Processing Supervisor - Third Shift

Post Holdings, Inc.; Chaska (MN); On-site; USD 70,386 - 98,541; Full time

Job summary

Post Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Processing Supervisor to oversee a team responsible for production and sanitation tasks. You will plan, direct, and coordinate resources to meet safety, quality, quantity, and cost specifications while driving continuous improvement.

The role requires 2–3 years of supervisory experience in a food-related setting, strong communication and leadership skills, and the ability to work overtime when needed. Bilingual is a plus, and compliance with GMPs is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
• 2-3 years supervisory experience, preferably in the food industry.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production and sanitation tasks and lead a team to meet safety, quality, and cost targets.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate work activities and resources to ensure efficient operation.
• Maintain GMPs, safety standards, and regulatory compliance across departments.
• Drive continuous improvement through data analysis, training, and standard development.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team leadership

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Bilingual (nice to have)

Reporting

Presentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Responsibilities

The Processing Supervisor oversees a team responsible for completing production and sanitation tasks. The role involves planning, directing, and coordinating the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing food products ensuring adherence to safety, quality, quantity specifications, and cost.

Key skills include people management, operational and sanitation knowledge, training ability, developing expectations, driving results with data, and follow-through.

The Supervisor ensures compliance with all company and regulatory processes, including but not limited to Safety, Food Safety, Human Resources, and job-specific requirements. They work to continuously improve production and sanitation best practices through training, standards development, data analysis, escalations, and reporting.

• Leads team members to support safety, food safety, operations, sanitation, and personnel development. Ensures a safe and healthy workplace.
• Keeps management informed about operational, quality, safety issues, employee concerns, and production cost control.
• Adheres to safe work practices, GMPs, and maintains product quality. Reports any conditions affecting food safety, quality, or personnel safety to management.
• Produces the highest quality product at the lowest possible cost consistent with good manufacturing practices.
• Recognizes and takes steps to resolve operating problems to minimize their impact on operations.
• Requests and directs services of maintenance, sanitation, and other personnel as necessary to achieve the desired level and quality of production, sanitation, safety and warehouse services.
• Responsible for ingredient, packaging usage, and all other department costs.
• Encourages suggestions from employees to improve production, quality, safety and/or control costs of production.
• Participates on plant safety team.
• Always ensures regulatory compliance.
• Cooperates with all departments to ensure a coordinated work relationship always exists.
• Enforces company policies in a fair and consistent manner.
• Maintains consistent communications and participates in and leads meetings as required.
• Leads and/or participates in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develops self and team members' skill sets to continuously improve work standards and performance.
• Drives individual accountability and ownership of results. Fosters accountability for direct reports in the areas of safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.
• Keeps accurate and up-to-date records (i.e. timekeeping, downtime records, absentee records, etc.).
• Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Adhere to quality work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Willing to work overtime or weekends when required.
• Minimal travel required.
• Produces other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and experience required: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience. 2-3 years supervisory experience, preferably in the food industry.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and team building skills.
• Ability to prioritize and follow directions with little/no supervision.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to perform multi-functional tasks.
• Must be able to work overtime and/or weekends when required.
• Bilingual is a plus.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and in group situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in various formats.

The pay range for this position is $70,386 - $98,541 per year.