Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Smithfield Foods; Cudahy (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Diversity commitment

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Smithfield Foods in Cudahy, Wisconsin is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee operations and ensure safety and quality standards. You will lead the production team, perform daily inspections, and track production efficiencies while fostering a positive work environment.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree and leadership experience. Knowledge of SAP and strong communication skills are vital. A relocation package is available. Join us in maintaining the trusted quality of Smithfield brands.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in leading training or mentoring less experienced staff.
• Strong communication skills and solid analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily safety inspections on the production floor.
• Ensure product quality by training employees on safe procedures.
• Analyze production yields to improve workflows.

Skills

Leadership

Safety Compliance

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Training and Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Overview

This role places you at the heart of operations, overseeing the entire production process from tracking yields to real‑time adjustments. You will ensure safety and USDA health standards are met at every stage of the manufacturing process, contributing directly to maintaining the trusted quality of Smithfield brands.

What You'll Do

• Safety and Compliance: Perform daily inspections on the production floor, identify unsafe conditions, and take corrective action. Lead safety audits, champion ergonomic initiatives, and ensure adherence to HACCP and USDA regulations.
• Product Quality and Training: Maintain product quality by enforcing the Food Safety and Food Quality plans, training employees on safe operating procedures (including lock‑out/tag‑out), and ensuring tasks are performed according to product specifications.
• Operational Efficiency: Track and analyze production yields, efficiencies, and variances, working with Operations Managers and Supervisors to improve workflows and equipment use to minimize downtime and reduce costs.
• Team Leadership and Communication: Direct and provide guidance to hourly production employees, ensuring alignment on safety, quality, and production goals. Lead monthly line meetings and walk the production floor daily.
• Continuous Improvement: Analyze key product performance metrics, identify areas for improvement, and suggest changes to enhance production efficiency, minimize costs, and maintain high standards of quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four‑year college or university in Business or a related field and 2+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience acting as a lead by providing training, coaching or mentoring to less experienced staff or by managing a process or project.
• Strong communication skills (oral and written) with solid analytical and math abilities.
• Skilled at motivating, training, and coaching employees to achieve peak performance while fostering a positive, respectful, and team‑oriented work environment.
• Adaptable to fast‑paced, dynamic environments, capable of working in varying conditions (heat and cold), and willing to work long hours and weekends when needed.
• Ability to travel up to 5% of the time.

Other Skills That Make You Stand Out

• Proficiency with SAP, internet tools, spreadsheets, Word, order processing, and inventory software.
• Experience in food processing, leadership, and manufacturing, with knowledge of yields, plant efficiencies, and operations procedures.
• Bilingual language skills.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Wet or humid conditions, extreme cold and heat, working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals.
• Moderate to loud noise levels in the production area.
• Occasional lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision requirements: close and distance vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Frequent standing, walking, use of hands to finger, handle, or feel, reaching with hands and arms, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and talking or hearing.

Relocation package available.

Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non‑job characteristic as directed by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757‑357‑1595.