Processing Supervisor
About the Company
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., founded in 1957 and headquartered in Mississippi, is the largest producer and distributor of shell eggs in the United States. Our integrated operations include hatching chicks, growing and maintaining flocks of pullets, layers, and breeders, manufacturing feed, and producing, processing, packaging, and distributing shell eggs. We sell most of our shell eggs in the southwestern, southeastern, mid-western, and mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S.
Since becoming a public company in 1996, Cal-Maine has continued to grow. In 2014, the company achieved a milestone by selling over one billion dozen eggs in one year, a feat repeated in the fiscal year ending June 3, 2023, with a total flock of approximately 41.2 million layers and 10.8 million pullets and breeders. Our mission is to be the most sustainable producer and reliable supplier of consistent, high-quality fresh shell eggs and egg products in the country, demonstrating a "Culture of Sustainability" in everything we do.
About the Role
The Processing Supervisor is a management position responsible for supervising hourly staff and ensuring all processing tasks are completed, including the proper grading of eggs, monitoring maintenance and safety programs for machinery, and other duties as assigned. This role enforces all duties, policies, and procedures related to general safety, food safety, and food quality.
Responsibilities
- Supervises hourly employees including training, planning, assigning, and dispatching work, communicating expectations, evaluating performance, and addressing complaints or problems.
- Directs workers engaged in product measurement, inspection, and testing activities to ensure quality control and reliability.
- Communicates with management and user personnel to develop production and design standards and recommend methods for improving utilization of personnel, material, and utilities.
- Applies statistical methods and performs mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, staff requirements, and processing standards.
- Coordinates with Production to design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for egg processing, establish maintenance procedures, safety programs, and food safety systems.
- Ensures continuous improvement in process, cost, quality, and production.
- Monitors compliance with organizational policies, occupational health and safety practices, and all applicable regulations; completes documentation accurately.
- Fulfills additional tasks as assigned by the Processing Manager and General Manager.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) from a four-year college or university, or three to five years of experience and/or training.
- Attention to detail.
- Bilingual in Spanish/English preferred.
- Availability for night shifts, weekends, and holidays when applicable.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced setting and adapting to changing priorities.
- Ability to balance multiple projects and operations in a continuously changing environment.
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Word) preferred.
- Ability to lead a small team.
- Forklift trained or certified.
- Good communication skills.
Physical Requirements
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 these functions.
- Regularly required to stand, walk, and sit.
- Must use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
- May be required to move and/or lift up to 100 pounds.
- No special vision requirements for this position.