First-Shift Production Supervisor – Food Processing

Bachoco Company; Fort Smith (AR); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Bachoco USA in Fort Smith, AR is seeking a 1st Shift Production Supervisor for the Further Processing facility. This role reports to the Shift Manager and leads up to 30 hourly employees to ensure efficient, safe production of first-quality products for customer needs and specifications.

You will supervise staffing, timekeeping, training, audits readiness, and collaboration with other departments to meet USDA requirements and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is preferred.
• Supervisory or lead experience in par fry, fully cooked, further processing operations preferred.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to build relationships and influence to get results.
• Bi-lingual in English/Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of hourly employees.
• Responsible for safety, performance, yields, staffing, time and attendance, training, and corrective actions for assigned shift.
• Follow and enforce company policies & procedures, Food Safety Guidelines and GMP procedures.
• Work with other departments on assigned shift to meet customer specs and USDA requirements.
• Complete daily reporting for shift including employee time edits.
• Maximize yields and throughputs while maintaining quality standards.
• Participate in interviews for open positions.
• Ensure safety and job-specific training on assigned shift.
• Prepare shift for customer and BRC audits.
• This is a safety sensitive position.

Skills

Team leadership

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Organization

Relationship building

Bi-lingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Tools

Payroll systems

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Bachoco USA in Fort Smith, AR is seeking a 1st Shift Production Supervisor for the Further Processing facility. This role reports to the Shift Manager and leads up to 30 hourly employees to ensure efficient, safe production of first-quality products for customer needs and specifications.

You will supervise staffing, timekeeping, training, audits readiness, and collaboration with other departments to meet USDA requirements and quality standards.