ScMM Manufacturing Supervisor- Food- Night Shift

Flora Food Group; Kansas; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Flora Food Group is seeking a Production Supervisor for the night shift to lead the on-site team, ensure safety, quality, and production targets are met. You will guide a 12-hour, 2-2-3 rotating shift and drive improvements in incident reporting and schedule adherence.

You will coach 20–30 hourly associates, remove obstacles, and deliver accurate shift notes to plant leadership. The role emphasizes empathy, teamwork, and accountability in a fast-paced food manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Hands-on leadership of hourly manufacturing teams.
• Experience in food production environments.
• Strong focus on safety, quality, and on-time production.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily night shift floor operations to meet safety, quality, and production targets.
• Champion proactive safety by identifying near misses, reporting incidents, and driving timely fixes.
• Coach 20–30 hourly associates on quality checks and safe operating procedures.
• Remove blockers and escalate as needed to support hourly staff and ensure smooth shifts.

Skills

Team leadership

Safety culture

Shift supervision

Quality checkpoints

Job description

Job Title

Production Supervisor - Night Shift

The Practical Detail

Location: On-site

Working Model: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, 2-2-3 rotating schedule

Why this role matters

In your first year, you will lead the night shift to improve safety incident reporting, quality checkpoint adherence, and production schedule attainment. This role is vital to Flora Food Group because the quality and safety of our food start on the manufacturing floor, shift by shift. You will be the key figure ensuring that every case leaving the plant meets our high standards and that the team operates smoothly and safely. Your leadership directly impacts the food that reaches consumers' kitchens, supporting our mission to deliver better food every day.

What you'll do

• Lead daily night shift floor operations, ensuring safety, quality, and production targets are consistently met.
• Champion a proactive safety culture by identifying near misses, ensuring incidents are reported, and driving timely resolution.
• Coach and develop 20 to 30 hourly associates on quality checkpoints and safe operating practices to build a capable, confident team.
• Remove operational roadblocks for your team, acting as the primary escalation point and advocate for hourly associates.
• Deliver accurate shift notes, staffing updates, and production attainment data to plant leadership to support informed decision-making.

Performance

You will own the shift's safety, quality, and production outcomes, driving measurable improvements in incident reporting, quality adherence, and throughput. Your clear and timely reporting will provide leadership with the data needed to make faster, better decisions. By removing obstacles and coaching your team, you will increase operational consistency and production output.

Care

You lead with empathy, coaching your team with respect and clarity through every shift. Reporting to James Riley-Mercado, you will collaborate closely with quality, safety, and maintenance teams to resolve issues before they escalat[e]. Your decisions will reflect a long-term commitment to the well-being of your team and the consumers who rely on our products.

Passion

You understand that food manufacturing is where consumer trust is earned. Your role shapes the quality and safety of food that families enjoy every day. You bring a genuine passion for food production and a commitment to raising the bar in safety, quality, and operational excellence. Your work supports Flora Food Group's future as a leader in responsible, high-quality food production.

About you

You bring hands-on experience in food manufacturing and have led large hourly teams through demanding shifts with calm authority. You are humble, eager to learn, and empathetic, building trust with your team and communicating clearly with leadership. You know that great food is made by people on the floor, and you are dedicated to removing every obstacle that stands in their way.

You are genuinely interested in food culture and curious about how consumer behaviour and future food trends shape innovation. You understand that strong brands are built by anticipating what's next in taste, nutrition and functionality, and by translating insight into meaningful consumer experiences.

Where this could lead to

This role typically leads to senior supervisory or operations management positions within manufacturing. Over time, you can grow into broader leadership roles that influence multiple shifts or plants, expanding your impact on Flora Food Group's operational excellence and food quality.

Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all.

We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.

No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.