Production Supervisor

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Safety and Compliance:
  Perform daily inspections on the production floor to identify unsafe conditions and take immediate corrective action. Lead safety audits, champion ergonomic initiatives and ensure adherence to HACCP and USDA regulations.
• Product Quality and Training:
  Maintain product quality by enforcing Food Safety and Food Quality plans, train employees on safe operating procedures (including lock‑out/tag‑out) and ensure tasks are performed according to product specifications.
• Operational Efficiency:
  Track and analyze production yields, efficiencies, and variances; work with Operations Managers and Supervisors to improve workflows and equipment use to minimize downtime and reduce costs.
• Team Leadership and Communication:
  Direct and provide guidance to hourly production employees, ensuring alignment on safety, quality and production goals; lead monthly line meetings and walk the production floor daily.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Analyze key product performance metrics, identify areas for improvement and suggest changes to enhance production efficiency, minimize costs and maintain high standards of quality.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four‑year college or university in Business or a related field and 2+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience leading through training, coaching or mentoring less‑experienced staff or managing a process or project.
• Strong oral and written communication skills while leading problem‑solving efforts for complex process issues with solid analytical and mathematical abilities.
• Skilled at motivating, training and coaching employees to achieve peak performance while fostering a positive, respectful and team‑oriented work environment.
• Adaptable to fast‑paced, dynamic environments, capable of working in varying conditions (heat and cold) and willing to work long hours and weekends when needed.
• Will travel up to 5% of the time.

• Proficiency with SAP, internet tools, spreadsheets, Word, order processing and inventory software.
• Experience in food processing, leadership and manufacturing; knowledge of yields, plant efficiencies, and operations procedures.
• Bilingual language skills.

The plant environment includes wet or humid conditions (non‑weather related), extreme cold and heat (non‑weather related), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals. Noise level is usually moderate but can be loud in the production area. Employees may occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. Required vision: close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.

Employees must frequently stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and talk or hear.

Expected pay range: $55,000 - $82,500 annually.

Smithfield offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement plans, with an average out‑of‑pocket cost 20% lower than other employers. Additional benefits include weight loss, mental health, and wellness programs, tuition assistance, leadership development, and a scholarship program for employees’ children.

Smithfield is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non‑job characteristic as directed by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call 757‑357‑1595.