Plant Operations Supervisor – Food Safety & Compliance

kochfoods; Morton (MS); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Koch Foods in Morton, Mississippi seeks a hands-on supervisor to lead a production team in a regulated poultry environment.

The role emphasizes safe food handling, regulatory compliance, staff training, and continuous improvement, with accountability for reporting, audits and quality standards. Strong communication and leadership are essential, with English required and Spanish preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Food, Animal or Poultry Science or related field preferred.
• Experience supervising in poultry or meat processing is required.
• Strong communication and analytical skills; English fluency required; Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and direct department employees ensuring adherence to safe food handling practices and regulatory compliance, while production quality products.
• Assist Manager in staffing and continuous improvement of department through training, coaching, leading and supervising.
• Enforce Company policies, procedures, regulations and practices, and GMPs within your department.
• Produce and distribute reports as required.
• Ensure customer standards and expectations are met.
• Assist in relationship communication with USDA Inspectors and Quality Assurance team members.
• Assist with interview, selection, training, onboarding and coaching of new and existing supervisors and production team members.
• Lead and assist with preparation of 3rd party and internal audits.
• All other relevant duties to the position.

Skills

Supervision

Training

Communication

GMPs

English

Spanish

Education

Bachelor in Food/Animal/Poultry Science

Job description

Koch Foods in Morton, Mississippi seeks a hands-on supervisor to lead a production team in a regulated poultry environment.

The role emphasizes safe food handling, regulatory compliance, staff training, and continuous improvement, with accountability for reporting, audits and quality standards. Strong communication and leadership are essential, with English required and Spanish preferred.