Production Supervisor

Smithfield Foods•Sioux Falls, SD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you'll be at the heart of our operations—leading the charge on the front lines. You'll oversee the entire production process, from tracking yields to making real-time adjustments to keep things running smoothly. Ensuring safety and USDA health standards are met at every stage of the manufacturing process will be in your hands. Your efforts will directly contribute to maintaining the trusted quality that brands like Smithfield, Eckrich, Nathan's Famous, and others are known for. As a supervisor, you'll guide and lead production employees during your shifts, ensuring production targets are met on time and to the highest quality standards. You'll play a pivotal role in training, coaching, and motivating your team to achieve production goals while maintaining safety and quality. You’ll drive clear communication across all levels, keeping the team aligned with daily objectives and results, all while maximizing efficiency and minimizing costs. Plus, you'll oversee the routine maintenance and setup of equipment and facilities to keep everything running at peak performance. This is your chance to make a real impact in a dynamic environment where your leadership and expertise will shape the success of the operation.

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 equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
Experience acting as a lead by providing training, coaching or mentoring to less experienced staff or through managing a process or project.
Strong communication skills (oral and written) while leading problem-solving efforts for complex process issues with solid analytical and math abilities.
Skilled at motivating, training, and coaching employees to achieve peak performance while fostering a positive, respectful, and team-oriented work environment.
Adaptable to fast-paced, dynamic environments, capable of working in varying conditions (heat and cold), and willing to work long hours and weekends when needed.
Ability to travel up to 5% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Savvy 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.

Responsibilities

Perform daily inspections on the production floor to identify unsafe conditions and take immediate corrective action as needed.
Lead safety audits, champion ergonomic initiatives, and ensure adherence to HACCP and USDA regulations.
Maintain product quality by enforcing the Food Safety and Food Quality plans.
Train employees on safe operating procedures (including lock-out/tag-out).
Ensure tasks are performed according to product specifications.
Track and analyze production yields, efficiencies, and variances.
Work with Operations Managers and Supervisors to improve workflows and equipment use to minimize downtime and reduce costs.
Direct and provide guidance to hourly production employees, ensuring alignment on safety, quality, and production goals.
Lead monthly line meetings and walk the production floor daily.
Analyze key product performance metrics, identify areas for improvement, and suggest changes to enhance production efficiency, minimize costs, and maintain high standards of quality.

Benefits

Robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs to support our team members and their loved ones, and with out-of-pocket costs, on average, 20 percent less than plans offered by other employers.
Medical plans.
Be Well programs offer tools and resources to enhance your quality of life, at no additional cost. These programs are uniquely tailored to our Smithfield team and provide support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management and more.
Comprehensive training and professional development programs designed to help you reach your full potential.
LinkedIn Learning, employees can access on‑demand courses, professional certificates, and skill‑based training to build capabilities aligned with career and business needs.
Partnership with GUILD supports your continuing education with tuition assistance covering English language learning, high school completion, and degree programs.
Leadership development initiatives nurture high‑potential talent.
Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children.
Smithfield’s Education Reimbursement Program provides financial reimbursement to team members who want to further their formal education by obtaining a GED/High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma or by pursuing an academic degree at an accredited college or university that is not a Guild learning partner.
Relocation Package Available.