▷ Food and Beverage Production Supervisor; Functions and Salary

A food and beverage production supervisor is a professional with experience in the supervision and control of industrial food and beverage manufacturing processes, guaranteed that the process is carried out with total efficiency, coordinating production times and work teams.

As a food and beverage supervisor, you must ensure that they are processed or manufactured meeting quality standards, from the correct dosage of the ingredients, as well as their nutritional value, maintaining uniformity in all the production lines equally.

At the same time, he must be a comprehensive professional with previous knowledge of the production lines that this industrial sector implies, as well as knowledge of personnel management and knowledge in hygiene and industrial safety.

Functions

Supervise the entire production chain: Food and beverage manufacturing processes involve more than one process, from receiving raw material to the production of finished or semi-finished products for other industries; therefore, the supervisor in charge must control and ensure that all processes are executed according to plan.

Train and supervise staff: the production processes that these industries involve require workers to master certain techniques and tools, and as the supervisor in charge, you must ensure that workers are provided with the necessary prior training to carry out tasks inherent to the process of preparing food and beverages. that allows them to carry out their work efficiently.

In addition, you must manage work teams to take advantage of their maximum potential, improving productivity levels.

Supervises the quality and safety of the production process: The supervisor must ensure compliance with quality standards throughout the food manufacturing and distribution process and beverages, in such a way that their consumption does not represent health risks, safely satisfying the needs of the consumers.

Ensure compliance with health regulations and codes: Among his duties as food and beverage supervisor is to ensure that the manufacturing process, the production facilities and the dispatch and handling of products, comply with health regulations relevant.

Characteristics of a food and beverage supervisor

The characteristics that stand out from these supervisors are:

• He is a proactive professional, with initiative to solve problems that may arise at any stage during the food and beverage manufacturing process.
• He has leadership skills, with skills to work as a team, improving productivity and times.
• Proposes measures to improve quality and efficiency in production processes.

Job field of a food and beverage supervisor.

• Food or beverage production plant supervisor.
• Restaurant supervisor.
• Bar supervisor.
• Hotel and resort supervisor in the food and beverage area.

job requirements

• be ing Food Biochemist or Ing. Industrial.
• Proven work experience in food and beverage production plants.
• Have a food and beverage handling license.
• Knowledge in production lines such as SQF, BPM, HACCP.
• Schedule availability.

Average salary of a food and beverage supervisor in Mexico

• $7,000.00 to 15,000.00 pesos per month, which vary depending on the working hours, the level of experience and the company.