Greenhouse Production Supervisor - Lean Operations

Brightfarms Inc; Kendall Township (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cox Farms in Yorkville, IL is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead daily greenhouse operations and drive efficient production scheduling. You will oversee hourly staff, optimize resources, and ensure safety and quality standards across a 480,000 sq ft facility with annual leafy greens production.

This hands-on role emphasizes teamwork, process improvements, and compliance with food safety practices. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of food production experience, strong computer skills (MS

Qualifications

• Has 3-5 years' experience directly working in food production.
• Proficiency with computer operations and programs such as Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), Access or other data tracking systems.
• Strong decision-making and troubleshooting skills and methods are essential.

Responsibilities

• Supervise greenhouse operations and ensure high performance.
• Plan and execute the production schedule, providing supervision and direction to production leads.
• Allocate resources to ensure minimum downtime and completion of scheduled activities.
• Prioritize and manage workload to ensure assignments address goals and objectives.
• Be accountable to KPIs tied to labor expenses and other operating expenses.
• Lead LEAN initiatives and kaizen activities to improve system efficiencies.
• Maintain a neat, orderly, and safe greenhouse facility and operation.
• Ensure compliance with all food safety material and logs.
• Assist with onboarding and training of associates.
• Coordinate labor and resources across shifts and teams.

Skills

Food production experience

LEAN principles

Team leadership

Decision making

Bilingual English/Spanish

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Access

Outlook

Word

Job description

Cox Farms in Yorkville, IL is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead daily greenhouse operations and drive efficient production scheduling. You will oversee hourly staff, optimize resources, and ensure safety and quality standards across a 480,000 sq ft facility with annual leafy greens production.

This hands-on role emphasizes teamwork, process improvements, and compliance with food safety practices. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of food production experience, strong computer skills (MS