Production Supervisor - Preparation & Extraction

Alfa Laval Inc.; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the agricultural supply chain is seeking a Preparation & Extraction Production Supervisor to oversee production processes, ensure compliance with safety standards, and manage operational efficiency improvements. The role involves leading a team and requires a Bachelor's degree along with relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safety, quality, operational effectiveness and financial performance.
• Lead and develop a team, coach and make decisions related to talent management.

Skills

Lean six sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Job ID 308194 Date posted 05/08/2025

Cargill's size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials - from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill's agricultural supply chain business. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver essential products.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Preparation & Extraction Production Supervisor will provide strategic operational oversight for all production and operating process for a single plant or multiple plants with moderate complexity within our soybean crush and oil extraction plant. In this role, you will oversee safety, quality, operational effectiveness and financial performance.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensures employee, food and feed safety and environmental compliance program standards and goals are implemented.
• Accountable for all internal and external operating and regulatory procedures on employee, food and feed safety including strategic and tactical execution in alignment with corporate environment, health and safety and food safety, quality and regulatory functions as well as government regulations.
• Establish and deploy operational priorities for a single plant or multiple plants with moderate complexity.
• Leads strategic and tactical operations and quality management deliverables to ensure customer, product and quality standard requirements are met within specifications.
• Leads, directs and controls capital and operating budgets for a single plant or multiple plants with moderate complexity to achieve medium term outlook financial performance objectives set by the business.
• Ensure and hold direct reports accountable for meeting and controlling operating expenses and established targets.
• Oversee the overall operational management and implement operational efficiency improvements which may include standardization of plant information manufacturing systems, quality control, safety, production reliability excellence and maintenance and operators best practices.
• Lead and develop a team, coach and make decisions related to talent management, hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions.
• Up to 5% travel.
• On-call rotation every 6 weeks.
• Other duties as assigned

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Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of related work experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Lean six sigma
• Two years of supervisory experience

Position Details

• Location: MO-Kansas City
• Relocation support may be provided
• The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.