Slaughter Production Lead — Safety, Quality & Team Growth

National Beef; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Vision benefits

Dental benefits

401K with company match

Paid vacation

Employee Meat Purchase

Life Insurance

Job summary

National Beef in Tama, Iowa, is seeking a Slaughter Production General Supervisor to lead front-line teams and ensure production meets company standards. You will maintain safety, quality, and efficiency while coordinating with maintenance to reduce downtime and ensuring Kronos timekeeping accuracy.

This on-site, safety-sensitive role requires strong leadership, clear communication, and the ability to train staff, review schedules, and enforce policies, with company-paid training opportunities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred but required.
• Significant departmental job knowledge and/or previous job experience.
• Satisfactory safety record and good performance record.
• Ability to recognize problems that are serious or could be serious.
• Ability to interpret relevant reports and information.
• Good leadership skills.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Ability to document extensively.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Willing to attend classes/seminars/trainings; company pays for courses.

Responsibilities

• Maintain production and quality while ensuring a safe work environment.
• Ensure product is produced to company specification.
• Lead meetings to communicate safety, policy, quality and requirements.
• Train employees on procedures and policies with corrective action when needed.
• Learn specifics of positions within area of responsibility.
• Monitor Kronos records for patrol.
• Ensure safety by correcting violations.
• Minimize impact of injuries and implement corrective measures.
• Supervise front-line supervisors and hourly employees.
• Coordinate with maintenance to reduce downtime.
• Perform other duties as instructed by Superintendent and Slaughter Manager.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Bilingual

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Kronos

Job description

National Beef in Tama, Iowa, is seeking a Slaughter Production General Supervisor to lead front-line teams and ensure production meets company standards. You will maintain safety, quality, and efficiency while coordinating with maintenance to reduce downtime and ensuring Kronos timekeeping accuracy.

This on-site, safety-sensitive role requires strong leadership, clear communication, and the ability to train staff, review schedules, and enforce policies, with company-paid training opportunities.