2nd Shift Production Supervisor – Food Processing & Sanitary Manufacturing

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Employment Type:

Permanent

Salary: $75000/Yr

Web Publication Date: 11/9/2026 12:00:00 AM

Job Location:

Jefferson, WI 53549

Up to $75,000 Base + Paid Saturday Overtime + Bonus Jefferson, WI Area Direct-Hire

• Pay & Overtime:
  Up to $75,000 base salary (commensurate with leadership experience) + 1.5x overtime rate for occasional Saturday runs + annual performance bonus + comprehensive corporate benefits.
• Work Schedule:
  
  2nd Shift | Monday - Friday (1:30 PM - 11:30 PM) | Fixed weekday schedule with overtime incentives for Saturday operational needs.
• Experience Depth: 3+ years directing shop-floor production crews within food processing, beverage bottling, packaging, or highly regulated sanitary manufacturing plants.
• Regulatory & Systems Knowledge:
  Strong working knowledge of food safety, quality, and regulatory guidelines (SQF, FDA, HACCP, GMP standards), ERP software, and MS Office tools.
• Strict Requirements & Residency:
  Requires U.S. Citizenship or Green Card holder status and residency within a comfortable, daily 45-minute driving distance of Jefferson, WI.

If you are a disciplined manufacturing supervisor looking to escape high-turnover processing plants or uncompensated weekend grinds, this direct-hire leadership role offers a major step up. The employer is a rapidly growing, highly respected food manufacturing powerhouse that actively preserves a tight-knit, family-oriented corporate culture. Known for treating its employees exceptionally well and investing heavily in professional growth, they provide a stable platform where leaders build lifelong careers.

As the Lead Operations Supervisor, you will take the reins of the second-shift production crew across heavily automated, world-class sanitary processing lines. You won't just be monitoring machinery; you will shape team culture, drive continuous improvement metrics, and own the safety, quality, and throughput of your production window - backed by a clear structured path toward senior operations management.

• Drive Floor Operations:
  Provide direct shift floor leadership, mentoring and motivating a high-performing production crew, managing daily shift schedules, and optimizing labor allocation across active lines.
• Maximize Line Throughput:
  Optimize raw material flow and resource allocation to minimize downtime, eliminate bottlenecks, and consistently achieve aggressive shift output targets.
• Champion Food Safety Standards:
  Enforce strict food safety protocols, championing a culture of absolute compliance with FDA, SQF, HACCP, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) standards.
• Lead Continuous Improvement:
  Lead localized continuous improvement (Lean/5S) projects to enhance floor procedures, cut waste, and boost Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Manage Shift Handoffs:
  Facilitate seamless cross-shift communication and structured handoffs between first and second shift teams.
• Maintain Plant Safety Protocols:
  Maintain a zero-incident safety culture, conducting risk assessments, addressing shop-floor hazards, and managing daily shift performance logs via ERP/software systems.

• 3+ Years Supervisory Background:
  Verifiable supervisory experience in a sanitary, climate-controlled, or highly regulated plant setting (food processing, beverage, consumer goods, or blending).
• Proven Team Leadership:
  Proven leadership capability to direct, motivate, and hold a diverse production workforce accountable to productivity and safety metrics.
• Union Relations
  
  Competency:
  
  Comfortable navigating the nuances of a…