First Line Production Supervisor

Alfa Laval Inc.; Temecula (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a First Line Production Supervisor to provide strategic oversight across multiple production facilities. This role is crucial for ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards while managing operational effectiveness and financial performance. You will collaborate with production teams to meet customer specifications and timelines, develop coaching strategies for direct reports, and manage departmental budgets. If you are passionate about operational excellence and team development, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a vital sector.

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Oversee production operations ensuring safety and quality standards.
• Develop operational plans and monitor production processes.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Operational Management

Food Safety Compliance

Budget Management

Coaching and Development

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Related Field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job ID 304954 Date posted 05/05/2025

Cargill's size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials - from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill's agricultural supply chain business. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver essential products.

Job Purpose and Impact

The First Line Production Supervisor 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

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum one year of directly related work experience
• Basic computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of supervisory experience
• Lean six sigma

Position Information

Relocation assistance will be provided for this position.
Location: Reserve, Louisiana

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.