Fabrication & Shipping Lead — Beef Processing

Central-Valley-Meat; Hanford (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Valley Meat Company is seeking a Fabrication Supervisor to oversee daily fabrication operations, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, yield, and efficiency goals. You will lead a team, manage resources, and work with USDA inspectors to meet standards.

Responsibilities include training, scheduling, records maintenance, and driving process improvements while maintaining strict safety and GMP practices in a fast-paced facility.

Qualifications

• Beef processing experience.
• 3+ years of shipping management experience.
• Knowledge of USDA regulations, HACCP, GMP and safety protocol.
• Experience in shipping distribution, logistics or cold storage operations.
• Proficient in inventory management systems and MS Office.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Spanish communication is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily fabrication operations, ensuring safety, quality, yield, and efficiency.
• Lead and develop employees in a collaborative, safety-focused environment.
• Monitor staffing, job assignments, and rotations to meet production demands.
• Conduct new hire and position-transfer training, ensuring proper PPE use.
• Enforce safety and food safety policies with corrective action when needed.
• Maintain records including work orders, training, safety letters, and incident reports.
• Collaborate with USDA inspectors to meet regulatory and company specs.
• Drive yield optimization, cost control, and employee retention.
• Plan and organize production schedules based on product types and delivery dates.

Skills

Leadership

Safety compliance

Communication

Training & development

Tools

RF scanners

Inventory systems

WMS

Adage ERP

Assistics inventory

Job description

Central Valley Meat Company is seeking a Fabrication Supervisor to oversee daily fabrication operations, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, yield, and efficiency goals. You will lead a team, manage resources, and work with USDA inspectors to meet standards.

Responsibilities include training, scheduling, records maintenance, and driving process improvements while maintaining strict safety and GMP practices in a fast-paced facility.