Production Supervisor: Food Safety & Team Leadership

Energy Jobline ZR; Jurupa Valley (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, and

Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity,

Life Insurance offered

Competitive 401(k) plan

Vacation Time

9 Paid Holidays

Job summary

Del Real Foods in California is seeking a dedicated Production Supervisor to lead hourly production teams while ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery of tamales, salsas, and other products.

You will oversee staffing, coordinate resources, ensure compliance with USDA/FDA/SQF regulations, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. You will mentor staff, manage start/stop times, and partner with maintenance to maximize uptime and product quality.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in the food industry.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.
• Experience with USDA products is highly desired.
• Strong leadership and coaching abilities.
• Knowledge of food safety and regulatory requirements (USDA, FDA, SQF).

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership on workplace safety, occupational health, and food safety initiatives with hourly production team members.
• Maintains safety/environmental self-audits & visual checks, champions all safety or ergonomic activities for the department and helps to develop and meet plant safety goals.
• Ensures understanding of and compliance with all food safety, USDA, HACCP, and Company policies, operating procedures, and regulatory requirements
• Adheres to product specification requirements throughout the manufacturing process to maintain the desired product quality results.
• Maintains adequate knowledge of products and equipment to ensure the ability to direct employees to perform the job properly.
• Plan the day to day allocation of resources (equipment, team members, materials and systems) in order to efficiently, safely and cost effectively achieve performance targets to production schedule.
• Document daily production activities and review results against established targets and report variances during on-the-floor and review meetings.
• Review daily maintenance effectiveness and work with staff from both Operations and Maintenance to identify opportunities for improvement. Prioritize, request, and ensure equipment maintenance and repairs are completed to maximize efficiency.
• Responsible for all supervisory activities including, but not limited to, scheduling, performance, hiring, discipline coaching, training and development and termination recommendations.
• Supervise and assist in the training of production processes. Provide training, guidance and coaching to employees in a consistent and constructive manner.
• Communicate shift activity to Team Members and keep them informed of the changes to equipment, processes and materials / supplies.
• Possess the ability to lead and motivate a team of people to succeed by utilizing appropriate interpersonal styles including leading by example, setting objectives and defining responsibilities to give a clear sense of direction
• Adhere to established staffing model and schedule by meeting staffing requirements, and managing start, stop, and transition times.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

Adaptability

Teamwork

Regulatory knowledge

Education

High School/GED

Job description

Del Real Foods in California is seeking a dedicated Production Supervisor to lead hourly production teams while ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery of tamales, salsas, and other products.

You will oversee staffing, coordinate resources, ensure compliance with USDA/FDA/SQF regulations, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. You will mentor staff, manage start/stop times, and partner with maintenance to maximize uptime and product quality.