Production Supervisor – Marinade, 1st Shift

Clemens Food Group LLC • Hatfield Township, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Clemens Food Group is seeking a Production Supervisor to lead its first-shift Marinade team at its on-site facility in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. This floor-based leadership role oversees approximately 45 team members in a growing department that processes approximately 85,000 pounds of product daily. The supervisor coordinates people, materials, and production across processes from raw material preparation through injection, marination, and packaging. The role focuses on building a capable team, anticipating production needs, improving yields, and maintaining safety and finished-product quality. The department currently operates on a six-day rotation, with a 5:30 a.m. start.

The position has broad operational ownership and significant cross-functional exposure. It is suited to an experienced manufacturing leader interested in substantial responsibility and potential growth toward Superintendent, Director, or other operations leadership opportunities. Food manufacturing, value-added processing, or marination experience is a plus, but previous meat or protein experience is not required. Candidates from other industries with strong people leadership, operational ownership, and process-improvement capability are welcomed.

Requirements

• Experience leading teams, organizing work, and holding people accountable.
• Ability to manage several connected processes, adjust priorities, and anticipate challenges.
• Experience using production results or other performance measures to identify problems and improve outcomes.
• Practical approach to scheduling, staffing, training, and problem-solving.
• Clear communication skills and ability to build trust across different backgrounds and experience levels.

Nice To Haves

• Five or more years of leadership experience is strongly preferred.
• Food manufacturing, value-added processing, or marination experience.
• Bilingual communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production activities, organize staffing, and adjust assignments to keep work moving across the department.
• Set clear expectations, coach team members, and address performance concerns consistently and respectfully.
• Develop team leads and strengthen department coverage through training and cross-training.
• Coordinate raw material flow and production scheduling across a portfolio of approximately 100 products.
• Monitor yields, product weights, waste, and finished-product quality; investigate issues and follow through on improvements.
• Partner with Food Safety and Quality Assurance to maintain product specifications, accurate labeling, and proper seasoning and allergen controls.
• Work with Maintenance and other production partners to resolve disruptions and prevent recurring problems.
• Reinforce safe work practices and take ownership of department performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed