Production Supervisor – Marinade, 1st Shift

Clemens Food Group; Hatfield Township (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Clemens Food Group is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead the Marinade team on the first shift, overseeing about 45 team members in a high-output area that processes around 85,000 pounds daily.

You’ll manage staffing, coordinate materials, and ensure safety and quality while driving continuous improvement across raw prep, injection, marination, and packaging stages.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of leadership experience preferred.
• Experience supervising a large frontline team.
• Ability to balance multiple production steps and priorities.
• Strong communication across shifts and functions.
• Experience using production metrics to drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production activities, organize staffing, and adjust assignments to keep work moving across the department.
• Set clear expectations, coach team members, and address performance concerns with consistency and respect.
• Develop team leads and strengthen coverage through training and cross-training.
• Coordinate raw material flow and production scheduling across a portfolio of approximately 100 products.
• Monitor yields, product weights, waste, and finished product quality. Investigate issues and follow through on improvements.
• Partner with Food Safety and Quality Assurance to maintain product specifications, labeling, and allergen controls.
• Work with Maintenance and other production partners to resolve disruptions and prevent recurring problems.
• Reinforce safe work practices and take ownership of department performance.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Operations coordination

Scheduling

Communication

Job description

Location: Hatfield, PA | On-Site

Schedule: 5:30am start | Department currently operates on a six-day rotation

Clemens Food Group is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead our first-shift Marinade team. This is an active, floor-based leadership role overseeing approximately 45 team members in a growing department that processes approximately 85,000 pounds of product daily.

You’ll coordinate people, materials, and production across multiple steps, from raw material preparation through injection, marination, and packaging. Success means building a capable team, anticipating production needs, and improving yields while maintaining safety and finished product quality.

What You’ll Do

• Lead daily production activities, organize staffing, and adjust assignments to keep work moving across the department.
• Set clear expectations, coach team members, and address performance concerns with consistency and respect.
• Develop team leads and strengthen coverage through training and cross-training.
• Coordinate raw material flow and production scheduling across a portfolio of approximately 100 products.
• Monitor yields, product weights, waste, and finished product quality. Investigate issues and follow through on improvements.
• Partner with Food Safety and Quality Assurance to maintain product specifications, accurate labeling, and proper seasoning and allergen controls.
• Work with Maintenance and other production partners to resolve disruptions and prevent recurring problems.
• Reinforce safe work practices and take ownership of department performance.

What You Bring

• Experience leading teams, organizing work, and holding people accountable. Five or more years of leadership experience is strongly preferred.
• The ability to manage several connected processes, adjust priorities, and anticipate challenges.
• Experience using production results or other performance measures to identify problems and improve outcomes.
• A practical approach to scheduling, staffing, training, and problem-solving.
• Clear communication and the ability to build trust across different backgrounds and experience levels.

Food manufacturing, value-added processing, or marination experience is a plus. Previous meat or protein experience is not required. We welcome candidates from other industries who bring strong people leadership, operational ownership, and a demonstrated ability to improve processes. Bilingual communication skills are also a plus.

With broad operational ownership and significant cross-functional exposure, this role is well suited for an experienced manufacturing leader who is ready for substantial responsibility and continued growth toward Superintendent, Director, or other operations leadership opportunities.

Agency Statement

Clemens Food Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from search or staffing firms. All resumes submitted by search or staffing firms to any employee at Clemens Food Group via email, the Internet, or directly without a valid written search agreement for this role, and without having been asked to participate in this by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Clemens Food Group, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired. Firms not authorized to submit candidates will not be eligible for any fee or ownership claim.

Disclaimer & EEOC Statement

It is the policy of Clemens Food Group to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. All employees are subject to a pre-employment screening process including a background check and drug screen. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to your recruiter.