Manager in Training - QA/Food Safety Operations

Wayne Farms LLC; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayne-Sanderson Farms in the United States is offering a Manager in Training (MIT) program—a structured 12-month path to leadership in QA and Food Safety Operations. The program emphasizes hands-on rotation across plant operations, live production, and business functions.

Participants will develop courage, resilience, interpersonal savvy, conflict management, accountability, and high learning agility through mentorship and cross-functional exposure.

Qualifications

• College degree required (associate, bachelor, graduate) or completed degree by MIT start date.
• Must be able to relocate within the company geographic footprint.
• 0–5 years of work experience.

Responsibilities

• Learn day-to-day operations under mentors and managers across departments.
• Identify improvement opportunities and collaborate to implement solutions.
• Partner with leadership to guide day-to-day activities of frontline staff.
• Apply LEAP philosophy to daily decisions and actions.
• Align personal goals with the company's vision and objectives.
• Follow safety initiatives and maintain a zero-accident culture.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Resilience

Interpersonal skills

Conflict resolution

Accountability

Learning agility

Education

College degree

Job description

## Manager in Training - QA/Food Safety OperationsApplylocations: Georgia - Oakwood Corporate Officetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: 2026-67016***Please Note: This is an operations-based role that supports our business from the field and reports into Corporate Office leadership. This is not a corporate office position.*****EARLY CAREERS- Launch your career. Grow your impact. Lead the future.**The **Manager in Training (MIT) Program** at Wayne-Sanderson Farms (WSF) is a structured **12-month** training program designed to cultivate early talent into future leaders within the company. Throughout the program, participants will develop critical leadership skills necessary to thrive in dynamic and challenging environments. Early talent must possess skills related to the program competencies and a college degree.**Candidate Requirements:*** College degree required (associate, bachelors, graduate) OR completed college degree by MIT start date.* Must be able to relocate within company geographic footprint.* 0-5 years of work experience**What an MIT Should Expect to Develop:*** **Courage and Resiliency:** Build the strength to face challenges head-on and recover quickly from setbacks.* **Interpersonal Savvy:** Enhance the ability to interact effectively with others, understanding diverse perspectives, and building strong relationships.* **Conflict Management:** Learn to navigate and resolve conflicts in a constructive and professional manner.* **Accountability:** Cultivate a sense of ownership and responsibility for decisions, actions, and outcomes.* **Action-Oriented Leadership:** Develop a proactive approach to leadership, driving results through decisive and timely actions.* **High Learning Agility:** Adapt quickly to new information, environments, and challenges, demonstrating a continuous learning mindset.**What an MIT Should Expect During Program:*** **Clear Pathway to Leadership**: A structured and transparent pathway to leadership roles within the organization.* **Well-Rounded Development**: Opportunities for comprehensive growth, including skills development, leadership training, and cross-functional experience.* **Mentorship and Exposure**: Access to mentorship, hands-on training, and opportunities to interact with and learn from senior leadership, providing valuable insights and guidance.* **Structured Rotation Schedule**: Rotations including plant operations, live production, and relevant business functions.**Responsibilities and Tasks:*** Learn the day-to-day operations by working under the supervision of functional managers or mentors and through direct, hands-on experience in all assigned departments to develop an understanding of departmental operations, processes, procedures and performance standards; apply learned skills in daily interactions with employees, vendors, customers, etc.* Learn and understand the requirements of both internal and external customers, using information and feedback to improve products and services.* Identify opportunities for improvement, including underlying root cause, suggest solutions and work with various departments to implement a creative solution to permanently remedy issues.* Partner with experienced leadership to lead and direct the day-to-day activities of frontline associates.* Make principled decisions in daily interactions with peers, subordinates and management by learning, understanding and applying the LEAP philosophy.* Learn and understand the Company’s vision and objectives to create meaningful and measurable personal and subordinate goals* Follow and ensure others follow all safety initiatives helping to maintain a zero-accident culture.* Perform additional relevant duties as assigned.**Physical & Safety Requirements:*** Follow departmental and company safety policies and programs.* Wear required protective equipment in all areas where mandatory.* Ability to travel throughout facilities both indoors and out.* Ability to work in a wet, cold, hot, humid, and/or dusty environment.* Occasionally lift up to 40 lbs.* Ability to work unusual shifts (holidays, weekends and extended) as needed to meet production requirement.### ### We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.### About UsA career that makes an amazing difference starts at **Wayne-Sanderson Farms**. Formed from two leading poultry companies with humble roots in farm supply and feed manufacturing, **Wayne-Sanderson Farms** is built on over a century’s worth of industry expertise and excellence in operation.Our family at **Wayne-Sanderson Farms** is now more than 26,000 team members and over 2,000 family farmers strong, and still growing as the nation’s third largest poultry producer. By starting your career with a leader in the industry, you can develop your skills in a wide variety of operations while enjoying unique benefits such as our professional development opportunities.Make an impact on a global scale by feeding a growing world with **Wayne-Sanderson Farms** by applying online today.