USDA RTE Operations Superintendent – 2nd Shift

Purple Cow Recruiting; Ponca City (OK); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartline Staffing, in partnership with Purple Cow Recruiting, seeks an experienced Operations Superintendent to lead second-shift production at a USDA-regulated RTE facility in Ponca City, OK. This hands-on role focuses on safety, quality, and production efficiency.

You will develop supervisors, manage staffing and scheduling, ensure USDA compliance, and drive continuous improvement on the production floor with a strong visible leadership presence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of related experience with progressive managerial responsibility.
• USDA Ready-to-Eat (RTE) food manufacturing experience.
• Hands-on production-floor leadership experience.
• Ability to work onsite in Ponca City, Oklahoma.
• Ability to work 2nd Shift, 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
• Experience with staffing, scheduling, and production efficiency.
• Knowledge of USDA food-safety and regulatory requirements.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Meat Science or Business preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate daily production operations and shipment of quality products to meet customer requirements.
• Lead production planning, scheduling, staffing, and production-efficiency initiatives.
• Maintain a strong, visible leadership presence on the production floor.
• Monitor inventory and ensure appropriate production flow.
• Maintain appropriate staffing levels and develop production supervisors.
• Support manpower and space forecasting based on production requirements.
• Drive production efficiency and productivity goals.
• Ensure Ready-to-Eat products meet USDA, food-safety, customer, and regulatory requirements.
• Support compliance with USDA regulations and customer-specific standards.
• Provide employee safety training and conduct safety inspections.
• Follow up on safety-related work orders and corrective actions.
• Promote a safe and healthy work environment free from recognizable hazards.
• Coordinate production needs with maintenance and other plant departments.
• Participate in budget preparation and capital expenditure recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste and improve productivity.
• Support continuous-improvement initiatives across production operations.
• Coach, train, and develop frontline supervisors and production personnel.
• Monitor production performance and take corrective action when operational goals are not being achieved.
• Maintain compliance with required PPE, sanitation, food-safety, and production procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Production Planning

People Management

Safety Training

Budgeting

Continuous Improvement

Team Development

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Heartline Staffing, in partnership with Purple Cow Recruiting, seeks an experienced Operations Superintendent to lead second-shift production at a USDA-regulated RTE facility in Ponca City, OK. This hands-on role focuses on safety, quality, and production efficiency.

You will develop supervisors, manage staffing and scheduling, ensure USDA compliance, and drive continuous improvement on the production floor with a strong visible leadership presence.