2nd Shift Production Supervisor
Job Description
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Salary Range: $75,000 – $90,000 annually (DOE)
Travel: 0–5%
- Coordinate with Production Scheduling, Sanitation, Warehouse, and Maintenance teams to optimize equipment, labor, and materials
- Assign personnel to production lines and tasks to meet daily output goals
- Review and maintain processing specifications (equipment setup, yields, rates, staffing, and special instructions)
- Track production performance, downtime, and efficiency metrics
- Ensure all production documentation is accurate and completed on time
- Support R&D in processing new products and specifications
- Participate in physical inventory as required
- Hire, coach, discipline, and develop production employees
- Ensure compliance with labor laws, safety regulations, and food safety standards
- Promote and enforce a strong safety culture
- Conduct and support training programs (HACCP, GMP, SPC, operator training)
- Ensure adherence to company safety, quality, and Code of Conduct policies
- Analyze production costs and scheduling efficiency
- Support continuous improvement initiatives
- Assist with accounting updates and energy/water conservation projects
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 4+ years of manufacturing supervisory experience
- Food manufacturing experience strongly preferred
- HACCP certification (or ability to obtain) preferred
- Working knowledge of production scheduling and cost analysis
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate with employees with limited English proficiency
- CPR/First Aid certification (or ability to obtain)
Plant: Exposure to loud noise, food-grade dust and odors, moving machinery, powered industrial trucks, temperature extremes, and industrial hazards
- Ability to stand and work on feet for extended periods
- Flexibility in work hours required