Supervisor, Shipping - 1st Shift

Shipping Supervisor - 1st shift

Specialty Foods Group - Owensboro, KY

SFG is a leading producer of premium-branded and private label processed meat products in the United States. Our diverse products, including hams, turkey, hot dogs, bacon, and lunch meats are beloved by millions of families across the country. SFG was recently voted the "Kentucky Manufacturer of the year for 2020!"

The Shipping Supervisor oversees the shipping production process, operating procedures, and working conditions at our Specialty Foods Group location and coordinates activities of workers engaged in producing or packaging food. This position is responsible for supervising shipping production employees in a processing environment and ensuring established daily production and quality targets are achieved. The Shipping Supervisor will utilize their skill, experience, and decision‑making ability to ensure product and the department meets company, customer, and government specifications.

• Completes daily reports for payroll, production, shipping, quality assurance, and USDA.
• Complies with all Company and USDA policies and procedures.
• Maintains product quality, product yields, efficiency, inventory control, vacation scheduling, and establish hours and shifts.
• Studies shipping & production order to ascertain type and quantity of product & materials to be used.
• Inspects products prior to packaging and returns rejected products to production departments.
• Observes operations and inspects products to verify conformance to specifications.
• Starts, adjusts, and repairs production machinery, or notifies maintenance department.
• Studies shipping production schedules and estimates worker hour requirements for completion of job assignment.
• Interprets company policies to workers and enforces safety regulations.
• Establishes or adjusts work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems.
• Initiates or suggests plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
• Maintains time and shipping production records.
• Confers with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments.
• Report any issues regarding food safety or quality to supervision and/or quality assurance
• Comply with client requirements when applicable

• Associates Degree in related field plus two (2) years' related experience, or Four (4) years' experience in related field
• Minimum of 3 years leadership experience in a shipping manufacturing environment, meat processing preferred
• Demonstrated strong attention to detail
• Objectivity and openness to others' views, receiving and providing feedback in a positive manner.
• Demonstrated contribution to building a positive team spirit and putting the success of the team above own interests.
• Strong commitment to Health and Safety
• Solid understanding of GMP and commitment to TQM
• Ability to multi‑task in a work a fast‑paced environment
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work in extreme hot, cold, wet, humid, and odorous environments

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Specialty Foods Group LLC a division of Indiana Packers Corporation (IPC) is a fully integrated retail, food service and private label producer of fresh and processed meats based in Delphi, Indiana. Since the start of operations in 1991, we have experienced rapid growth from a single pork processing company into a multi‑plant diversified producer of fresh and processed meats, with locations throughout…