Multi-Shift Manufacturing Leader - Safety, Lean & CI

Post Holdings, Inc.; Klingerstown (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Foods, Inc. in Klingerstown, PA seeks an Area Supervisor to lead safe, efficient manufacturing operations across shifts, ensuring food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. You will drive daily performance, CI initiatives, and staff development while coordinating with maintenance and QA teams.

You will supervise up to 80 employees, apply Lean and SRMP methods, and coach teams to achieve production goals, with a focus on safety and continuous improvement in a high-volume setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or five (5) years of equivalent manufacturing leadership experience.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supervising and leading teams of 25 or more employees.
• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Hands-on experience with Lean tools, RedZone execution, and structured problem-solving (SRMP, RCA, PDCA/CAPD).
• Experience working across multiple shifts in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise and coordinate manufacturing activities across multiple shifts, managing up to 80 employees.
• Lead safety, food safety, and quality compliance.
• Lead daily operations using RedZone, including shift huddles, KPI review, issue escalation, and follow-up on action items.
• Ensure consistent completion of RedZone huddles, communication boards, and performance tracking across all shifts.
• Actively lead and/or participate in SRMP elements, ensuring effective root cause analysis, corrective action implementation, and verification of sustained results.
• Lead and sustain Continuous Improvement initiatives focused on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, OEE, shrink, and labor efficiency.
• Develop, implement, and sustain standard work to reduce variability and ensure consistency across shifts.
• Schedule and deploy labor and manufacturing resources to meet production goals while controlling material and labor usage.
• Respond effectively to unplanned production interruptions by providing direction, decisions, and support to restore operations.
• Conduct goal setting, performance evaluations, coaching, and development for direct reports.
• Drive employee engagement through effective communication, team development, recognition, and accountability.
• Lead monthly departmental Food Safety, Quality, and Safety meetings.
• Partner cross-functionally with Maintenance, Quality/FSQ, Safety, Engineering, and other departments to drive operational improvements.

Skills

Safety leadership

Continuous improvement

Team development

Problem solving

Communication skills

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Lean tools

RedZone

SRMP

RCA

PDCA/CAPD

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Michael Foods, Inc. in Klingerstown, PA seeks an Area Supervisor to lead safe, efficient manufacturing operations across shifts, ensuring food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. You will drive daily performance, CI initiatives, and staff development while coordinating with maintenance and QA teams.

You will supervise up to 80 employees, apply Lean and SRMP methods, and coach teams to achieve production goals, with a focus on safety and continuous improvement in a high-volume setting.