Production Supervisor

High Liner Foods Incorporated.; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay for performance incentives

Employee & Family assistance programs

Wellness Programs

Retirement Planning

Disability Support

Learning and mentorship opportunities

Safety focused work environment

Job summary

High Liner Foods Incorporated is seeking a 2nd Shift Production Supervisor in Newport News, VA to oversee production processes and manage personnel to meet goals. You will coordinate schedules, equipment needs, and staffing while partnering with multiple departments to ensure efficient, compliant operations and high-quality outputs.

The role emphasizes safety, food safety, and continuous improvement, with responsibilities including HR actions, coaching, and ensuring documentation such as HACCP

Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years of manufacturing supervisory experience.
• Experience with Food Manufacturing desirable.
• Experience with HACCP desirable.
• Agreement to obtain USDC HACCP Certification.
• Agreement to obtain and regularly update Red Cross CPR/First Aid Certifications.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate daily production activities to meet goals.
• Partner with multiple departments to support operations and project execution.
• Assign employees, set expectations, and optimize labor productivity.
• Lead, coach, train, and develop employees with formal training and continuous improvement.
• Manage HR-related actions including hiring, attendance, leave, promotions, and training requirements.
• Maintain a safe, healthy, compliant work environment and follow safety programs.
• Ensure production quality, food safety, and documentation (HACCP, materials, downtime, records).
• Model company policies and values while supporting a positive work environment.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Team coordination

Safety & HACCP knowledge

Communication across shifts

Problem solving

English proficiency

Job description

Newport News
190 Enterprise DR
Newport News, VA 23603, USA

Description

Job Overview:

This 2 nd Shift Production Supervisor will manage assigned processes and personnel to meet or exceed company and departmental goals. Oversee efficient production of quality products through effective communication with managers, subordinates, and all other departments within the organization.

Essential Duties and responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate daily production activities by reviewing schedules, processing specifications, equipment needs, materials, staffing, and line set‑ups to meet production goals.
• Partner with Production Scheduling, Sanitation, Warehouse, Maintenance, Accounting, R&D, and other departments to support efficient, cost‑effective operations and successful project execution.
• Assign employees to work areas and tasks, communicate expectations clearly, and use labour effectively to maximize productivity and efficiency.
• Lead, coach, train, and develop employees through formal training, performance management, employee involvement, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage employee‑related actions in partnership with Human Resources, including hiring, disciplinary action, time and attendance, leave, promotions, reviews, and training requirements.
• Promote and maintain a safe, healthy, and compliant work environment by monitoring work areas, reinforcing safe work practices, following labour laws and regulations, and supporting all required safety programs.
• Ensure production quality, food safety, and documentation requirements are met, including HACCP, raw material usage, finished production, downtime, staffing, accident reports, work orders, and related records.
• Model and reinforce Company policies, the Code of Conduct, vision, and values while fostering a positive work environment and completing other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Management and Supervision courses and/or training coupled with the ability to successfully coach, guide and direct team members
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve problems
• Demonstrated ability to understand and evaluate costs involved with production
• Proven ability to communicate with team members whom have limited English or experience communication barriers
• Minimum three (3) years of manufacturing supervisory experience
• Experience with Food Manufacturing desirable
• Experience with HACCP desirable
• Agreement to obtain USDC HACCP Certification
• Agreement obtain and regularly update Red Cross CPR/First Aid Certifications

Current employees please note: this position is referral bonus eligible! See our policy for more details.

Salary Transparency: High Liner Foods’ compensation offerings are founded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is from $73,000 - $90,000; the base pay is offered based on a variety of factors including geographical market location, and may vary depending on job grading practices, job-related knowledge, skills, experience and internal equity factors. As part of our total rewards offering, employees may be eligible to participate in an annual short-term incentive program [and long-term incentive program] (for Dir+) subject to program eligibility requirements.

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Vacancy Status: Current Replacement

Working conditions

Office Environment:
The noise level in the office work environment is moderately quiet.

Plant Environment:
The plant work environment will expose the employee to loud noise, food grade dust & odors, moving & vibrating machinery, heavy equipment, powered industrial trucks, heights, traffic, anhydrous ammonia, oil and electricity. The employee may be exposed to adverse weather conditions including extreme cold, heat, rain, snow, dust, smoke and odors. Flexibility of work hours. Ability to work on feet for extended periods of time if needed.

Physical requirements/Allergens

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, talk, listen, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to use hands to handle, operate, and feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to operate a motor vehicle to travel to off-site meetings. The employee must have visual acuity sufficient to operate a motor vehicle and digital camera, as well as other office and position equipment. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Employee must be able to hear and speak clearly in order to communicate with clients, coworkers, employees and vendors.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, talk, listen, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to use hands to handle, operate, and feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to operate a motor vehicle to travel to off-site meetings. The employee must have sufficient visual acuity to operate a motor vehicle and digital camera, as well as other office and position equipment. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Employee must be able to hear and speak clearly to communicate with clients, coworkers, employees and vendors.

What's in it for you?

Join High Liner Foods for a career where you shape your path, backed by great benefits, and a culture of diversity, innovation, and sustainability. Immerse yourself in opportunities to make a real impact and grow with us in our mission to nourish lives. Start your adventure where endless possibilities to thrive together await.

• Pay for performance incentives
• Employee & Family assistance programs
• Wellness Programs
• Retirement Planning
• Disability Support
• Learning and mentorship opportunities
• Safety focused work environment

About High Liner Foods

Founded in 1899 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, High Liner Foods has grown from a small salt fish company into a leading North American processor and marketer of value-added frozen seafood. Our trusted brands — including High Liner, Fisher Boy, Mirabel, Sea Cuisine, C.Wirthy & Co, Mrs. Paul’s, Van de Kamp’s, and Icelandic Seafood — are enjoyed by families, restaurants, and institutions across Canada and the United States.

Guided by our purpose of Reimagining Seafood to Nourish Life, we combine over a century of expertise with innovation, consumer insight, and responsible practices to deliver high-quality seafood people can trust.

At High Liner Foods, we are a people-first organization. We invest in our employees through development opportunities, collaborative teamwork, and a culture where safety, well-being, and growth are priorities. Whether in our offices, plants, or distribution teams, our people work together to deliver excellence and drive the future of seafood.

Our Values

Serve with Purpose – We put our customers and consumers at the heart of everything we do, creating quality products that help to nourish lives and foster connections that go beyond the plate.

Do the Right Thing – We lead with integrity, act responsibly, and make choices that support our people, our partners, and our planet..

Innovate & Reimagine – We challenge the norm, embrace fresh ideas, and turn innovation into impact.

All Hands on Deck – Powered by people and driven by purpose, we lead with courage, hold one another accountable, and celebrate as a team

Ready to make waves with us? Join High Liner Foods and help shape the future of seafood.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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