Poultry Production Supervisor

Mountaire Farms; Millsboro (DE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Mountaire Farms in Millsboro, DE, seeks a production supervisor to manage department operations, ensuring staffing, SOP adherence, and safety. You will oversee quality control, defect resolution, and continuous improvement while aligning people and resources to achieve goals in quality, efficiency, and safety.

The role requires 3+ years of supervisory experience in poultry, HACCP knowledge, and familiarity with USDA sanitation guidelines. Bachelor’s degree is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Requires 3+ years of supervisory experience in poultry or related field.
• Knowledge of HACCP principles and food safety regulations.
• Familiarity with USDA sanitation and pre-operational guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure orders are fulfilled with correct staffing daily and follow SOPs/GPPs.
• Adhere to product quality specs, address defects and implement improvements.
• Meet department metrics and safety policies, manage time off requests and training.

Skills

Supervisory experience

HACCP knowledge

USDA sanitation knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture/Operations/Business (preferred)

Job description

Primary Purpose:

Ensures the successful execution of department operations, while ensuring procedures, people and resources are aligned to accomplish established goals regarding quality, efficiency and safety.

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ensuring orders are fulfilled and operating with correct staffing numbers daily. Follow established standard operating procedures (SOPs) and good production practices (GPPs) for the department.
• Following product quality and packaging specifications, executing plans to address defects and necessary improvements. Following food safety regulations and correcting deviations.
• Meeting department metrics; BMPH, Cost/ lb., PPMH, A Grade %.
• Following prescribed Human Resources/Safety policies and procedures, completing Kronos and Oracle HCM time off requests on a timely basis, completing safety and certification training.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in Agriculture, Operations Management and/or Business.
• 3+ years’ demonstrated supervisory experience in lieu of degree and previous poultry experience preferred.
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) knowledge and experience.
• USDA regulations on sanitation and pre-operations guidelines.