Shift Supervisor - Decatur, IL (Swing Shift)

ADM; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

ADM's Decatur Corn Plant in Illinois is seeking a full-time Shift Supervisor to lead daily safety, quality, and production activities during the shift. You will mentor front-line operators and coordinate with contractors and ADM colleagues to ensure proper training and resources are available.

As a union facility with a large hourly workforce, the role emphasizes safety, GMP compliance, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required; 4+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in a lead/supervisor role in continuous manufacturing operations is a plus.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement.
• Ability to lead and train colleagues and build teams.
• Demonstrated communication, organizational, trouble-shooting and record keeping skills.
• Ability to work a rotating shift including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Previous plant processing and leadership experience (in a union environment is a plus).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily operations by hourly production colleagues to meet safety, quality, and production goals.
• Provide resources to perform tasks safely and efficiently.
• Provide training on procedures, SOPs, PPE, and policies.
• Create and assign tasks to utilize team members' experience.
• Ensure safety through training and compliance with safety, health, and environmental regulations.
• Identify and address hazards and conduct GMP, safety, health and environmental inspections.
• Listen to colleague concerns and communicate improvements to all staff.
• Maintain morale and inform management of matters affecting safety and morale.
• Evaluate performance and discuss disciplinary action with superintendents/HR.
• Attend area meetings and safety meetings.
• May perform production tasks during emergencies.
• May perform similar or related duties.

Skills

Leadership

Safety training

Team building

Communication

Problem solving

Coaching/mentoring

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

This is a full-time, exempt-level position.

Position Summary

The Shift Supervisor plays a key leadership role, oversees the daily activities of safety, quality, and production, and leads employees in all production procedures during the shift.

As a mentor to front-line operators, you will nurture and develop talent as you work with both contractors and ADM colleagues to ensure everyone has the training and resources necessary to perform their tasks safely and effectively. This is not just a job—it’s your chance to lead, innovate, and fine-tune for success in our dynamic production ecosystem.

The Decatur Corn Plant is a corn processing facility produces such products as corn syrup and ethanol. The Decatur Corn Plant is a union facility with an hourly workforce of 225 and a salaried staff of 130 employees site-wide. The Decatur Complex, located in Decatur, Illinois, consists of 6 processing plants, onsite cogeneration, and water treatment facilities, and employs ~1500 Plant Operations Colleagues and an additional ~1000 Contractors.

Job Responsibilities

• Coordinates daily operations performed by hourly production colleagues to ensure work is performed safely and efficiently while meeting expected environmental quality, housekeeping, and production quantity goals established by the company
• Provide employees with resources, in good working order, to perform tasks safely and efficiently
• Provide training to ensure employees understand operational procedures, SOP's, safe work practices, personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, and policies
• Create and assign tasks to effectively utilize team members' experience and capabilities
• Ensures the safety of all colleagues through training and compliance with occupational safety, health and environmental regulations, and leading by example
• Recognizes environmental, safety, and GMP hazards and identifies, discusses, and contains them to keep from affecting colleague safety, product quality and environmental purity, making recommendations for improvements. Conducts GMP, safety, health and environmental inspections
• Listens to and responds to colleague suggestions and concerns about safety, health, environment, product quality and housekeeping, and communications on concerns and improvement initiatives to all colleagues
• Addresses employee concerns and maintains good communications and morale on shift and within department, and keeps plant management informed of all matters affecting the morale and safety of colleagues
• Evaluates colleague performance, providing regular feedback and discusses disciplinary action with superintendents and human resources
• Attends and participates in operation area meetings, safety meeting and supervisor’s meeting.
• May perform production duties temporarily in the event of an emergency or employee absence
• May perform reasonably similar or related duties as required

Job Requirements

• Previous plant processing and leadership experience (in a union environment is a plus)
• High School Diploma/GED required 4+ years of relevant work experience
• Experience in a lead/supervisor role in continuous manufacturing operations is a plus
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement
• Ability to lead and train colleagues and build teams
• Demonstrated communication, organizational, trouble-shooting and record keeping skills
• Passion for learning; willingness to learn and assume new responsibilities
• Ability to work a rotating shift including nights, weekends, and holidays

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

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