Job description

The Production Superintendent oversees a team of hourly production workers in a fresh tray pack environment. They are responsible for meeting production goals, reducing costs, and maximizing yields, while ensuring compliance with safety policies and food safety regulations.

They supervise and train team members, monitor procedures, and provide feedback and coaching. They manage all aspects of processing, coordinate with Sales & Marketing, promote and maintain plant safety, and develop production team members.

The job requires at least 1-2 years of supervisory experience in the food industry, excellent communication and conflict resolution skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities, with occasional weekend work required.

Principle Responsibilities:

• Meet and exceed production goals set forth by plant management.
• Responsible for meeting volume goals, reducing claims, maximizing yields, reducing cost, increasing team member retention and maintaining good working relationships with the USDA (meat), and all team members
• Directly supervise hourly production team members to include direction of activities and ensuring training of all team members to product specifications, techniques, and requirements
• Monitor and ensure proper procedures, safety, and cleanliness of production team members; provide positive and/or corrective feedback as necessary
• Ensure food safety, human resources, and safety policy compliance with all production team members
• Look for continuous improvement in operating processes and procedures and encourage hourly team member ownership of all processes.
• Manages all aspects of processing for the assigned department
• Coordinates with Sales & Marketing, and fellow Superintendents to ensure orders are filled on a timely basis and meet all quality standards.
• Promotes and maintains plant safety
• Develops leads and coaches production team members.

Working Conditions:

• Production and maintenance settings
• Exposure to various chemicals, machinery and knives
• Slippery floors, extreme temperatures and loud noises
• High level of interaction with other departments and team members
• 50+ hours per week, occasionally on weekends

Education:

• High School degree or equivalent required, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in applicable field preferred

Experience: 1-2 years proven supervisory experience in the food industry; industry-specific experience encouraged

Special Skills:

• Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully, both written and verbally
• Bilingual skills helpful
• Capable of independent decision making
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Excellent conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrates integrity and fairness
• Able to quickly and effectively adapt to new and changing situations
• Desire for continuous improvement
• Shows compassion towards and has an interest in others
• Basic computer knowledge required
• Good organizational skills
• Able to work assigned hours/days, including occasional weekends as required
• Good attendance and safety records

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $87,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Florence, SC: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Preferred)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have 3-5 years of supervisory experience?
• How many years of meat processing or poultry processing experience ?

Work Location: One location

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