1st Shift Harvest General Foreman

Kansas Ag Connection; Dodge City (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Cargill is seeking a Harvest General Foreman to oversee production facilities in Dodge City, Kansas. You will ensure safety, quality and financial performance while guiding multiple departments and shifts. The role requires leadership, budget oversight, and collaboration with supervisors to meet customer specs and timelines.

The position emphasizes coaching, compliance with food safety standards, and hands-on participation with the team. Relocation may be considered for qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum one year of directly related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Execute routine operations of assigned area, ensuring safety, quality and environmental compliance.
• Monitor production outcomes and quality to meet customer specifications.
• Partner with production supervisors to meet customer specifications and timelines.
• Administer production budget for a department or shift; process invoices and payments.
• Develop operational plans for multiple departments, processes and shifts.
• Coach and develop direct reports; reinforce company values and leadership principles.
• Make personnel decisions related to hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Bilingual Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Lean Six Sigma certification

Job description

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 Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

JOB PURPOSE AND IMPACT

The Harvest General Foreman will provide strategic operational oversight for all production operating facilities with moderate presence in multiple regions or moderate degree of complexity. In this role, you will oversee and hold operating facilities accountable to standards for safety, quality, operational effectiveness and financial performance.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Execute routine operations of assigned area, ensuring direct reports are following policies and procedures related to employee, food and feed safety and environmental compliance.
• Monitor production outcomes, quantity, and quality to ensure customer and food safety requirements are within specifications.
• Partner with production supervisors to meet customer specifications and timeline.
• Administer production budget for a department, process, or shift and executes purchase orders and ensures timely payment of invoices
• Develop operational plans and monitors routine operations for all production processes for multiple departments, processes and shifts.
• Develop, supervise and provide coaching to direct reports including coaching company core values and guiding principles for assigned facilities or region.
• Responsible for personnel decisions related to hiring, performance and disciplinary actions for your direct reports. You will also spend time completing the same tasks as employees on your team.
• Other duties as assigned.

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QUALIFICATIONS

MINIMUM

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum one year of directly related work experience

PREFERRED

• One year of supervisory experience
• Bilingual (Spanish)
• Lean six sigma certification

APPLICANT INFORMATION

• This position is posted both internally and externally
• Position is based in Dodge City, Kansas
• Relocation assistance is provided for this role
• The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet