Harvest Supervisor

JBS Foods•Plainwell, MI

8h•Onsite

About The Position

The Harvest Supervisor oversees the slaughter area and production personnel, ensuring product quality, operational readiness, attendance coverage, food and workplace safety, and a cohesive working environment. The role works on the Harvest or Hides production floor in production and maintenance settings and interacts with production-line employees, plant management, USDA, and the Union. The position typically follows a Monday–Friday schedule, with weekend work as scheduled, and requires working 50 or more hours per week.

Requirements

Minimum 2–5 years of production experience preferred.
Knowledge of meat processing and related job specifications.
Management and communication skills are advantageous.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual skills preferred but not required.
Minimum 2–5 years of production experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Monitor the slaughter area by evaluating product and administering corrective procedures, including indirect job-specification training.
Coordinate attendance issues by arranging personnel to cover vacant or absent positions and minimizing turnover.
Conduct pre-operational inspections, set up production equipment, and submit maintenance work orders as needed.
Maintain food and workplace safety regulations, as well as human resources and safety policies.
Speak with personnel to support a cohesive working environment.
Audit product and employee safety throughout the shift.
Control waste by minimizing products sent to inedible and providing a sanitary working environment.
Process post-operational attendance information from the Kronos system.
Conduct monthly line meetings, or meetings as circumstances dictate, to address department issues or concerns.