.

Brakebush Brothers, Inc is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in our hiring, training, or promotion policies. We will not discriminate against job applicants or employees for reasons of race, religion, color, sex, handicap, age, national origin, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Successful completion of a pre-employment background check is required.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: One location

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