Production Supervisor

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make, and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well. This position is in our Ag & Trading enterprise, where we connect producers and users of grains and oilseeds around the globe through origination, trading, processing, and distribution. We also offer a range of farmer services and risk management solutions.

About the role

The Production Supervisor will provide strategic operational oversight for all production and operating of the preparation and extraction departments within the soybean crushing facility in Sioux City, Iowa. In this role, you will oversee safety, quality, operational effectiveness, and financial performance of these departments.

Responsibilities

• Ensures employee, food, and feed safety and environmental compliance program standards and goals are implemented.
• Responsible for leading employee safety, food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance programs across the facility.
• Ensures all operations meet company standards and government requirements while driving continuous improvement and building a culture of safety, quality, and accountability.
• Establish and deploy operational priorities for preparation and extraction departments.
• Leads strategic and tactical operations and quality management deliverables to ensure customer, product, and quality standard requirements are met within specifications.
• Ensure and hold direct reports accountable for meeting and controlling operating expenses and established targets.
• Oversee the overall operational management and implement operational efficiency improvements which may include standardization of systems, quality control, safety, production reliability excellence, and maintenance and operator best practices.
• Lead and develop a team, coach, train, and make decisions related to talent management, hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of four years of related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Lean Six Sigma.
• Two years of supervisory experience.
• Experience with Problem Solving Methodologies (e.g., 5-Why Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, A3 Problem Solving).
• Soybean crushing or equivalent experience.

Location

This position is based in Sioux City, IA. Relocation support may be provided. Visa sponsorship will not be provided.