Production Supervisor

Smithfield Foods•Wilson, NC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Supervisor leads production employees and oversees the manufacturing process, including tracking yields and making real-time operational adjustments. The role ensures that safety, USDA health standards, food safety, and product quality requirements are met throughout production. It also supports the quality associated with Smithfield and its brands. The supervisor guides, trains, coaches, and motivates employees to meet production targets and quality standards. The role communicates daily objectives and results, improves efficiency, minimizes costs, and oversees routine equipment and facility maintenance and setup. It works with Operations Managers and other Supervisors to improve workflows and equipment use. Travel may be required up to 5% of the time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Business or a related field and 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.
Solid analytical and math abilities.
Ability to motivate, train, and coach employees while fostering a positive, respectful, 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.
Ability to travel up to 5% of the time.
Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Ability to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear frequently.
Required vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Perform daily production-floor inspections, identify unsafe conditions, and take immediate corrective action as needed.
Lead safety audits, champion ergonomic initiatives, and ensure adherence to HACCP and USDA regulations.
Enforce Food Safety and Food Quality plans and maintain product quality according to 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 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 enhance efficiency, minimize costs, and maintain quality.
Oversee routine maintenance and setup of equipment and facilities.