Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Smithfield Foods; Saint James (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Package

Equal opportunity workplace

Job summary

Smithfield Foods is seeking a Production Supervisor to oversee production processes in Saint James, MN. The role involves driving safety audits, training staff, and ensuring compliance with USDA standards. This position is crucial for maintaining product quality and production efficiency.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and relevant leadership experience in food processing. The company offers a relocation package and values workplace diversity. Join a team committed to quality and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in leading teams or processes.
• Adaptable to fast-paced and varying conditions.

Responsibilities

• Lead production teams ensuring safety and quality standards.
• Perform daily inspections and lead safety audits.
• Maintain product quality by enforcing food safety plans.

Skills

Communication skills

Training and coaching

Problem-solving

Operational efficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Job description

VALUE YOU'LL BRING

In this role, you'll be at the heart of our operations – leading the charge on the front lines. You'll oversee the entire production process, from tracking yields to making real‑time adjustments to keep things running smoothly. Ensuring safety and USDA health standards are met at every stage of the manufacturing process will be in your hands. Your efforts will directly contribute to maintaining the trusted quality that brands like Smithfield, Eckrich, Nathan's Famous, and others are known for.

As a supervisor, you'll guide and lead production employees during your shifts, ensuring production targets are met on time and to the highest quality standards. You'll play a pivotal role in training, coaching, and motivating your team to achieve production goals while maintaining safety and quality. You'll drive clear communication across all levels, keeping the team aligned with daily objectives and results, all while maximizing efficiency and minimizing costs. Plus, you'll oversee the routine maintenance and setup of equipment and facilities to keep everything running at peak performance.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Safety and Compliance: Perform daily inspections on the production floor to identify unsafe conditions and take immediate 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.

WE'RE SEEKING

• 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 through managing a process or project.
• Strong communication skills (oral and written) while leading problem‑solving efforts for complex process issues 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.

OTHER SKILLS THAT MAKE YOU STAND OUT

• Experience in food processing, leadership, and manufacturing. Knowledge of yields, plant efficiencies, and operations procedures will be key to driving success.
• Bonus points if you are bilingual.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The plant environment will include wet or humid conditions (non‑weather related), extreme cold and heat (non‑weather related), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud when in the production area.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• Work schedule that supports work life balance.

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 veteran 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.