Production Supervisor, 2nd Shift

Smithfield Foods•Grayson, KY

19d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor oversees the production process, including tracking yields, making real-time operational adjustments, and ensuring safety and USDA health standards are met. The supervisor leads production employees during the assigned shift to meet production targets on time and to quality standards. The role trains, coaches, and motivates employees, communicates daily objectives and results, maximizes efficiency, minimizes costs, and oversees routine maintenance and setup of equipment and facilities. The role is for 2nd shift.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Business or a related field and at least 2 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience providing training, coaching, or mentoring to less experienced staff, or managing a process or project.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Ability to lead problem-solving efforts for complex process issues, with solid analytical and math abilities.
Ability to motivate, train, and coach employees while fostering a positive, respectful, and team-oriented work environment.
Ability to adapt to fast-paced, dynamic environments and work in varying conditions, including heat and cold.
Willingness to work long hours and weekends when needed.
Willingness to travel up to 5% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with SAP, internet tools, spreadsheets, Word, order processing, and inventory software.
Experience in food processing, leadership, and manufacturing.
Knowledge of yields, plant efficiencies, and operations procedures.
Bilingual skills.

Responsibilities

Conduct daily production-floor inspections, identify unsafe conditions, and take corrective action.
Lead safety audits, champion ergonomic initiatives, and ensure compliance with HACCP and USDA regulations.
Enforce Food Safety and Food Quality plans and ensure tasks meet product specifications.
Train employees on safe operating procedures, including lock-out/tag-out.
Track and analyze production yields, efficiencies, and variances.
Work with Operations Managers and Supervisors to improve workflows and equipment use, minimize downtime, and reduce costs.
Direct and guide hourly production employees to align them on safety, quality, and production goals.
Lead monthly line meetings and walk the production floor daily.
Analyze product performance metrics, identify improvement opportunities, and recommend changes to improve efficiency, minimize costs, and maintain quality.
Oversee routine maintenance and setup of equipment and facilities.