Job Description

Position Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced 2nd Shift Food Manufacturing Production Supervisor to join our team. This role is critical to ensuring the highest standards of quality, safety, and efficiency in our manufacturing operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the food industry, excellent team management skills, and a passion for continuous improvement.

Company

At Land O’Frost, our brands of lunchmeat and specialty sausage products are recognized as one of the nation’s best- selling and trusted brands. We have accomplished this through our incredible team of employees who are customer-focused, motivated, achievers, developers, and purpose-driven. We are seeking more passionate people to join our innovative team.

How YOU will contribute

• Quality and Food Safety: Ensure compliance with all quality and food safety programs through adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Red Zone audits, HACCP checks, and product quality assessments.
• Process Improvement: Reduce foreign material through process stability and improvement. Sustain CAPA through process control and root cause analysis tools like 5-Why’s.
• Operational Efficiency: Identify and implement opportunities to enhance plant efficiency, reduce waste, and improve methods and equipment.
• Lean Manufacturing: Execute process improvement and lean manufacturing activities.
• Leadership: Serve as an acting team leader in the absence of the designated leader. Lead by example to promote food safety, employee safety, and quality programs.
• Supervision: Oversee production operations, shifts, and related functions. Communicate changes, monitor quality and safety standards, and lead in challenging situations.
• Culture and Engagement: Promote and reinforce core values and culture. Work towards improving employee engagement and retention.
• Regulatory Compliance: Manage the department to ensure compliance with regulatory and internal processes related to employee safety, food safety, quality, HR, and process controls.
• Performance Metrics: Achieve department performance metrics, including production, yield, efficiencies, and labor utilization.
• Efficiency Planning: Manage labor and line components to meet schedule needs effectively.

About YOU

• Experience: Minimum 4 years in meat processing/food industry experience in lieu of a degree; 2+ years with a degree preferred.
• Education: Bachelor’s in meat science, food science, business administration, operational management, or a related field preferred.
• Certifications: HACCP Certification, Lean/Six Sigma preferred.
• Knowledge: Food manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Hours: 2pm-12am, weekends as needed.
• Travel: Local and/or overnight travel required (10%).

Join us and be a part of a team that values quality, safety, and continuous improvement. Apply today to make a significant impact in our manufacturing processes!

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