MI - Production Supervisor II (Chickery)

Herbruck's; Ionia (MI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Herbruck's is seeking a Production Supervisor II for our Chickery in Ionia, MI. This full‑time, hourly role leads the production team in a demanding farm environment, ensuring safety, productivity and continuous improvement.

The supervisor coordinates cross-functional tasks, manages performance reviews, and supports training initiatives. The candidate should hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 3+ years of supervisory experience, and be able to work weekends when needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in production supervision.
• Leadership courses completed in LMS (if applicable).
• Strong communication, analytical and problem‑solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop departmental goals aligned with company strategy.
• Provide insights to upper management for improvements.
• Ensure safe, secure, and healthy work environment.
• Organize workflow and clarify duties; hold regular team meetings.
• Monitor productivity and provide coaching to meet performance expectations.
• Maintain timekeeping and personnel records.
• Train new and existing employees and enforce policies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Team management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

3+ years relevant experience

Job description

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MI - Production Supervisor II (Chickery)

Full Time Hourly Manual Labor Ionia, MI, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1110

Position Summary:

Building on the responsibilities of a Supervisor I, the Supervisor II role is a key leadership position in the production department. It involves greater responsibility for effective team management and operational excellence on the farm. This position primarily works on the farm around livestock.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of departmental goals and objectives in alignment with the overall company strategy.
• Provide insights and recommendations to upper management for continuous improvement.
• Ensure a safe, secure, and healthy work environment.
• Follow up on safety reports in a timely manner.
• Organize workflow and ensure that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks. This includes meeting deadlines. Hold regular team meetings. Understand farm cross-functionality and organize workflow to get things done.
• Monitor employee productivity and provide constructive feedback and coaching. Ensure employees meet performance expectations.
• Receive complaints and resolve problems.
• Maintain timekeeping and personnel records.
• Pass information between upper management and employees.
• Prepare and submit employee performance reviews. Help decide on rewards and promotions based on performance.
• Train new and existing employees.
• Ensure adherence to audit, legal, and company policies and procedures, and take disciplinary action when needed.
• Effective communication skills and interpersonal skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Adaptable, flexible, a quick learner, and a problem solver, including across departments.
• Follow and enforce biosecurity practices on all company sites.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field, with 3 or more years of relevant experience.
• Able to work weekends as needed and maintain a flexible schedule, including regular on-call duties.
• Ability to stand and/or walk while sampling chicken houses.
• Ability to work in a dusty, dirty environment with hot/cold temperatures depending on the season.
• Does not own or maintain regular contact with birds, swine, cattle, sheep, goats, or unprocessed eggs.
• Leadership courses completed in LMS.
• Develops and applies cross-functional mechanical aptitude.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Ability to remain standing and/or walking for extended periods of time on concrete floors.
• Ability to stoop, bend, climb, and lift at least 25 pounds. Continuously throughout the day, with occasional lifting of 50 pounds.

Safety:

• Follow all company safety rules.
• Report any safety concerns to the manager.