Superintendent 1st Processing

Farmer Focus•Harrisonburg, VA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

Farmer Focus’s mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our Farmer Focus CARES values of Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship.

Requirements

Associate degree in Poultry Science, Animal Science, Agriculture, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent in experience
3 years proven supervisory experience in poultry plant management or other manufacturing
Ability to organize, plan, and complete work in a timely fashion
Demonstrated positive attitude and uncompromising regard for quality
Strong interpersonal skills: ability to communicate and work effectively with a variety of people
Ability to motivate others to work towards an environment of continuous improvement
Demonstrated ability to work well with and guide other people effectively and to positively influence the attitude and performance of others
Strong reading, math, writing, and analytical skills
Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel

Nice To Haves

Mentor and motivate team members, providing training and development to optimize their performance and personal growth.
Communicate performance standards to team members, recognizing and rewarding individual and team accomplishments and counseling performance problems.
Communicate standards and ensure compliance with company procedures, GMP’s, and HAACP procedures.
Train and enforce safety regulations and practices.
Manage staffing, line coverage, and attendance.
Facilitate team meetings, including team member training.
Ensure appropriate documentation is completed and maintained.

Responsibilities

Providing direction to all production supervisors in packaging on their designated shift.
Ensuring a safe, well-organized, efficient operation with minimum downtime.
Strictly adhering to company standards and procedures and customer specifications and quality standards.
Complying with the department HACCP Plan and providing for HACCP recordkeeping.
Assigning, training, and monitoring staff in accordance with company policies.
Directing first processing supervisors to meet production orders in conjunction with team members to maintain quality standards of products.
Maintaining department performance within standards for efficient utilization of human resources and materials.
Maintaining and reporting production-related information regarding yields, efficiencies, and labor utilization to the Plant Manager.
Seeking new opportunities for continuous improvement in materials and processes, including lean manufacturing and TQM.
Ensuring that all production processes and products adhere to GMP standards and customer specifications and are in compliance with the company’s HACCP Plan.
Ensuring equipment and work areas are appropriately maintained and operating continuously and efficiently by maintenance staff and outside vendors, in consultation with the Maintenance Manager and Plant Manager.
Establishing and maintaining appropriate working relationships with other management personnel, vendors, and USDA representatives.
Keeping abreast of current poultry processing technologies and systems.
Ensuring compliance with USDA, OSHA, EEO, and other appropriate government regulations.
Performing other related responsibilities, as needed, to support Farmer Focus business objectives.
Mentoring and motivating team members, providing training and development to optimize their performance and personal growth.
Communicating performance standards to team members, recognizing and rewarding individual and team accomplishments and counseling performance problems.
Communicating standards and ensuring compliance with company procedures, GMP’s, and HAACP procedures.
Training and enforcing safety regulations and practices.
Managing staffing, line coverage, and attendance.
Facilitating team meetings, including team member training.
Ensuring appropriate documentation is completed and maintained.