Beef Fabrication Supervisor: Lead Production & Safety

Rainier Pure Beef Company; Woodland (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rainier Pure Beef Company in Southwest Washington is seeking an experienced Fabrication Supervisor to lead daily production operations within the beef fabrication department. The role requires hands-on leadership on the production floor, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency while driving performance and accountability.

The ideal candidate will supervise frontline employees, set clear expectations, coach for improvement, and collaborate with Maintenance, FSQA, and other departments to meet

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of supervisory or production leadership in meat processing or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and hold frontline employees accountable.
• Knowledge of food safety, quality control, and workplace safety practices.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in cold, wet production conditions and extended shifts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations within an assigned fabrication production area, ensuring safe, efficient, and consistent performance.
• Coordinate staffing, production schedules, and workflow to meet throughput, yield, quality, and customer requirements.
• Monitor production performance, identify inefficiencies, and take corrective action when needed.
• Maintain line speeds, labor allocation, and product flow while minimizing downtime and waste.
• Work with Lead Supervisors and other production leaders to coordinate activities and resolve operational challenges.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, FSQA, Harvest, and other departments to support daily production needs.
• Ensure employees follow fabrication, trimming, handling, and packaging procedures.
• Provide direct supervision, coaching, and support to frontline production employees.
• Establish clear expectations for performance, attendance, safety, quality, and workplace conduct.
• Build positive working relationships through communication, fairness, and follow-through.
• Conduct regular performance feedback, evaluations, and coaching conversations.
• Recognize employee contributions and address concerns promptly and professionally.
• Support onboarding, hands-on training, and ongoing skills development.
• Identify leadership potential and help develop skills.
• Partner with HR on attendance management and corrective action.
• Promote a team environment built on accountability and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with USDA regulations, HACCP, SSOP, GMP, and company food safety requirements.
• Work with FSQA to identify, report, and resolve food safety or product quality concerns.
• Maintain proper product handling, labeling, packaging, and customer specification standards.
• Support corrective actions, documentation, and audit readiness.
• Reinforce food safety expectations through training and oversight.
• Promote a safety-first culture and ensure proper PPE usage.
• Identify and address unsafe conditions and hazards.
• Participate in safety meetings and investigations.
• Ensure trained competency in safe use of knives, machinery, and equipment.
• Support improvements to reduce injuries and risks.
• Monitor KPIs like productivity, yield, labor, overtime, quality, and performance.
• Take ownership of results and communicate concerns to leadership.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and reduce waste.
• Support department improvement initiatives and new procedures.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Communication

Problem-solving

Safety awareness

Job description

Rainier Pure Beef Company in Southwest Washington is seeking an experienced Fabrication Supervisor to lead daily production operations within the beef fabrication department. The role requires hands-on leadership on the production floor, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency while driving performance and accountability.

The ideal candidate will supervise frontline employees, set clear expectations, coach for improvement, and collaborate with Maintenance, FSQA, and other departments to meet