Production Supervisor

John F Martin & Sons•Stevens, PA

24d

About The Position

The Processing Supervisor oversees daily activities within the Processing Department to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant production. The supervisor directs production team members, enforces company rules and safety policies, supports training and development, and ensures production goals, quality standards, and workflow requirements are consistently met. This is a second-shift position, Monday through Friday, from 2:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., with mandatory overtime. The role involves work in a fast-paced refrigerated environment and includes lifting 30–80 lb. boxes, bags, or raw materials as production requires. Duties may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

Basic math skills, including working with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
Ability to understand all aspects of company recipes and track product yields, pump percentages, and meat block formulation.
Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small group settings.
Ability to apply logic and common-sense understanding to carry out instructions and resolve operational issues.
Ability to lift 30–80 lb. boxes, bags, or raw materials as required by production.
Ability to work the stated second-shift schedule, Monday through Friday, with mandatory overtime.

Responsibilities

Supervise operational and safety-related functions involving production machinery and equipment.
Understand company recipes and track product yields, pump percentages, and meat block formulation.
Enforce company rules, regulations, GMPs, hygiene expectations, and safety policies, including LOTO and PPE requirements.
Train employees and support workflow in a fast-paced refrigerated environment.
Operate machinery as needed and plan staff scheduling, rotations, and task assignments.
Report equipment breakdowns to maintenance promptly and ensure safe operating conditions.
Engage and motivate employees to meet productivity, attendance, and quality standards.
Monitor and report productivity, quality, and attendance to management.
Oversee activities related to the Product Traceability System (Deacom).
Identify training and cross-training needs and ensure employees are authorized to use equipment and cleaning chemicals.
Ensure employees follow department safety guidelines and wear required PPE.
Assist HR with recruiting, hiring, evaluations, counseling, corrective actions, and recordkeeping.
Promote company training and professional development initiatives.