Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift

Handsome Brook Farms; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Handsome Brook Farms is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead daily production activities, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency in our manufacturing areas. You will partner with QA, Maintenance, Shipping, and other teams to meet schedules and customer requirements while maintaining food safety compliance.

The role requires strong leadership, clear communication, and the ability to manage production metrics, training, and documentation in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Supervisory/leadership experience in manufacturing or food production.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to read schedules, SOPs, and safety docs.

Responsibilities

• Direct and supervise daily production to meet schedules and goals.
• Identify and resolve safety, quality, and production issues.
• Monitor rates, downtime, and labor utilization.
• Coordinate maintenance to minimize downtime and support equipment reliability.
• Ensure GMPs, HACCP/ Preventive Controls, and allergen controls are followed.
• Maintain audit readiness and support safety and quality culture.
• Complete production records and downtime reports.
• Monitor attendance, productivity, and policy compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Organizational

Team Leadership

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s in Food Science/Manufacturing/Operations

Tools

ERP/MES production systems

Job description

Production Supervisor

Job Summary

The Production Supervisor is responsible for the safe, efficient, and effective operation of assigned production areas. This position provides direct leadership to production employees, ensures products are manufactured according to company specifications and food safety requirements, and drives performance in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, and employee development.

The Production Supervisor works closely with Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Shipping, Warehouse, Sanitation, USDA/regulatory personnel, and other departments to ensure production schedules and customer requirements are met while maintaining compliance with all applicable food safety, regulatory, and company standards.

Responsibilities

• Direct and supervise daily production activities to meet established production schedules, customer requirements, and company goals.
• Identify and resolve safety, quality, and production issues and communicate significant problems to management and appropriate support departments.
• Monitor production rates, yields, downtime, product flow, and labor utilization.
• Assist with troubleshooting production equipment and process issues. Coordinate maintenance activities to minimize production downtime.
• Ensure production employees are trained and follow all standard operating procedures, work instructions, and established processes (Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), sanitation requirements, HACCP/Preventive Controls, allergen controls, and other applicable food safety programs).
• Maintain a strong food safety and quality culture throughout the production department. Support regulatory and customer audits and ensure production areas remain audit-ready.
• Ensure accurate production records, downtime reports, counts, and other required documentation are completed.
• Monitor employee performance, attendance, productivity, and adherence to company policies.

Qualifications

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing, food processing, warehouse, or similar production environment.
• Ability to lead employees in a fast-paced production environment.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to read and understand production schedules, work instructions, SOPs, and safety/quality documentation.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as required by production needs.

Preferred

• Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred
• Associate's or bachelor's degree in Food Science, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business, or a related field.
• Experience with HACCP, Preventive Controls, GMPs, USDA/FDA requirements, or other food safety systems.
• Experience with ERP/MES production systems.
• Experience using production KPIs and continuous improvement methodologies.

Physical & Work Environment

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods during the work shift.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with varying temperatures, noise, wet conditions, and exposure to food products and production equipment.
• Ability to wear required PPE and comply with facility hygiene and safety requirements.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull materials or equipment as required.