Production Supervisor, 2nd shift

Brakebush Brothers, Inc.; Mocksville (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness Benefits

Job summary

Brakebush Brothers, Inc. is hiring a Production Supervisor for the 2nd shift at their Mocksville, NC facility. This role involves leading a production team, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, and coordinating work across multiple departments.

Candidates should possess strong supervisory skills and a background in food science or related fields. The position requires effective communication and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Three years of leadership experience in food processing or a relevant internship.
• Strong ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Able to manage tasks under stress and time constraints.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and lead the production team ensuring quality and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety, and regulatory standards.
• Guide team through production challenges and changes.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Interpersonal skills

Production knowledge

Organization and coordination

Competence in Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Title: Production Supervisor, 2nd shift

Requisition ID: 9844

Reports to: Production Manager

Classification: Exempt

Job Description

Summary

The Production Supervisor is responsible for the effective placement and utilization of team members, equipment, and other resources to ensure quality and consistent high yields and line efficiency. Utilizing a "One Team, One Mission" mentality, this position collaborates with and supports the efforts of multiple departments (such as other production lines, Safety, Quality Assurance, Maintenance and Sanitation) to achieve food/personal safety and minimize downtime, inedible, seconds and excessive costs.

Essential Functions

• Empowers team members, through supervision, training, and feedback opportunities, to meet and exceed expectations for productivity, quality assurance, waste management and food/personal safety.
• Ensure compliance of company policies and procedures, safety regulations, GMPs, SOPs, SSOPs, HACCP and SQF.
• Coordinates and guides team on a variety of production situations including start‑ups, shutdowns, product changeovers, change‑management concerns and sanitation.
• Leads the performance appraisal and progressive, corrective action steps to promote positive and safe teamwork environments.
• Improves quality, yields and throughput.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated three years of supervisory or leadership skills with a food‑processing or manufacturing company leading a production team or a bachelor’s degree with a prior Food Science or Poultry Science (or closely related) internship.
• Demonstrated production knowledge.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including professional verbal and written communication, a team‑focused approach, and the ability to model composure/make decisions in stressful situations.
• Able to organize and coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.
• Competent in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in poultry science, food science, biological sciences, or a closely related field.
• Prior supervisory experience in a food processing setting (Further Processing experience preferred).
• Prior experience with SAP or Infinity.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of general First Aid and CPR.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position will supervise the production team members at the Mocksville facility.

Work Environment

Wide variations in environment temperature (-10 freezer, 32‑degree coolers, 40‑degree plant, wet cold environment), noise, slippery floors and moving equipment.

Physical Demands

Position will include extensive standing, sitting, lifting, wearing factory required equipment while working in production, walking, visual, responding quickly to sounds and driving.

Position Type

This is an exempt position. The shift varies: first, second, third or floater. Some Saturday work required.

Travel

Travel is not required.

Other Duties

Other duties may change at any time with or without notice.

Successful completion of a pre‑employment drug test and background check is required.

Brakebush provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Applicants must have legal authorization to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to provide or assume work sponsorship of employment visas.

Brakebush is committed to adhering to compliance and applicable pay transparency laws in all states where we operate and any other states where we have a legal obligation.

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Please see our Benefits Page to learn more about the Health and Wellness Benefits offered to our employees.

Brakebush Brothers, Inc is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in our hiring, training, or promotion policies. We will not discriminate against job applicants or employees for reasons of race, religion, color, sex, handicap, age, national origin, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you need assistance with the application process, please call [phone] or visit our contact us page for more ways to reach us.