Production Supervisor - 3rd shift

Cacique Foods, LLC.; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Cacique Foods, LLC. seeks a Production Supervisor to lead team leads and drive plant procedures under the Production Manager. You will foster a collaborative environment with clear expectations, audits, and constructive feedback to ensure consistent performance.

You will oversee onboarding, training, scheduling, safety compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives, coordinating with QA, Maintenance, and Logistics to meet daily output goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in food science, food engineering, production management, or related field (preferred)
• Minimum five (5) years of progressive management experience in a cultured dairy manufacturing plant
• Certifications in HACCP and GMP preferred
• Hands-on experience with production line operations, quality control, and equipment troubleshooting
• Regulatory compliance and sanitation standards in food processing environments
• Technical knowledge of food production processes, equipment, and safety standards
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Organizational skills for managing schedules, inventory, and documentation
• Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration

Responsibilities

• Talent selection, onboarding, assimilation, and performance management of team members
• Ensure GMP, HACCP, and other food safety regulations compliance
• Supervise and coordinate production schedules and staff to meet daily output goals; troubleshoot issues and implement corrective actions
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and Logistics teams
• Enforce health and safety policies and maintain a clean work environment
• Support continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives
• Motivate team by empowering direct reports to own their responsibilities
• Identify training needs and ensure results
• Communicate with managers on performance, procedures, and policies for consistency
• Use KPIs to set and achieve team goals
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

People management

GMP/HACCP knowledge

Production supervision

Quality coordination

Safety compliance

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in food science/food engineering/production management

5+ years progressive management experience in cultured dairy manufacturing

Job description

SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Production Manager, the Production Supervisor works through Team Leads in establishing plant procedures and policies. Fosters a collaborative team environment through clear expectations, regular floor audits, and constructive feedback.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for talent selection, onboarding, assimilation, and performance management of team members
• Ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), and other food safety regulations
• Supervise and coordinate production schedules and staff to meet daily output goals. Troubleshoot production issues and implement corrective actions, collaborate with Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and Logistics teams
• Enforce health and safety policies and maintain a clean work environment
• Support continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives
• Motivate others to achieve desired results by empowering and allowing direct reports to take ownership of their responsibilities
• Identify employee training needs and follow through to accomplish the desired results
• Communicate closely with managers on performance issues, procedures, and policies to ensure overall consistency
• Use Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to set and achieve Team goals
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management

QUALIFICATIONS & EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree in food science, Food Engineering, Production Management, or a related field is often preferred or minimum five (5) years of progressive management experience in a cultured dairy manufacturing plant
• Technical knowledge of cheese and/or cultured dairy manufacturing
• Certifications in Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Food Safety Certification, GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
• Hands-on experience with production line operations, quality control, and equipment troubleshooting.
• Certifications in regulatory compliance and sanitation standards in food processing environments.
• Technical knowledge of food production processes, equipment, and safety standards.
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities to handle production issues and optimize workflows.
• Organizational skills for managing schedules, inventory, and documentation.
• Communication skills for cross-functional collaboration with procurement, quality control, and logistics teams

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Required to maneuver plant and warehouse workspaces which involve:
• Frequently standing, walking, sitting, talking,or hearing,work around loud machinery and moving parts
• Continually utilize hand and finger dexterity, continually exposed to extreme heat, extreme cold, wet and/or humid conditions (non-weather)
• Occasionally required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, exposed to outside weather conditions, and push, pull, and lift up to 50 pounds safely