Swing Shift Plant Supervisor - Fremont, NE

Swing Shift Plant Supervisor - Fremont, NE

This is an exempt level position.

The Shift Supervisor plays a key leadership role, oversees the daily activities of safety, quality, and production, and leads employees in all production procedures during the shift. The Shift Supervisor will serve as a liaison between management and the hourly operations team. As a mentor to front‑line operators, you will nurture and develop talent as you work with both contractors and ADM colleagues to ensure everyone has the training and resources necessary to perform their tasks safely and effectively.

• Coordinates daily operations performed by hourly production colleagues to ensure work is performed safely and efficiently while meeting expected environmental quality, housekeeping, and production quantity goals established by the company.
• Provide employees with resources, in good working order, to perform tasks safely and efficiently.
• Provide training to ensure employees understand operational procedures, SOPs, safe work practices, personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, and policies.
• Create and assign tasks to effectively utilize team members' experience and capabilities.
• Ensure the safety of all colleagues through training and compliance with occupational safety, health and environmental regulations, and lead by example.
• Listen to and respond to colleague suggestions and concerns about safety, health, environment, product quality and housekeeping, and communicate concerns and improvement initiatives to all colleagues.
• Address employee concerns and maintain good communication and morale on shift and within the department, and keep plant management informed of all matters affecting the morale and safety of colleagues.
• Evaluate colleague performance, provide regular feedback and discuss disciplinary action with superintendents and human resources.
• Attend and participate in operation area meetings, safety meetings and supervisor’s meetings.
• May perform production duties temporarily in the event of an emergency or employee absence.
• Perform GEMBA walks.
• Achieve and track KPIs.
• Recognize environmental, safety, and GMP hazards and contain them to avoid negative effects on colleague safety, product quality, and environmental pollution.
• Perform reasonably similar or related duties as required.

• Capability of working in confined spaces and from heights, bending, kneeling, ability to lift 50 lbs repeatedly, and wearing a respirator.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk for long periods while performing job duties.
• Leadership and team management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• High School Diploma or GED required; 4+ years of relevant work experience.

• Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement.
• Ability to lead and train colleagues, and build teams.
• Demonstrated communication, organizational, troubleshooting and record‑keeping skills.
• Passion for learning; willingness to learn and assume new responsibilities.
• Ability to work a rotating shift including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Experience in a manufacturing/production facility.

• Previous plant processing and leadership experience (in a union environment is a plus).
• KPI tracking.