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ABOUT THE COMPANY

Mrs. Gerry’s was founded in 1973 in Albert Lea, Minnesota.  Since then, the company has expanded in every way!  Mrs. Gerry’s offers 120 different products including pasta salads, coleslaws, salad kits, specialty salads, and sides, including the popular Premium Mashed Potatoes that were introduced in 2005 and, of course, the recipe that started it all – Mrs. Gerry’s Original Potato Salad.  Today, Mrs. Gerry’s Salads and Mashed Potatoes are sold coast to coast. In 2020, Mrs. Gerry’s was purchased by Sequel Holdings, LLC. Sequel’s deep industry experience and strategic planning paired with Mrs. Gerry’s ongoing commitment to their employees and the community, ensure long-term value and growth for years to come. Come grow with us! GREAT food starts with GREAT people!

Title:                      1^st Shift Spanish Bilingual Supervisor

Department:          Operations

Prepared Date:     12/30/24

Salary Range:       $60,000 - $70,000

Status:                    Non-Exempt

SUMMARY

Directs and coordinates the personnel, production, and packaging of products by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates.

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS

Monday – Fridays Start time is 5:00AM - with a varying end time. Occasionally changes to work schedule may occur due to production or training needs.

BENEFITS

• Health Insurance
• Virtual Primary Care 

• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Dental
• Vision
• Short and Long-term Disability Insurance
• Cancer
• Hospital
• Accidental Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse and dependents
• Basic $25,000 Term Life Insurance policy. This is paid 100% by Mrs. Gerry’s Kitchen, LLC for each permanent full-time employee.
• 401(K)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

• Serve as a primary back up for the Production Manager.
• Know and follow HACCP, SOPs and SQF programs.
• Cover Team Leader responsibilities that have time off.
• Know and follow all Food Safety procedures.
• Wear all required personal protective equipment. For more information, see policy.
• Monitor cleanliness within the plant as required by HACCP.
• Assist in production activities to help insure it is running smoothly and quality is being met.
• Watch and enforce safety policies and procedures.
• Support, make, and implement management decisions. 
• Resolve problems and drive continuous improvement. Promote a positive work environment.
• Responsible for the compliance to production standards and product yields. Communication of results to team members.
• Evaluation of personnel.
• Management of overtime requirements.
• Evaluate, support, and ensure proper training of employees. Retrain when necessary.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job directly supervises all personnel involved in the production and packaging of Mrs. Gerry’s products.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily in both English and Spanish. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Two-year certificate from college or, other related technical field with five years of supervisory experience in an operations environment and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in both English and Spanish. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence in both languages. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization in both English and Spanish. Must exhibit a fluent or native level of knowledge of the Spanish language.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Employee must have a pallet jack and forklift license.
• Employee must be trained to perform first aid and CPR.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Employee must have good communication and organizational skills.
• Employee must have ability to think of new ways of doing jobs more efficient and productive.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and push or pull.  The employee is occasionally required to sit.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 or more than 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather); work near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places; extreme cold (non-weather) and extreme heat (non-weather). The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

FACILITY ALERGENS

At Mrs. Gerry's, our facility may process items that contain eggs, milk, wheat, soy, fish, crustacea, and tree nuts.

EEO STATEMENT

Mrs. Gerry's is an equal opportunity employer committed to helping you do your best work.  We are committed to providing these opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, pregnancy, or Veteran status. 

EMPLOYEE DRUG, ALCOHOL, AND CANNABIS FREE WORKPLACE AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING POLICY

Mrs. Gerry's has a longstanding commitment to provide a safe, quality-oriented, and productive work environment.  Alcohol, drug, and cannabis misuse poses a threat to the health and safety of Mrs. Gerry's employees, visitors, customers, and consumers as well as to the security of the company's equipment, vehicles, facilities, property, and products.  For these reasons, Mrs. Gerry's will conduct pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident/incident drug screens.  

Pre-employment drug testing and background screen is required.