Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

About the role

Join us at Smithfield, a company dedicated to sustainably feeding people around the world with good food produced the right way. We offer diverse career opportunities across various locations and functions, supported by our Core Four values: gratitude, communication, respect, and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Safeguard the production process by performing daily inspections and taking immediate corrective actions.
• Lead safety audits, promote ergonomic practices, and ensure compliance with HACCP and USDA regulations.
• Maintain product quality by enforcing Food Safety and Quality plans, training employees on safe operating procedures, and ensuring tasks adhere to product specifications.
• Track and analyze production yields, efficiencies, and variances, and collaborate with managers to optimize workflows and reduce costs.
• Direct and coach hourly production employees, aligning them on safety, quality, and production goals, and lead monthly line meetings.
• Analyze key product performance metrics, identify areas for improvement, and suggest enhancements to production efficiency, cost reduction, and quality maintenance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Business or a related field, with 2+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience leading training, coaching, or mentoring less experienced staff or managing processes/projects.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to solve complex process issues and perform solid analysis and math.
• Skilled in motivating, training, and coaching employees to achieve peak performance while fostering a positive, respectful, and team-oriented work environment.
• Adaptable to fast-paced, dynamic environments, capable of working in varying conditions, and willing to work long hours and weekends when needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in food processing, leadership, and manufacturing.
• Bilingual skills are a plus.

Skills

• Knowledge of yields, plant efficiencies, and operations procedures.

Benefits

Smithfield Foods offers a comprehensive benefits package, including relocation assistance and competitive compensation ranging from $55,000 to $82,500 annually. For more details, visit our benefits page.

Pay

The expected pay range for this position is $55,000 - $82,500 annually.

Schedule

Work schedules support work-life balance.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Wet or humid conditions, extreme cold and heat, working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud when in the production area.
• Frequent lifting and moving up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Frequent standing, walking, using hands to finger, handle, or feel, reaching with hands and arms, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, and talking or hearing.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Smithfield Foods is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual, or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.